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David O. Russell
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American film director, screenwriter and producer
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David O. Russell is an American film producer, director, screenwriter, and writer. Born on August 20, 1958, in Manhattan, he is a citizen of the United States and resides in Santa Monica. He attended Amherst College and began his professional work period in 1987. Russell speaks English and identifies as an atheist. He has two children.
His notable works include *I Heart Huckabees*, *Silver Linings Playbook*, *Alienated*, *Joy*, *Flirting with disaster*, and *Spanking the monkey*. He has received nominations for the Academy Award for Best Director, Best Writing, Original Screenplay, and Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay. His work is primarily located in the United States.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 20 Aug 1958
- Works
- 12
Top works
- I Heart Huckabees
- Silver Linings Playbook
- Alienated
- Joy
- Flirting with disaster & Spanking the monkey
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Directing · New York City, New York, USA
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…
Known for
- SEGAL — Self2025
- Hal — Self2019
- What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael — Self2019
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self2015
- The Making of American Hustle — Self2014
- Students of 'The Graduate' — Self2007
- Students of 'The Graduate' — Himself2007
- Adaptation. — Orlean Dinner Guest2002
- Divine Trash — Self2000
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,516
- Total plays
- 3,482
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/David+O.+Russell">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- The PRISMA 2020 statement: an updated guideline for reporting systematic reviews
· 2021 · cited 84,951x
- Basic local alignment search tool
· 1990 · cited 80,831x
- The moderator–mediator variable distinction in social psychological research: Conceptual, strategic, and statistical considerations.
· 1986 · cited 63,627x
- Evaluating Structural Equation Models with Unobservable Variables and Measurement Error
· 1981 · cited 63,440x
- Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses: The PRISMA Statement
· 2009 · cited 58,733x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1958-08-20 ) August 20, 1958 (age 67) , New York City, US
- Alma mater
- Amherst College ( B.A. )
- Occupations
- Film director screenwriter producer
- Years active
- 1987–present
- Spouse
- Janet Grillo ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1992 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2007 )
- Partner
- Holly Davis (2007–present)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Russell
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Manhattan
- Occupation
- director
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- atheism
- Image
- David O. Russell avp 2014.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- United States
- Residence
- Santa Monica
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- Commons category
- David O. Russell
- date of birth
- 1958-08-20
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Writing, Adapted Screenplay
- related category
- Category:Films directed by David O. Russell
- start of work period
- 1987-00-00
- different from
- David Russell
Sources (7)
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Encyclopedic overview
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 for Silver Linings Playbook and a Best Original Screenplay nomination for American Hustle. Russell received his seventh Golden Globe nomination for the semi-biographical comedy-drama Joy (2015). He also directed the comedic mystery thriller Amsterdam (2022).
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