Gil Kenan

Gil Kenan
Kenan at the 34th Annie Awards
Born	(1976-10-16) October 16, 1976 (age 48)[1] London, England
Education	University of California, Los Angeles (MFA)
Occupations	Film director screenwriter producer
Years active	2002–present
Spouse	Eliza Chaikin ​ (m. 2005)​ [1]

Gil Kenan (born October 16, 1976)^[1] is a British–American filmmaker. He is best known for directing Monster House (2006) and for his works with Jason Reitman on Afterlife (2021), Frozen Empire (2024) and Saturday Night (2024).

Kenan was born in London, England to a Jewish family.^[2][3] In 2005, Kenan married art director Eliza Chaikin.^[1][4]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Daly, Steve (July 26, 2006). "House Beautiful". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
2. ↑ "Scary 'Monster House' comes direct from the basement". Jewish Journal. February 23, 2007.
3. ↑ Kaminer, Amir (August 9, 2006). "Israeli producer in US tunes in to voices from home". Ynetnews – via www.ynetnews.com.
4. ↑ Burke, Anne (July 14, 2006). "Monster Man". UCLA Magazine. Retrieved January 23, 2014.