| Jordan Kerner | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Notable Works: | George of the Jungle Inspector Gadget Charlotte's Web The Smurfs |
| Occupation: | Film producer |
| Spouse: | Nicola O'Shea |
| Children: | 3 |
Jordan Kerner is an American film producer.
Kerner started his career at the CBS affiliate in San Francisco, KPIX, in 1971. In 1976, he became an attorney at the law firm of Ball, Hunt, Hart and Baerwitz. In 1977, he left to join CBS Entertainment as a program and talent negotiator. In 1978, he then switched to Universal Television for NBC, taking the position of assistant to the senior VP.
Two years later, he also took on the task of director of program development QM Productions. The following year, he changed jobs and became the director of dramatic series development at ABC Entertainment. He was promoted to vice president of dramatic development in 1983.
He held this position until 1986, when he formed The Avnet/Kerner Co., an independent production company, with Jon Avnet. A year later, his first feature was produced, called Less than Zero.
After another year, he had produced his first television movie, Side by Side. His acting debut was in Less than Zero (uncredited) and then George of the Jungle 2 (credited), in which he played an advertising executive in the first and an airline passenger in the second.
In 2001, he and Avnet started separate companies with Kerner forming The Kerner Entertainment Company (which is mostly known as simply The K Entertainment Company).
His mother was Jeannette Kerner, a stage and screen actress, who died in 2001, at the age of 85.[1] He is married to Nicola O'Shea, and their daughters are Haley Lelean O'Shea Kerner,[2] Grace Ellis O'Shea Kerner,[3] and Lily Jeannette O'Shea Kerner.[4]
In 2007, Kerner was appointed Dean of the School of Filmmaking at the prestigious University of North Carolina School of the Arts.[5] In 2007, the company struck a deal with Walden Media.[6]
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
| Year | Film | Credit | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Less than Zero | ||||
| 1990 | Funny About Love | ||||
| 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes | ||||
| 1992 | The Mighty Ducks | ||||
| 1993 | The Three Musketeers | Executive producer | |||
| 1994 | |||||
| When a Man Loves a Woman | |||||
| The War | |||||
| 1995 | Miami Rhapsody | Executive producer | |||
| 1996 | Up Close & Personal | ||||
| 1997 | George of the Jungle | ||||
| Red Corner | |||||
| 1999 | Inspector Gadget | ||||
| 2002 | Snow Dogs | ||||
| 2003 | Inspector Gadget 2 | Executive producer | Direct-to-video | ||
| George of the Jungle 2 | Direct-to-video | ||||
| 2006 | Charlotte's Web | ||||
| 2011 | The Smurfs | ||||
| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 | ||||
| 2017 | |||||
| 2021 | Clifford the Big Red Dog |
| Year | Title | Credit | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Side by Side | Executive producer | Television film | |
| My First Love | Executive producer | Television film | ||
| 1989 | Breaking Point | Television film | ||
| Do You Know the Muffin Man? | Executive producer | Television film | ||
| 1990 | Heat Wave | Executive producer | Television film | |
| 1991 | Backfield in Motion | Executive producer | Television film | |
| 1992 | The Nightman | Executive producer | Television film | |
| 1993 | The Switch | Television film | ||
| For Their Own Good | Executive producer | Television film | ||
| 1995 | Executive producer | Television film | ||
| 1997 | Dogs | |||
| 1998 | Poodle Springs | Executive producer | Television film | |
| Mama Flora's Family | Executive producer | Television film | ||
| 1999 | My Last Love | Executive producer | Television film | |
| 2000 | A House Divided | Executive producer | Television film | |
| 2001 | Uprising | Television film | ||
| Untitled Sisqó Project | Executive producer | Television pilot | ||
| 2002 | Red Skies | Executive producer | Television film | |
| 2003 | A Wrinkle in Time | Executive producer | Television film | |
| 2021 | Executive producer |