Avinoam Lerner (Hebrew: אבי לרנר; born 13 October 1947) is an Israeli-American film producer, primarily of American action movies.

Avi Lerner was born in Haifa, Israel, on October 13, 1947, to a Jewish family; he grew up on Hatzionut Boulevard.

In an interview with Pnai Plus, Lerner said he took part in the battle for the town of Rafah before penetrating as far as the Suez Canal.

[2] Lerner has complained that Israel is the only country where his work is criticized, and he avoids giving interviews to Israeli reporters.

[4] Lerner stood by Bryan Singer after sexual assault allegations were made against him in January 2019.

In America people are innocent until proven otherwise.The bulk of Lerner's films featured action stars who were at their peak in the 1980s–1990s: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Wesley Snipes and Dolph Lundgren, usually released as direct-to-video.