He was born in Montreal, Canada, in 1977, and made his film debut with the Sundance Festival hit “Thank You for Smoking” (2006). Reitman earned Academy Awards nominations for directing “Juno” (2007) and “Up in the Air” (2009). His other films include “Young Adult” (2011), “Men, Women & Children” (2014), “Tully” (2018), “The Front Runner” (2018), and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” (2021).