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My Take
David O. Russell makes films I genuinely love for their messiness. He is the Amherst-educated New Yorker whose movies refuse polish, chasing the raw electricity of people behaving badly and feeling too much. Three Kings and I Heart Huckabees blur comedy and pain until you cannot tell which you are watching, and that instability is the point. Five Oscar nominations notwithstanding, what draws me in is not tidy craftsmanship but the heat he generates, even if his on-set reputation is famously combustible. I will always take that volatile, human chaos over something safer and more sanded down.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- David O. Russell
- Name (Japanese)
- デヴィッド・O・ラッセル
- Reading
- でゔぃっど・O・らっせる
- Born
- August 20, 1958 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- Manhattan, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film producer / film director / screenwriter / writer / director
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Mamaroneck High School
- University
- Amherst College
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was David O. Russell born?
Born August 20, 1958 (age 67).
Where is David O. Russell from?
David O. Russell is from Manhattan, New York, United States.
What does David O. Russell do?
David O. Russell works as film producer, film director, screenwriter, writer, director.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.