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David O. Russell

Film Producer / Film Director / Screenwriter / Writer | * 08/20/1958 (66) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
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David Owen Russell (born August 20, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He has earned numerous accolades including two British Academy Film Awards, and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for five Academy Awards. Russell started his career directing the dark comedy films Spanking the Monkey (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Three Kings (1999), and I Heart Huckabees (2004). He gained critical success with the biographical sports drama The Fighter (2010), the romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and the dark comedy crime film American Hustle (2013). The three films were commercially successful and acclaimed by critics, earning him three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, as well as a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination f... ()
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David Owen Russell (born August 20, 1958) is an American film director and screenwriter. He has been praised for the loose, comic energy that characterizes his work, and is notorious for his explosive confrontations with cast members. He has won 2 Independent Spirit Awards for writing and directing as well as the Audience Award at Sundance, and a Writers Guild of America Award.Russell was awarded Best First Screenplay and Best First Feature from the Independent Spirit Awards for his first work, the independent dark comedy “Spanking the Monkey” (1994). In addition, the film won him the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. His work in the early 2010s, "The Fighter" (2010), "Silver Linings Playbook" (2012) and "American Hustle" (2013), was highly critically acclaimed, with each film racking up multiple Academy Award nominations, including for Best Picture, Director, Screenplay, and Editing. The films had their best success in the acting categories, however, with Christian Bale and Melissa Leo winning the Supporting Actor & Actress Oscars for "The Fighter," and Jennifer Lawrence winning the award for Best Actress in "Silver Linings Playbook.".

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Documentaries

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Awards & Nominations for David O. Russell

3x Academy Award for Best Director Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Movies with David O. Russell as Actor(5)

as himself2019 Hal
as Orlean Dinner Guest2002 Adaptation.
as himself1998 Divine Trash

TV Shows/Series with David O. Russell as Actor(2)

as himself2007 Gossip Girl

Movies with David O. Russell as Crew(39)

Production/Producer2023 Not Fade Away
Directing/Director2023 Super Toys
Writing/Writer2023 Super Toys
Writing/Adaptation2023 Sammy's Hill
Directing/Director2022 Amsterdam
Production/Producer2022 Amsterdam
Writing/Writer2022 Amsterdam
Writing/Screenplay2022 Amsterdam
Directing/Director2016 Past Forward
Writing/Writer2016 Past Forward
Directing/Director2015 Accidental Love
Directing/Director2015 Joy
Production/Producer2015 Joy
Writing/Screenplay2015 Joy
Writing/Story2015 Joy
Directing/Director2013 American Hustle
Writing/Writer2013 American Hustle
Directing/Director2012 Silver Linings Playbook
Writing/Screenplay2012 Silver Linings Playbook
Directing/Director2010 The Fighter
Directing/Director2004 Soldiers Pay
Production/Producer2004 Soldiers Pay
Production/Executive Producer2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Directing/Director2004 I ♥ Huckabees
Production/Producer2004 I ♥ Huckabees
Writing/Screenplay2004 I ♥ Huckabees
Production/Executive Producer2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Directing/Director1999 Three Kings
Writing/Screenplay1999 Three Kings
Directing/Director1996 Flirting with Disaster
Writing/Writer1996 Flirting with Disaster
Directing/Director1994 Spanking the Monkey
Production/Executive Producer1994 Spanking the Monkey
Writing/Writer1994 Spanking the Monkey
Directing/Director1989 Hairway to the Stars
Production/Producer1989 Hairway to the Stars
Writing/Writer1989 Hairway to the Stars

Full Name: David Owen Russell
Born: Wednesday, 08/20 1958 (August) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 66 years + 49 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Dog)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Amherst College, Mamaroneck High School
Spouses (current/former): Janet Grillo
Children: Matthew Antonio Grillo Russell
Other names for David O. Russell (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Stephen Greene"
"데이비드 O. 러셀"
"데이비드 오 러셀"
"David Owen Russell"
David O. Russell frequently works together with these people:
Adam McKay (7x, Crew)
Mary Vernieu (7x, Crew)
Judy Becker (6x, Crew)
Bradley Cooper (5x, Actor)
Spike Jonze (5x, Crew)
Judd Apatow (5x, Crew)
Steve Yeager (5x, Crew)
Susan Jacobs (5x, Crew)
Michele Ziegler (5x, Crew)
Lori McCoy-Bell (5x, Crew)
Jessica Queller (4x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:29095, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 10/05/2024