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Joe Russo

Joseph Russo (born July 18, 1971) and his brother, Anthony Russo (born February 3, 1970), collectively known as the Russo brothers (/ˈruːsoʊ/ ROO-soh), are American directors, producers, and screenwriters. They direct most of their work together. They are best known for directing four films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Endgame grossed over $2.798 billion worldwide, briefly becoming the highest-grossing film of all time. The brothers have also worked as directors and producers on the comedy series Arrested Development (2003–2005), Community (2009–2014), and Happy Endings (2011–2012). They won a Primetime Emmy Award for Arrested Development. Joseph Russo (born July 18, 1971) was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, the sons of Patricia Gallupoli and attorney and judge Basil Russo. His parents are both of Italian descent. Their paternal and maternal families emigrated from Sicily and Abruzzo, respectively, and settled in Ohio. He attended Benedictine High School, graduated from the University of Iowa, and majored in English and writing. The Russo brothers were graduate students at Case Western Reserve University (where Anthony studied law and Joe studied acting at UEA) when they began directing, writing, and producing their first feature, Pieces. They financed the film with student loans and credit cards. After viewing Pieces at the Slamdance Film Festival, Steven Soderbergh approached the duo and offered to produce their next film, along with his producing partner George Clooney. This project was the crime comedy Welcome to Collinwood, starring William H. Macy, Sam Rockwell, and Clooney. FX network executive Kevin Reilly hired the Russos to direct the pilot for the series Lucky, having liked the pair's work on Collinwood. Ron Howard was a fan of the pilot, and he had a hand in hiring the brothers to direct the pilot for Fox's Arrested Development. In 2017, the brothers founded the production company AGBO. The Russo brothers directed Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which became the first superhero movie to gross over $2 billion at the box office. They are the third directors to make a $2 billion movie after James Cameron's films Avatar and Titanic and J. J. Abrams's Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Its sequel, Avengers: Endgame, was released on April 26, 2019, broke numerous box office records, and became the second superhero movie to gross over $2 billion. They join James Cameron as the only directors to make two $2 billion films. The brothers are financing the Los Angeles and Beijing joint-production company Anthem & Song, which is producing the Chinese superhero film The Hero's Awakening. The Russos also served as producers of the film Everything Everywhere All At Once, written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The film, released in theatres in March 2022, is A24's highest-grossing film worldwide at the box office. At San Diego Comic-Con in July 2024, Marvel Studios announced that the Russo brothers would return to direct and also produce Avengers: Doomsday (2026) and Avengers: Secret Wars (2027). Description above from the Wikipedia article Russo brothers, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.


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Born:
Jul 18, 1971 In Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
25
First Appeared:
In the series The Simpsons 1989-12-17
Latest Project:
Movie Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli 2024-08-02
Known For
Poster of United We Stand, Divided We Fall: The Making of 'Captain America: Civil War'
Filmography
Movie Modern Masters: SS Rajamouli Self 2024-08-02
Movie Oppenheimer Grieving Man 2023-07-19
Movie The Gray Man CIA DDO Fine 2022-07-13
Movie Cherry Restaurant Owner 2021-02-26
Series Marvel Studios Assembled Self (archive footage) 2021-03-12
Series Russo Bros. Pizza Film School Unknown 2020-06-26
Movie Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King Self - Co-Director, Avengers: Infinity War & Avengers: Endgame 2020-08-30
Movie Avengers: Endgame Grieving Man 2019-04-24
Series The Chef Show Self 2019-06-07
Movie Iron Man: The Road to Civil War Himself / Writer 2016-09-13
Movie Captain America: Civil War Dr. Broussard 2016-04-27
Movie Captain America: The Road to Civil War Himself / Writer 2016-09-13
Movie United We Stand, Divided We Fall: The Making of 'Captain America: Civil War' Himself 2016-09-13
Movie Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe Self 2014-03-18
Movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier Dr. Fine 2014-03-20
Movie On the Front Line Self 2014-09-09
Movie Foxcatcher Olympic Trials Referee 2014-11-14
Movie The Arrested Development Documentary Project Self 2013-05-02
Movie Move Me Brightly - Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday Self 2013-10-29
Movie Family Luke 2006-01-11
Movie You, Me and Dupree Personnel Manager 2006-07-13
Series Arrested Development Joe 2003-11-02
Movie Into Pitch Black Search & Rescue #2 2000-12-02
Movie Pieces Unknown 1997-10-02
Series The Simpsons Movie Executive 1 (voice) 1989-12-17
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