Jay Russell

Jay Russell

Known for

Directing

Born

January 10, 1960 (age 66)

Birthplace

North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Jay Russell (born January 10, 1960 in North Little Rock, Arkansas), is a film director and also executive producer and director of the film My Dog Skip.

His other directing credits include Tuck Everlasting, Ladder 49 and The Water Horse. He has also written and directed End of the Line.

Russell graduated from Columbia University in 1984 with a MFA in screenwriting and directing, having studied with producer Michael Hausman and director Milos Forman. His first film, End of the Line (1988), 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 n...

Best known work

The Water Horse
The Water Horse
2007
Ladder 49
Ladder 49
2004
Tuck Everlasting
Tuck Everlasting
2002
My Dog Skip
My Dog Skip
2000
Whole Lotta Sole
Whole Lotta Sole
2011
One Christmas Eve
One Christmas Eve
2014
End of the Line
End of the Line
1987
The Renaud Brothers
The Renaud Brothers

Filmography

  1. TBA

    The Renaud Brothers

    Director, Screenplay

  2. 2014

  3. 2011

  4. 2007

  5. 2004

    Ladder 49

    Director

  6. 2002

  7. 2000

    My Dog Skip

    Director, Executive Producer

  8. 1987

    End of the Line

    Director, Writer

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