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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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

Family & Companions

  • Lee Cunningham: wife (Married in 1991)

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