While we mourn privately, we hope those who knew him through his films will remember him always."
His family emigrated to Canada when Reitman was 4.
Reitman got his start in film producing two movies directed by David Cronenberg, 1975’sShiversand 1977’sRabid.
Ivan Reitman.Matt Sayles/AP/Shutterstock
In 2021, Reitman’s son Jason also continued his family’sGhostbusterslegacy withGhostbusters: Afterlife.
Ivan Reitman in 1979.Paul Harris/Getty Images
