Ivan Reitman, celebrated filmmaker behind Ghostbusters and Animal House, has died. In a statement his family provided to the Associated Press, it’s said the director and producer passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday night at his Montecito, California home. He was 75.

His feature film debut came with 1971’s Foxy Lady, a comedy that served as the film debut of both Eugene Levy and Andrea Martin. Fast forward a few years and Reitman helmed the irreverent Meatballs, often thought by many to be responsible for launching the careers of both Reitman and comedian Bill Murray.

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