Russo brothers are two American film directors and screenwriters. They worked on several television series. As one of the leading film directors in the Marvel film world , they film Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014) and Captain America: Civil War (2016), the two suites of the movie Captain America: First Avenger , released in 2011 . Subsequently, they succeed Joss Whedon by staging Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019). These films are blockbusters, coming out fourth and first place in the global box office .
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| Birthday |
February 3, 1970
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| Age | 54 years |
| Birth place | Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Occupation | Director |
| Net worth | $6.828 billion |
Biography
Anthony (born February 3, 1970) and Joe Russo (born July 18, 1971) are the sons of a liberal politician . They grow up in an Italian working-class neighborhood in Cleveland . Before taking art training, they write, direct and produce the comedy Pieces . In 1997, the film was presented at the Slamdance Film Festival in Park City and the American Film Institute Festival in Los Angeles . Joe Russo even gets the Best Actor Award from the American Film Institute.
At the Slamdance festival, Steven Soderbergh discovers their work and proposes to produce with their company Section Eight their next film. Welcome to Collinwood so goes out in 2001 . We find in this comedy William H. Macy , Sam Rockwell and George Clooney .
In 2006 , they directed a new comedy, You and me … and Dupree , with Owen Wilson , Matt Dillon and Michael Douglas in Cast 1 . Despite a rather cold critical reception , the success at the international box office is at the rendezvous .
In addition to their film career, they have directed and produced several episodes of television series such as LAX , What About Brian , Happy Endings , Community and Animal Practice .
In 2012 , they are chosen by Marvel Studios to stage Captain America: The Winter Soldier 9 th film of the cinematic Marvel universe began in 2008 with Iron Man .
This sequel to Captain America: First Avenger (2011) is coming out in 2014 and overall is receiving good reviews, like its 89% favorable opinion on the Rotten Tomatoes 5 aggregator , and generating more than $ 714 million in revenue. world .
Building on this success, they stage the third installment of Captain America’s adventure with Captain America: Civil War , released in 2016 .
Marvel Studios entrusts the two brothers the controllers of two other Avengers films . The first, Avengers: Infinity War , was released in April 2018. The second movie, Avengers: Endgame , was released in April 2019, breaking the Avatar box office record by becoming the first most widely watched film. all the time
