Biography of the Autor

Charles Russell known as Chuck Russell was born on May 9, 1958 in Illinois USA, he graduated from the University of Illinois at Champagne, producer and director, his first produced screenplay, was Dreamscape in1984, with Dennis Quaid. The next years, work on teen films like Body Rock (1984), and Back to School (1986) starring Rodney Dangerfield. Was until  the '80s when Russell took the director's chair with his own screenplay, A Nightmare on Elm Street III (1987), the film was a hit.  In 1688 his movie The Blob was a disappointment and six year later in 1994 he produced The Mask starring for Jim Carrey, the film was a huge hit, in this time earning more than $100 million. After his new succesful reputation in Hollywood, he started working with big names and big budget films such as Eraser (1996) with Arnold Schwarzenegger and others.

Married with Patti Russell, he is a father of Logan Joseph Russell (October 18, 1998) and Riley Ann Russell (March 19, 2000).