Jay Russell
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| Born |
January 10, 1960 North Little Rock, Arkansas, US |
| Occupation | Director, Producer |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse(s) | Lee Cunningham (1991–present) |
Jay Russell (born January 10, 1960 in North Little Rock, Arkansas), is a film director and executive producer and director of the film My Dog Skip.[1]
His other directing credits include Tuck Everlasting, Ladder 49, The Water Horse and "One Christmas Eve". He has also written and directed End of the Line.
He served as a Producer on "Whole Lotta Sole" (2011) and is Producing the stage adaptation of the Cornell Woolrich thriller, "Rear Window".
Russell graduated from Columbia University in 1984 with a MFA in screenwriting and directing, having studied with producer Michael Hausman and director Miloš Forman. His first film, End of the Line (1987), was a Sundance Institute project and was released by Orion Classics. He has since written projects for Imagine Entertainment and TriStar Pictures and has directed numerous documentaries for PBS, Discovery Channel, Learning Channel, CBS, Fox, USA Network and NBC.
Filmography
- End of the Line (1987)
- Minnie's Street (1990)
- Amazing America (1992–1995)
- Highway 93 (1996)
- My Dog Skip (2000)
- Tuck Everlasting (2002)
- Ladder 49 (2004)
- The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007)
- Whole Lotta Sole (2011)
- One Christmas Eve (2014)
References
- ↑ Reviews, New York Times Theater (December 21, 2001). The New York Times Film Reviews 1999–2000. Taylor & Francis. pp. 222–. ISBN 978-0-415-93696-5. Retrieved June 29, 2011.
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