Jay RussellBirthdate:
01/10/1960 Birthplace:
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biography
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 Tourism division. Like his boss at the time, Governor Bill Clinton, Russell would go on to bigger and better things. A native of Little Rock, Arkansas, Russell won a number of regional honors for his music in 1979 and received a full scholarship to Memphis University. There he became involved in the
Credits
milestones
Year
Milestone
1979
Directed a series of commercials for the Arkansas Parks and Tourism division; boss was Governor Bill Clinton
1986
Invited by Redford to attend the Sundance Institute Film Workshop, to develop his project "End of the Line"
1988
Released the well recieved independent film "End of the Line" starring Mary Steenburgen and Kevin Bacon
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Worked as a producer and director for the critically lauded Discovery Channel series, "Amazing America"
1996
Wrote, produced and directed the five-hour miniseries "Great Drives" for PBS on famous highways of America
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