• Name: Brett Ratner
  • Date of Birth: March 28, 1969
  • Place of Birth: Miami Beach, Florida, USA
Mini-bio: The only child to Jewish parents in Miami, FL, Brett Ratner was accepted to N.Y.U. at the age of 16. Attending the Tisch School for the Arts, he received funding from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Enterta... read moreinment for his senior project Whatever Happened to Mason Reese?, a documentary about a child star. After forming a friendship with Def Jam producer Russell Simmons, Ratner began directing music videos for stars such as Jay-Z, Mariah Carey, and Madonna. It was Simmons who helped him get his first big break, directing Money Talks with Chris Tucker and Charlie Sheen. Ratner worked with Tucker again for his sophomore effort, Rush Hour, a Jackie Chan comedy that broke box-office records for New Line Cinema. A brief departure into romantic comedy with The Family Man was not very well received, but the wild success of Rush Hour 2 brought him back into the limelight, and he soon landed the director's chair for The Silence of the Lambs prequel Red Dragon. ~ Andrea LeVasseur, Rovi
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Replace this image with an actor photoBrett Ratner mini-bio: Ratner grew up in Miami Beach, the only child of a famous Jewish socialite mother. He attended Miami Beach Senior High and was President of the Leo Club in 1986. He was also a member of the "fraternity" Royal Palm. He attended NYU film school currently lives in a $3.6 M house in Beverly Hills. Ratner is also a good friend of Def Jam mogul Russell Simmons, and has directed music videos for many rap stars.

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  • For X-Men 3 Brett Ratner originally wanted the Pro-Wrestler Goldberg (who he worked with earlier on the horror/comedy Santa's Slay) to play the part of Juggernaut. Goldberg declined siting that he would only play the Juggernaut if he could add a viking type feel to the character. True or False.  Answer »
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