David O. Russell Biography (1958-)

Full name, David Owen Russell; born August 20, 1958, in New York City; married Janet Grillo (a producer). Addresses: Agent-- United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., #500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2427. Career: Director, writer, and producer. Awards, Honors: Audience Award, Sundance Film Festival, dramatic film, 1994, and Independent Spirit Awards, bestfirst feature (with Dean Silvers) and best first screenplay, 1995, all for Spanking the Monkey; Independent Spirit Award nominations, best directorand best screenplay, 1997, for Flirting with Disaster; Boston Societyof Film Critics Award, best director, 1999, Writers Guild of America ScreenAward nomination (with John Ridley), best screenplay written directly for thescreen, 2000, Golden Satellite Award nomination (with John Ridley), best screenplay--original, 2000, and Southeastern Film Critics Association Third Place Award, best director, 2000, all for Three Kings. Addresses: Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., #500, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2427.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Director, writer, producer
Birth Details: August 20, 1958; New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Director, Except Where Indicated
Boston to Panama,1985
(And producer) Bingo Inferno,1987
Hairway to the Stars,1990
(And executive producer) Spanking the Monkey, Fine Line, 1994
Flirting with Disaster, Miramax, 1996
Three Kings, Warner Bros., 1999

Television Appearances
Specials
Panelist, Directors on Film: A Conversation about Preservation, AMC, 1994
In Bad Taste: The John Waters Story, Independent Film Channel, 1999
WRITINGS
Screenplays
Bingo Inferno,1987
Spanking the Monkey, Fine Line, 1994
Flirting with Disaster, Miramax, 1996
(With John Ridley) Three Kings, Warner Bros., 1999

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