John G. Avildsen Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts

Updated at March 16, 2025 by BirthdayDBs Team

John G. Avildsen Age, Birthday, Birthplace, Bio, Zodiac & Family

John G. Avildsen Facts

Full Name	John G. Avildsen
Birthdate	December 21, 1935
Birth Place	Illinois
Age (in 2025)	89 Years Old
Zodiac	Sagittarius
Occupation	Director

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John G. Avildsen Age & Birthday

John G. Avildsen is best known as Director who has born on December 21, 1935 in Illinois. Currently, John G. Avildsen is 89 years, 2 months and 26 days old. John G. Avildsen will celebrate 90th birthday on Sunday, 21st of December 2025. Below the countdown to John G. Avildsen upcoming birthday.

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John G. Avildsen Biography

About

1977 Academy Award winner for Best Director, which he earned for his work on the iconic first film in the Rocky franchise.

Before Fame

He started out as an assistant director before making his official directorial debut with Joe in 1970.

Trivia

He was originally slated to direct Serpico and Saturday Night Fever but was fired over disputes with the films' producers.

Family Life

His son Ash was the founder of Sumerian Records.

Associated With

He directed Sylvester Stallone in Rocky, which was also written by Stallone.

Top Asked Questions about John G. Avildsen

How old is John G. Avildsen in 2025?

John G. Avildsen is 89 years old today.

When was John G. Avildsen born?

John G. Avildsen was born on December 21, 1935 in Illinois.

What is John G. Avildsen zodiac sign?

John G. Avildsen zodiac sign is Sagittarius.

What was John G. Avildsen best known for?

John G. Avildsen was best known as Director.

Fun Facts about John G. Avildsen's Birthday

Here's quick list of some fun facts about John G. Avildsen's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.

John G. Avildsen was born on Saturday, 355^th day / 51^st week of 1935
John G. Avildsen has Sagittarius zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
Roman numeral of John G. Avildsen birthday is XXI.XII.MCMXXXV
John G. Avildsen's birthstone is Turquoise
John G. Avildsen's birth flower is Narcissus that symbolize sweetness, self-esteem & vanity
John G. Avildsen age in year is 89 years old
John G. Avildsen age in month is 1070 months old
John G. Avildsen age in day is 32593 days old
John G. Avildsen age in hour is 782232 hours old
John G. Avildsen age in minute is 46933920 minutes old
John G. Avildsen age in second is 2816035200 seconds old
Next John G. Avildsen birthday is on Monday, December 21st 2026
John G. Avildsen age in next birthday (2026) is 90 years old
Learn more interesting facts about December 21, 1935 birthday

Historical Events on John G. Avildsen Birthday (December 21)

Below are historical events that coincided with John G. Avildsen's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.

Year	Event
1963	"Bloody Christmas" begins in Cyprus, ultimately resulting in the displacement of 25,000-30,000 Turkish Cypriots and destruction of more than 100 villages.
1965	International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is adopted.
1967	Louis Washkansky, the first man to undergo a human-to-human heart transplant, dies in Cape Town, South Africa, having lived for 18 days after the transplant.
1968	Apollo program: Apollo 8 is launched from the Kennedy Space Center, placing its crew on a lunar trajectory for the first visit to another celestial body by humans.
1970	First flight of F-14 multi-role combat aircraft.
1973	The Geneva Conference on the Arab-Israeli conflict opens.
1979	Lancaster House Agreement: An independence agreement for Rhodesia is signed in London by Lord Carrington, Sir Ian Gilmour, Robert Mugabe, Joshua Nkomo, Bishop Abel Muzorewa and S.C. Mundawarara.
1988	A bomb explodes on board Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, killing 270. This is to date the deadliest air disaster to occur on British soil.
1988	The first flight of Antonov An-225 Mriya, the largest aircraft in the world.
1992	A Dutch DC-10, flight Martinair MP 495, crashes at Faro Airport, killing 56.
1995	The city of Bethlehem passes from Israeli to Palestinian control.
1999	The Spanish Civil Guard intercepts a van loaded with 950 kg of explosives that ETA intended to use to blow up Torre Picasso in Madrid, Spain.
1999	Cubana de Aviación Flight 1216 overshoots the runway at La Aurora International Airport, killing 18.
2004	Iraq War: A suicide bomber kills 22 at the forward operating base next to the main U.S. military airfield at Mosul, Iraq, the single deadliest suicide attack on American soldiers.
2020	A great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn occurs, with the two planets separated in the sky by 0.1 degrees. This is the closest conjunction between the two planets since 1623.
1978	The birth of Emiliano Brembilla, Italian swimmer
1978	The birth of Charles Dera, American pornographic actor, dancer, model, and mixed martial arts fighter
1978	The birth of Shaun Morgan, South African musician, singer, and guitarist
1979	The birth of Steve Montador, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2015)
1981	The birth of Cristian Zaccardo, Italian footballer
1982	The birth of Philip Humber, American baseball player
1983	The birth of Steven Yeun, American actor
1985	The birth of Tom Sturridge, English actor
1988	The birth of Perri Shakes-Drayton, English sprinter and hurdler
1989	The birth of Mark Ingram II, American football player
1989	The birth of Tamannaah, South Indian actress
1991	The birth of Riccardo Saponara, Italian footballer
1995	The birth of Ronnie Bassett Jr., American race car driver
1995	The birth of Kelly Smith, English rugby union player
2002	The birth of Clara Tauson, Danish tennis player
1992	The death of Albert King, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (b. 1924)
1992	The death of Nathan Milstein, Russian-American violinist and composer (b. 1903)
1998	The death of Ernst-Günther Schenck, German colonel and physician (b. 1904)
2004	The death of Autar Singh Paintal, Indian physiologist and neurologist (b. 1925)
2006	The death of Saparmurat Niyazov, Turkmen engineer and politician, 1st President of Turkmenistan (b. 1940)
2009	The death of Edwin G. Krebs, American biochemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1918)
2009	The death of Christos Lambrakis, Greek journalist and businessman (b. 1934)
2010	The death of Enzo Bearzot, Italian footballer and manager (b. 1927)
2013	The death of Edgar Bronfman, Sr., Canadian-American businessman and philanthropist (b. 1929)
2013	The death of John Eisenhower, American historian, general, and diplomat, 45th United States Ambassador to Belgium (b. 1922)
2014	The death of Udo Jürgens, Austrian-Swiss singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1934)
2014	The death of Sitor Situmorang, Indonesian poet and author (b. 1923)
2014	The death of Billie Whitelaw, English actress (b. 1932)
2017	The death of Bruce McCandless II, US astronaut who conducted the first untethered spacewalk (b. 1937)
2019	The death of Andrew Clennel Palmer, British engineer (b. 1938)

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