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David O. Russell

Director | Producer | Writer

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Directed 7 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, and Jacki Weaver. Bale and Leo won Oscars for their performances in The Fighter; Lawrence won for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook. See more trivia »

Born:

David Owen Russell
in New York City, New York, USA
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Sammy's Hill
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Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

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Show ShowProducer (8 titles)
2009 Outer Space Astronauts (TV series) (executive producer - 5 episodes, 2009) (producer - 4 episodes, 2009)
– One Year Ago (2009) (executive producer)
– Vast Emptiness (2009) (executive producer, producer)
– Of Cannibals and Cuddlepuffs (2009) (executive producer, producer)
– Diplomatic Hat (2009) (executive producer, producer)
– Undies (2009) (executive producer, producer)
 
2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (video) (executive producer)
 
2004 Soldiers Pay (documentary short) (producer)
 
2004 I Heart Huckabees (producer)
 
2004 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (executive producer)
 
2002 The Slaughter Rule (producer)
 
1994 Spanking the Monkey (executive producer)
 
1987 Bingo Inferno: A Parody on American Obsessions (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (8 titles)
???? Nailed (written by) (in production)
 
2013 American Hustle (post-production)
 
2012 Silver Linings Playbook (screenplay)
 
2004 I Heart Huckabees (written by)
 
1999 Three Kings (screenplay)
 
1996 Flirting with Disaster (written by)
 
1994 Spanking the Monkey (written by)
 
1987 Bingo Inferno: A Parody on American Obsessions (short)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
2004 Soldiers Pay (documentary short) (camera operator)
 
2000 David O. Russell's 'Three Kings' Video Journal (video documentary short) (camera operator)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
2002 Adaptation.
Orlean Dinner Guest
 
1999 Three Kings
Hollywood Action Star (uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1994 Spanking the Monkey (dog trainer - as David Russell)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (13 titles)
2012 Burning Man: Metropolis (documentary) (thanks)
 
2012 The Wolf (short) (special thanks)
 
2011 Love, Lots of It (short) (special thanks)
 
2009 Where the Wild Things Are (special thanks)
 
2009 Diamond in the Rough (short) (special thanks)
 
2008 Child Reduction Act (short) (special thanks)
 
2003 Lost in Translation (thanks - as David Russell)
 
2003 Thirteen (special thanks)
 
2002 The Slaughter Rule (personal thanks)
 
2000 Under the Bunker: On the Set of 'Three Kings' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1999 Being John Malkovich (thanks - as D. Russell)
 
1999 An Intimate Look Inside the Acting Process with Ice Cube (video documentary short) (thanks)
 
1995 Wigstock: The Movie (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (27 titles)
2013 The 85th Oscars (TV special)
Himself - Nominee
 
2013 The 2013 Film Independent Spirit Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee
 
2013 The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 11 February 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 8 February 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 February 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #21.83 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Nominee (uncredited)
 
2013 18th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1996-2012 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 12 November 2012 (2012) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 15 December 2010 (2010) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 21 October 2004 (2004) … Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 10 May 1996 (1996) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 AFI's Master Class: The Art of Collaboration (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Mark Wahlberg - David O. Russell (2012) … Himself
 
2011 Guys Choice Awards 2011 (TV movie)
Himself - Award Winner
 
2011 Gossip Girl (TV series)
Himself
– The Wrong Goodbye (2011) … Himself (uncredited)
 
2011 Last Call with Carson Daly (TV series)
– Episode dated 17 February 2011 (2011)
 
2011 In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber (TV series)
– Andrew Garfield/David O. Russell/Darryl MacDonald (2011)
 
2011 16th Annual Critics' Choice Movie Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Cage Insider (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.3 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 All the Presidents' Movies: The Movie (documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The Directors (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Films of David O. Russell (2008) … Himself
 
2007 Students of 'The Graduate' (video short)
Himself
 
2007 The Seduction (video short)
Himself
 
2006 Wanderlust (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 The 100 Greatest War Films (TV documentary)
Himself (as David O'Russell)
 
2005 I Heart Huckabees: Production Surveillance (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 David O. Russell's 'Three Kings' Video Journal (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Under the Bunker: On the Set of 'Three Kings' (video documentary short)
Himself - Writer/Director
 
2000 In Bad Taste (TV special documentary)
Himself - Filmmaker
 
1998 Divine Trash (documentary)
Himself
 

Related Videos

Flirting with Disaster -- A man, his wife, newborn baby and adoption case worker journey across the country in search of his birth parents. Cage Insider -- Cage Insider - Interview with The Fighter star Mark Wahlberg and director David O. Russell. The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 21: Episode 82 -- David O. Russell on gorging De Niro's mozzarella with Bradley Cooper.
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Performed uncredited rewrites of the scripts to Stuart Little (1999), Meet the Fockers (2004), and has also written a draft of the adaptation "Henry's List of Wrongs", which has since been scrapped by the studio.

Publicity Listings:

3 Interviews  | 4 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

The Weinstein Co. | See more »

Alternate Names:

David O'Russell | D. Russell | David Russell

Height:

5' 9" (1.75 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

There's nothing better than an actor who is really, really hungry to show everything they've got. See more »

Trivia:

Directed 7 different actors in Oscar-nominated performances: Christian Bale, Amy Adams, Melissa Leo, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Robert De Niro, and Jacki Weaver. Bale and Leo won Oscars for their performances in The Fighter; Lawrence won for her performance in Silver Linings Playbook. See more »

Trademark:

Ensemble casting See more »

Star Sign:

Leo