Wikipedia's first sentence called it “son of film director lawrence kasdan and the brother of director and actor jake kasdan”. Today it says “american film and television screenwriter”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Biography”.
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Jonathan "Jon" Kasdan is an American writer and director. Kasdan is the son of Meg (née Goldman), a writer, and film director Lawrence Kasdan . He is the brother of director and actor Jake Kasdan . Kasdan also wrote the film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006. Kasdan has worked as a writer for the American television series Freaks and Geeks , and as an actor in Dawson's Creek and Dreamcatcher . He had his acting debut in 1983 in his father's film, The Big Chill .1
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The opening as it stood in 2010
Jon Kasdan (born Jonathan Kasdan ) is the son of film director Lawrence Kasdan and the brother of director and actor Jake Kasdan . Kasdan also wrote the film, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 2006. Kasdan has worked as a writer for the American television series Freaks and Geeks , and as an actor in Dawson's Creek and Dreamcatcher . He had his acting debut in 1983 in his father's film, The Big Chill . Kasdan was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease when he was a 17-year old junior in high school.
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American writer, director and actor Jonathan Peter Kasdan (born September 30, 1979) is an American writer, director and actor.
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American writer, director and actor Jonathan Peter Kasdan (born September 30, 1979) is an American film and television screenwriter, director, producer and actor.
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American writer, director and actor Jonathan Peter Kasdan (born September 30, 1979) is an American film and television screenwriter, director, producer, and actor.
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “son of film director lawrence kasdan and the brother of director and actor jake kasdan”. Today it says “american film and television screenwriter”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “Biography”. Read the current article and compare.
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son of film director lawrence kasdan and the brother of director and actor jake kasdan
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american film and television screenwriter
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Biography
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