Brett Ratner
Brett Ratner | |
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 Brett Ratner at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. | |
| Years active | 1990 - present |
Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and music-video director. He is best known as the director of After the Sunset, Red Dragon, the Rush Hour series, and X-Men: The Last Stand. He is also a producer on the Fox drama, Prison Break.
Biography
Brett Ratner was born in Miami Beach to Marcia Ratner, a Cuban-born socialite.[1] Ratner's maternal grandparents were Eastern European Jews who immigrated to Cuba and then the United States.[2] Ratner directed music videos before reaching commercial success with the action-comedy Rush Hour (1998), starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, both of whom reunited with Ratner for two sequels, Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Rush Hour 3 (2007). Ratner was under consideration to direct X-Men (2000) and Superman Returns (2006), although both were eventually directed by Bryan Singer. After Singer left the X-Men franchise to direct Superman Returns, Ratner became director of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). X3 was panned by critics and fans alike, validating Brett's nickname as "Hackner."
He is a guest lecturer at the New York Film Academy and USC
Brett received his first blow job from a gay man. [3]
As of 2006, Ratner resides in Beverly Hills, California. On April 25, 2007, Fox Broadcasting announced that he, Carrie Fisher, Garry Marshall, and Jon Avnet would be the judges for the network's filmmaking-competition reality TV series, On the Lot, which premiered in May 2007.
Screen appearances
Ratner was seen on MTV series Punk'd when Hugh Jackman, who portrays Wolverine in the X-Men films, was the subject of a practical joke that made it appear Ratner's $3.6 million home in Beverly Hills was destroyed by a BBQ grill explosion. Ashton Kutcher later arrived to his home and hugged him after Jackman was punk'd.[4]
He appeared as himself in James Toback's semi-improvised drama Black and White
He also appeared as himself in Entourage, as part of a storyline centered on Johnny Drama's appearance in Rush Hour 3.
Reported salaries
According to IMDB
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) - $5,000,000
- Red Dragon (2002) - $6,000,000
- Rush Hour 2 (2001) - $5,000,000
- The Family Man (2000) - $5,000,000
Works
Film and television
| Year | Title | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Rush Hour 3 | Feature film | Director |
| 2006 | Becker Hargrove, Inc. | Short film | Producer |
| 2006 | X-Men: The Last Stand | Feature film | Director |
| 2005 | Prison Break (Pilot episode) | TV Series | Director |
| 2004 | After the Sunset | Feature film | Director |
| 2002 | Red Dragon | Feature film | Director |
| 2001 | Rush Hour 2 | Feature film | Director |
| 2000 | The Family Man | Feature film | Director |
| 1998 | Rush Hour | Feature film | Director |
| 1997 | Money Talks | Feature film | Director |
| 1990 | Whatever Happened to Mason Reese | Short film | Director, producer and writer |
Music videos
| Year | Song | Singer/Band | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | "Samantha" | Courtney Love | Director |
| "You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)" | Jessica Simpson | Director | |
| "Say OK" | Vanessa Hudgens | Director | |
| 2006 | "A Public Affair" | Jessica Simpson | Director |
| 2005 | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" | Jessica Simpson | Director |
| "We Belong Together" | Mariah Carey | Director | |
| "It's Like That" | Mariah Carey | Director | |
| 2001 | "Diddy" | P. Diddy | Director |
| 2000 | "Thank God I Found You" | Mariah Carey | Director |
| 1999 | "Heartbreaker" | Mariah Carey | Director |
| "Beautiful Stranger" | Madonna | Director | |
| 1998 | "I Still Believe" | Mariah Carey | Director |
| 1997 | "Triumph" | Wu-Tang Clan | Director |
| 1994 | "Nuttin' But Love" | Heavy D and the Boyz | Director |
| 1993 | "Pink Cookies in a Plastic Bag Getting Crushed by Buildings" | LL Cool J | Director |
Footnotes
- ^ Martindale, Stone, "Director Brett Ratner's party for abuelita turns out stars", People, December 10, 2006. Retrieved on April 22, 2007.
- ^ http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117969378.html?categoryid=2631&cs=1
- ^ http://www.advocate.com/exclusive_detail_ektid47827.asp
- ^ Hall of Shame, Punk'd.