Raja Gosnell

Birthdate:
12/09/1958
Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California
biography
Since taking the leap into directing in the mid-1990s, former film editor Raja Gosnell has earned himself a solid reputation behind the camera in recent years. As one of Hollywood’s busiest film editors throughout the 80’s and 90’s, Gosnell cut his teeth on such blockbusters as “Pretty Woman”, “Good Morning, Vietnam”, and “Mrs. Doubtfire” before making his directorial debut in 1997 with “Home Alone 3”. Once a cash cow franchise for 20th Century Fox, the highly popular “Home Alone” series started off promisingly in 1990, raking in a whopping $286 million in its initial release. The first Continued
Credits
Director
2005
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2002
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2000
Director
1999
Director
1997
2nd unit director
milestones
Year
Milestone
 
Born and raised in Los Angeles
 
Served as assistant editor on Altman’s “Quintet,” “A Perfect Couple” and “H.E.A.L.T.H”
 
Graduated to editor on the musical-comedy “Popeye” also directed by Altman
 
Assisted Oscar-winning editor William Reynolds on a number of films
1982 
Earned his first solo credit for the Oscar-nominated live action short “The Silence”
1988 
Began a long-term association with director Chris Columbus, beginning with “Heartbreak Hotel”
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