Ivan Katz

Ivan Katz was born in Haifa, Israel. Arrived in the United States in Pasadena, CA. 1957 at the age of 11. Attended Pasadena High School and after transferring to three different Universities including University of Hawaii, graduated from Cal State LA with a degree in Political Science and minor in Theater. As a " Serial Entrepreneur" he started his first women's discount clothing and shoe store in Huntington Beach and built it to a 12 store chain called Krazie Katz. When the economy was in a recession in 1982, Ivan decided to pursue his passion for publishing and initiated what turned out to be the largest business magazine in Orange County called the Orange County Business To Business Magazine. Two years after starting the magazine, Ivan initiated the Business To Business Magazine Show which he produced and hosted via all the major cable systems in Orange County. After 4 years of producing and hosting the magazine show, Ivan sold the magazine to a group of investors. Following the magazine business, Ivan initiated a national software distribution company, SoftKat, an electronic component distribution company and upon transferring the business to his sons and retiring from his business career, devoted full time to his passion, acting. Starting with variety of student films from the local colleges, he participated in several principal roles in over 20 films! He was asked to audition for a competing mob boss and got the role in a feature film called "Sharkskin", a senator in the feature film "300 Rise of An Empire" and TV shows such as A&E Barter Kings and History Channel "Outlaw Chronicles" as well as several principal roles in national commercials including a principal role in the 2016 Budweiser Super Bowl Commercial. During these past 4 years, Ivan has studied under Diana Castle, Imagined Life Workshop and Gillian Commercial Workshop. He rides cross-country on a rebuilt 2000 Harley Road King Classic and works out daily to hold the AAU World Weightlifting Bench Press Record for his age group of 65-70 benching 340lbs.