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David O. Russell

1958 - Today

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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). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. David O. Russell is the 716th most popular film director (down from 555th in 2019), the 5,251st most popular biography from United States (down from 3,476th in 2019) and the 188th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, David O. Russell ranks 716 out of 2,041. Before him are Karel Lamač, Nana Jorjadze, Alberto Cavalcanti, Yoji Yamada, Terence Fisher, and Barry Sonnenfeld. After him are Rajko Grlić, Ivan Pyryev, Pasquale Festa Campanile, Russell Mulcahy, Jun'ichi Kōuchi, and Alexander Payne.

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Among people born in 1958, David O. Russell ranks 162. Before him are Kornelia Ender, Zlatko Vujović, Belinda Carlisle, Marc William Buie, Antoine Kambanda, and Pekka Haavisto. After him are Michael Wincott, Yan Lianke, Viacheslav Fetisov, Giovanni Galli, Vlado Goreski, and Terry Fox.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, David O. Russell ranks 5,251 out of 20,380. Before him are Andy Griffith (1926), Michael Brecker (1949), Anna Thomson (1953), Barry Sonnenfeld (1953), William Christian Bullitt Jr. (1891), and Brian Austin Green (1973). After him are Tom Scott (1948), Thurgood Marshall (1908), Sienna Miller (1981), Julian Rotter (1916), Nicky Hilton Rothschild (1983), and Bobby Vinton (1935).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, David O. Russell ranks 188. Before him are Rob Marshall (1960), Jack Bender (1949), George Seaton (1911), Bob Gale (1951), Brad Bird (1957), and Barry Sonnenfeld (1953). After him are Alexander Payne (1961), Mike Flanagan (1978), Hal Roach (1892), W. S. Van Dyke (1889), Bryan Singer (1965), and Gavin O'Connor (1963).

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