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Raja Gosnell

ラジャ・ゴズネル　/　らじゃ・ごずねる

American film director

December 9, 1958 (age 67)　・　Los Angeles, California, United States

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My Take

Raja Gosnell is one of those directors whose name you may not know while his films practically raised a generation. Born in Los Angeles in 1958, he came up as an editor before moving to the chair, and you can feel that pedigree in the brisk timing of Home Alone 3, Never Been Kissed, Big Momma's House, the Scooby-Doo movies and the live-action Smurfs. Critics rarely garland this kind of work, but making something a kid and a parent can laugh at on the same couch is genuinely hard. I have a soft spot for craftsmen who reliably deliver weekend comfort.

Overview

Raja Raymond Gosnell (born December 9, 1958) is an American film editor and director. He is known for directing comedies and family films. Among his best known works are Never Been Kissed (1999), Big Momma's House (2000), the theatrical Scooby-Doo films (2002 and 2004), Home Alone 3 (1997), Yours, Mine & Ours (2005) and Sony Pictures Animation's live-action Smurfs films (2011 and 2013).

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Raja Gosnell
Name (Japanese): ラジャ・ゴズネル
Reading: らじゃ・ごずねる
Born: December 9, 1958 (age 67)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Dog
Origin: Los Angeles, California, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film director / film editor / director

2. Background

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Junior high: Private
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3. Relationships

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4. Personality

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B4%E3%82%BA%E3%83%8D%E3%83%AB

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