Brett Ratner Biography
Summary
"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. Ratner's maternal grandparents were Eastern European Jews who immigrated to Cuba and then the United States. 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
In an interview with Advocate magazine, Ratner revealed that he enjoyed his first blow job from a gay man who was dressing as a woman.
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.
Working with the screenwriting team of Richard Potter and Matthew Stravitz, Ratner is preparing to direct an updated remake of the 1978 film The Boys From Brazil (based on the novel by Ira Levin) for New Line Cinema. The project should go before cameras in late 2007 or early 2008.
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.
He also appeared as himself in "Entourage", as part of a storyline centered on Johnny Drama's possibly showing up 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
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Credit
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