Jay Russell

Biography

Born 01/10/1960

Best known for directing warm-hearted and family-friendly fare, filmmaker Jay Russell has demonstrated a knack for telling simple, straightforward tales with earnest emotional resonance.

Russell got his first break at the age of 19, helming a series of commercials for the Arkansas Parks and...
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Filmography

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Highlights

In 2007, Helmed the fantasy film, "Water Horse" about the fabled Loch Ness Monster
In 2004, Directed Joaquin Phoenix and John Travolta in the drama about firefighters "Ladder 49"
In 2002, Helmed "Tuck Everlasting"; based on the children's book of the same name, about a young woman who meets and falls in love with a man who is part of a family of immortals

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