Add/Update Information: Avi Arad - Producer

An American producer, born on August 1, 1950, in Israel, to parents who immigrated from Poland during the 1948 war. He spent his childhood in Israel and was raised on the comics of Superman and Spiderman translated into Hebrew. In 1965, he joined the Israel Defense Forces. He fought and was wounded in the Six-Day War in 1967, after which he spent 15 days recovering from the injury. He completed his military service in 1968. In 1970, he moved to the United States and joined Hofstra University to study industrial management. He worked as a truck driver and a Hebrew language teacher to cover the costs of his studies, and obtained a bachelor’s degree in 1972. He and his partner in Toy Bees entered into a conflict with Carl Icahn and Ron Perlman over control of Marvel Comics, due to its bankruptcy in 1996. The dispute ended with Toy Bees acquiring Marvel Comics engaged in a complex deal that involved acquiring the rights to Spider-Man and other previously sold-out superheroes. He was involved in getting Marvel out of bankruptcy and expanding the company by licensing and movies based on comics.