David O. Russell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

David O. Russell

American film director, screenwriter, and film producer

Date of Birth: 20-Aug-1958

Place of Birth: Manhattan, New York, United States

Profession: screenwriter, writer, film director, film producer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

David Owen Russell (born August 20, 1958) is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
His early directing career includes the comedy films Spanking the Monkey (1994), Flirting with Disaster (1996), Three Kings (1999), and I ? Huckabees (2004). Three of Russell's more recent films – the biographical sports drama The Fighter (2010), the romantic comedy-drama Silver Linings Playbook (2012), and the comedy-drama crime film American Hustle (2013) – were commercially successful and acclaimed by critics, having earned Russell three Academy Award nominations for Best Director, as well as a Best Adapted Screenplay nomination for Silver Linings Playbook and a Best Original Screenplay nomination for American Hustle.
Russell received his seventh Golden Globe nomination for the semi-biographical comedy-drama Joy (2015).