David O. Russell |
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David Owen Russell is an American film writer, director, and producer, known for a cinema of intense, tragi-comedic characters whose love of life can surpass dark circumstances faced in very specific worlds. His films address such themes as mental illness as stigma or hope; invention of self and survival; the family home as nexus of love, hate, ...
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Producer (12 credits)
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)
- Undies
(2009)
... (executive producer) / (producer)
- Diplomatic Hat
(2009)
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Writer (11 credits)
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Director (13 credits)
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Actor (2 credits)
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Camera and Electrical Department (2 credits)
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Thanks (16 credits)
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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.Alternate Names:
Stephen Greene | David O'Russell | D. Russell | David RussellHeight:
5' 11" (1.8 m)
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Strong women are, to me, the secret to great cinema. See more »Trivia:
Directed three Oscar Best Picture nominees in a row from 2010-2013: The Fighter (2010), Silver Linings Playbook (2012), American Hustle (2013), all three films were also at least nominated for Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress. See more »Trademark:
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