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Joe Russo

Joe Russo

Highest Rated: 94% Avengers: Endgame (2019)

Lowest Rated: 14% A Merry Friggin' Christmas (2014)

Birthday: Jul 18, 1971

Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Successful summer blockbusters can sometimes come from the most innocent places. Joe Russo, along with his brother and co-director Anthony, first made their names by directing cult TV shows and the occasional low-budget indie comedy. After working on shows such as "Community" (NBC 2009-15; Yahoo!, 2015) and "Arrested Development" (FOX 2003-2005, Netflix 2013- ), Russo and his brother were contacted by Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige to direct "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" (2014) despite never directing an action movie before. Feige had faith in the two brothers, and the faith paid off to a big box-office success that also garnered considerable critical acclaim.

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AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, FROM LEFT: DIRECTOR JOE RUSSO, CHRIS EVANS, DIRECTOR ANTHONY RUSSO, ON SET, 2018. PH: CHUCK ZLOTNICK/© MARVEL/© WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, from left: directors Anthony Russo, Joe Russo, on set, 2014. ph: Zade Rosenthal/©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures JERSEY SHORE SHARK ATTACK, (from left): Jeremy Luc, Joey Fatone, Daniel Booko, Joey Russo, (aired June 9, 2012), 2012. photo: Lara Solanki/© SyFy CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, director Anthony Russo (shorts, brown jacket), director Joe Russo (gesture, center), cinematographer Trent Opaloch (holding viewfinder), on set, 2016. ph: Zade Rosenthal/TM & © 2016 Marvel. All rights reserved./© Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, director Joe Russo, on set, 2016. ph: Zade Rosenthal/TM & © 2016 Marvel. All rights reserved./© Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, from left: Sebastian Stan, director Joe Russo, on set, 2016. ph: Zade Rosenthal/TM & © 2016 Marvel. All rights reserved./© Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, foreground from left: executive producer Nate Moore, screenwriter Stephen McFeely, director Anthony Russo, screenwriter Christopher Markus, director Joe Russo, on set, 2016. ph: Zade Rosenthal/TM & © 2016 Marvel. All rights reserved./© Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, center from left: directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo with Frank Grillo, on-set, 2016. ph: Zade Rosenthal/TM & © 2016 Marvel. All rights reserved./© Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures YOU, ME AND DUPREE, Michael Douglas, Director Joe Russo, Matt Dillon, Director Anthony Russo, on set, 2006, (c) Universal YOU, ME AND DUPREE, Director Joe Russo, Kate Hudson, Director Anthony Russo, on set, 2006, (c) Universal AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, FROM LEFT: DIRECTOR JOE RUSSO, DIRECTOR ANTHONY RUSSO, SCARLETT JOHANSSON, ON SET, 2018. PH: CHUCK ZLOTNICK/© MARVEL/© WALT DISNEY STUDIOS MOTION PICTURES CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, from left: directors Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Chris Evans, on set, 2014. ph: Zade Rosenthal/©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, from left: directors Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, Chris Evans, on set, 2014. ph: Zade Rosenthal/©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, from left: Anthony Mackie, director Joe Russo, Chris Evans, 2014. ph: Zade Rosenthal/©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, director Joe Russo, on set, 2014. ph: Zade Rosenthal/©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER, producer Nate Moore (left), right: directors Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, on set, 2014. ph: Zade Rosenthal/©Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures YOU, ME AND DUPREE, Directors Joe Russo, Anthony Russo, 2006, (c) Universal CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR, from left: Robert Downey Jr., director Joe Russo, on set, 2016. ph: Zade Rosenthal/TM & © 2016 Marvel. All rights reserved./© Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures WELCOME TO COLLINWOOD, Director Anthony Russo, William H. Macy, Sam Rockwell, director Joe Russo on the set, 2002, (c) Warner Brothers Joseph Russo at arrivals for JERSEY BOYS Premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival (LAFF), Regal Cinemas LA Live, Los Angeles, CA June 19, 2014. Photo By: Dee Cercone/Everett Collection
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Something's More than One Thing Executive Producer - 2024
38% 37% All Fun and Games Executive Producer - 2023
79% 85% Extraction 2 Screenwriter,
Producer 		- 2023
45% 90% The Gray Man Director,
Screenwriter,
Producer 		- 2022
93% 77% Everything Everywhere All at Once Producer $76.7M 2022
37% 73% Cherry Director,
Producer 		- 2021
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Au Pair Nightmare Director - 2020
67% 71% Extraction Screenwriter,
Producer 		- 2020
84% 82% Mosul Producer - 2019
54% 91% 21 Bridges Producer $28.5M 2019
94% 90% Avengers: Endgame Director $858.4M 2019
85% 92% Avengers: Infinity War Director $678.8M 2018
90% 89% Captain America: Civil War Director $408.1M 2016
14% 21% A Merry Friggin' Christmas Executive Producer - 2014
90% 92% Captain America: The Winter Soldier Director $259.7M 2014
No Score Yet No Score Yet No Strangers Producer - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet The War Photographers Producer - 2013
No Score Yet No Score Yet Who Shot Rock & Roll: The Film Producer - 2012
No Score Yet 25% Crashing Executive Producer - 2007
No Score Yet No Score Yet No. 6 Executive Producer - 2006
No Score Yet 39% Family Luke (Character) - 2006
20% 50% You, Me and Dupree Director $75.6M 2006
55% 55% Welcome to Collinwood Director,
Writer 		$334.0K 2002
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pieces Unknown (Character),
Producer,
Director 		- 1997

TV

Credit
94% 85% From Executive Producer 2023
51% 63% Citadel Executive Producer 2023
92% 65% Captive Audience Executive Producer 2022
No Score Yet No Score Yet Slugfest Executive Producer 2021
No Score Yet 74% Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy Executive Producer 2019
No Score Yet No Score Yet Last Call With Carson Daly Guest 2018
88% 88% Community Executive Producer 2009-2015
86% 77% Marvel's Agent Carter Director 2015
76% 84% Happy Endings Director,
Executive Producer 		2011-2013
17% 17% Animal Practice Executive Producer 2012
30% 33% Running Wilde Executive Producer,
Director 		2010-2011
23% No Score Yet Carpoolers Director 2007-2008
75% 85% Arrested Development Joe (Guest Star),
Director 		2003-2005