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D.J. Caruso

  • Director
  • Producer
  • Writer
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D.J. Caruso at an event for Disturbia (2007)
Born in Norwalk, Connecticut, Caruso came west to play tennis and study Television Production at Pepperdine University. Interned at Disney Studios in the Product Placement department and later hooked up with Director John Badham, who mentored him into a second-unit director, after Badham lost his 2nd-unit director Rob Cohen to a first-unit directing career. He hooked up with writer Scott Rosenberg, who penned a short film for him entitled, Cyclops, Baby (1997). The film helped launch Caruso's directing career.
BornJanuary 17, 1965
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BornJanuary 17, 1965
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    Known for

    Alex Pettyfer in I Am Number Four (2011)
    I Am Number Four
    6.1
    • Director
    • 2011
    Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan in Eagle Eye (2008)
    Eagle Eye
    6.6
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2008
    Johnny Depp in Nick of Time (1995)
    Nick of Time
    6.3
    • Producer
    • 1995
    Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Nina Dobrev, and Ruby Rose in xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
    xXx: Return of Xander Cage
    5.2
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Director



    • xXx 4
      • Director
      • In Development
    • G.I. Joe: Ever Vigilant
      • Director (rumored)
      • In Development
    • Selling Time
      • Director
      • In Development



    • Mary (2024)
      Mary
      5.2
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Bronx Zoo '90: Crime, Chaos and Baseball (2024)
      Bronx Zoo '90: Crime, Chaos and Baseball
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Rainey Qualley in Shut In (2022)
      Shut In
      5.8
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Abigail Cowen and Tom Lewis in Redeeming Love (2022)
      Redeeming Love
      6.7
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Vin Diesel, Donnie Yen, Deepika Padukone, Nina Dobrev, and Ruby Rose in xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017)
      xXx: Return of Xander Cage
      5.2
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2017
    • The Disappointments Room (2016)
      The Disappointments Room
      3.9
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Tin Man
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Annalise Basso and Chandler Canterbury in Standing Up (2013)
      Standing Up
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Emmy Rossum in Inside (2011)
      Inside
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2011
    • Alex Pettyfer in I Am Number Four (2011)
      I Am Number Four
      6.1
      • Director
      • 2011
    • The Airborne Toxic Event: Sometime Around Midnight (2009)
      The Airborne Toxic Event: Sometime Around Midnight
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan in Eagle Eye (2008)
      Eagle Eye
      6.6
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2008
    • Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer in Disturbia (2007)
      Disturbia: Outtakes
      6.8
      Video
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Shia LaBeouf and Sarah Roemer in Disturbia (2007)
      Disturbia
      6.8
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Michael Chiklis in The Shield (2002)
      The Shield
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2002–2006

    Producer



    • Bronx Zoo '90: Crime, Chaos and Baseball (2024)
      Bronx Zoo '90: Crime, Chaos and Baseball
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Atom (2021)
      Atom
      8.2
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Maika Monroe in The Tribes of Palos Verdes (2017)
      The Tribes of Palos Verdes
      5.8
      • executive producer
      • 2017
    • Eriq La Salle in Crazy as Hell (2002)
      Crazy as Hell
      5.8
      • producer
      • 2002
    • Eriq La Salle, Sheila Kelley, and Titus Welliver in Mind Prey (1999)
      Mind Prey
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • producer
      • 1999
    • Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault (1996)
      Rebound: The Legend of Earl 'The Goat' Manigault
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • executive producer
      • 1996
    • Johnny Depp in Nick of Time (1995)
      Nick of Time
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 1995
    • Wesley Snipes in Drop Zone (1994)
      Drop Zone
      5.6
      • producer
      • 1994
    • Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, and Rosie O'Donnell in Another Stakeout (1993)
      Another Stakeout
      5.6
      • co-producer (as D. J. Caruso)
      • 1993
    • Bridget Fonda in Point of No Return (1993)
      Point of No Return
      6.1
      • associate producer
      • 1993
    • Michael J. Fox and James Woods in The Hard Way (1991)
      The Hard Way
      6.4
      • associate producer
      • 1991
    • It's Cool to Care
      4.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 1988

    Writer



    • Abigail Cowen and Tom Lewis in Redeeming Love (2022)
      Redeeming Love
      6.7
      • screenplay by
      • 2022
    • The Disappointments Room (2016)
      The Disappointments Room
      3.9
      • written by
      • 2016
    • Annalise Basso and Chandler Canterbury in Standing Up (2013)
      Standing Up
      6.8
      • screenplay
      • 2013
    • Emmy Rossum in Inside (2011)
      Inside
      7.5
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2011
    • It's Cool to Care
      4.9
      Short
      • Writer
      • 1988

    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos3

    I Am Number Four: Extended Look
    Featurette 2:43
    I Am Number Four: Extended Look
    I Am Number Four
    Featurette 1:53
    I Am Number Four
    I Am Number Four
    Featurette 1:53
    I Am Number Four
    Number Four Origins
    Featurette 1:32
    Number Four Origins

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • D. J. Caruso
    • Born
      • January 17, 1965
      • Norwalk, Connecticut, USA
    • Spouse
      • Holly KuespertJuly 6, 1991 - present (4 children)
    • Other works
      Directed music video "Sometime Around Midnight" (Version 2) for The Airborne Toxic Event.

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    • Trivia
      One of 115 people invited to join AMPAS in 2007.
    • Trademark
        His films often have intense car crashes (Taking Lives (2004), Disturbia (2007), and Eagle Eye (2008))

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