Trivia

Son of director Ivan Reitman and Geneviève Robert. Older brother of Catherine Reitman and Caroline Reitman.

Directed 4 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Elliot Page, George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, and Anna Kendrick.

In the opening-title sequence of Thank You for Smoking (2005), which used the graphic motif of traditional cigarette cartons, Jason's credit is accompanied by the text "Est'd 1977." This is his year of birth.

His favorite films are Election (1999), Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964), Harold and Maude (1971), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Shampoo (1975), Taxi Driver (1976) and The Conversation (1974).

Graduate of the University of Southern California, where he was an English major.

Father of daughter Josephine Reitman with ex-wife Michele Lee.

His ancestry is Czech Jewish (father) and French-Canadian (mother).

Graduated from Harvard-Westlake School (North Hollywood, CA) in 1995

Frequents Los Angeles Steakhouse STK, as does Jason Sarayba and Channing Tatum.

One of 105 people invited to join AMPAS in 2008.

He has directed two films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Juno (2007) and Up in the Air (2009).