Arnon Milchan

ABOUT ARNON MILCHAN

Businessman and film producer known for being the founder of Regency Enterprises. He is also known for being a spy. He has been credited on a number of films, including 12 Years a Slave , JFK and Fight Club .

He inherited a fertilizer company at the age of 21 when his father died suddenly. He became involved in American Hollywood films in 1977 and started Regency Enterprises in 1991.

He was recruited by Israeli secret intelligence in the 1960s and he worked with them throughout the 1980s. He was recruited to work with Israeli Bureau of Scientific Relations and was tasked with obtaining military technology and scientific espionage.

He was born in Rehovot, Mandatory Palestine, which is now Israel. He resides in Tel Aviv, Israel. He was married to French model Brigitte Genmaire, but they divorced. He is currently married to South African tennis player Amanda Coetzer. He has four children.

In 2018, the Israeli police recommended he be charged with bribery along with then-President Benjamin Netanyahu .