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David Owen Russell (born 20 August 1958 in New York) is an American film director and screenwriter. He directed and wrote Three Kings
and the existential comedy I ♥ Huckabees . Earlier films include the independents Flirting with Disaster
and Spanking the Monkey
.

He was born in New York to a Jewish father and an Italian Catholic mother.

Filmography

Director

The H-Man Cometh (2006) - announced
Soldier's Pay (2004)
I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
Three Kings
(1999)
Flirting with Disaster
(1996)
Spanking the Monkey
(1994)
Hairway to the Stars (1990)
Bingo Inferno (1987)

Writer

The H-Man Cometh (2006) - announced
I ♥ Huckabees (2004)
Three Kings
(1999)
Flirting with Disaster
(1996)
Spanking the Monkey
(1994)
Bingo Inferno (1987)

Awards and nominations

Sundance Film Festival for Spanking the Monkey
in 1994
*Audience Award
Independent Spirit Awards for Spanking the Monkey
in 1994
*Best First Feature
*Best First Screenplay
Independent Spirit Awards for Flirting with Disaster
in 1996
*Best Director (nominated)
*Best Screenplay (nominated)
Boston Critics Association for Three Kings
in 1999
*Best Feature
*Best Director
Writers Guild of America Awards for Three Kings
in 1999
*Best Original Screenplay (nominated)

Trivia

Graduated from Amherst College in 1981, majoring in Political Science and English.
Is good friends with film directors Alexander Payne and Spike Jonze.
Played a dinner guest of Susan Orlean in the 2002 Spike Jonze film Adaptation.
Jonze had played the character Conrad Vig in Three Kings
.

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