Birth Name: David Owen Russell
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, US
Date of Birth:August 20, 1958
Ethnicity:
*Ashkenazi Jewish (father)
*Italian (mother)
David O. Russell is an American director, writer, and producer. He is known for “The Fighter”, “Silver Linings Playbooks”, and “American Hustler”.
David is the son of Maria (Muzio) and Bernard Russell (originally Markovski).
His father was of Russian Jewish descent. His mother was of Italian (Catholic) ancestry.
David’s paternal grandfather, a butcher from the Upper West Side of Manhattan, lost many of his relatives in concentration camps.
David’s maternal grandparents were Frank Muzio, born in Craco, and Philomena Brancata, born in Ferrandina, both in the province of Matera, Basilicata, Italy.
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