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Los Angeles (AFP) – Ivan Reitman, the influential Jewish director and producer of wildly popular comedies “Ghostbusters,” “National Lampoon’s Animal House” and “Twins,” has died aged 75. On Monday Reitman’s son Jason — himself a director of films such as “Juno” and “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” — tweeted: “I’ve lost my hero.” Arnold Schwarzenegger, who moved from violent action films into comedies “Twins,” “Kindergarten Cop” and “Junior” thanks to Reitman, led the praise from across Hollywood for a “legend” and “comedy royalty.” “I’ll always be grateful that he took a chance on this Austrian action-her…