Jon Kasdan

Jon Kasdan is the son of film director Lawrence Kasdan and the brother of director and actor Jake Kasdan. His directorial debut, "In the Land of Women", was released in the United States in 2007. 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.