Brett Ratner
Birth Name:
Brett Ratner
Birth Place:
Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Profession
Producer, Director, Actor, Soundtrack, Music department
Fast Facts
- Graduated from Miami Beach Senior High School in 1986
- His directing career began with music videos, directing hundreds of music videos before moving on to film in 1997 with "Money Talks․"
- Was inspired to pursue a career in film after watching 1980's "Raging Bull․"
- Known for collaborating with actors Don Cheadle, Chris Tucker and Ken Leung
- Cites Hal Ashby as his favorite director and 1932's "Scarface" as his favorite film
- Replaced by Brian Grazer as the producer of the 84th Academy Awards
- Replaced Matthew Vaughn as director of the 2006 film "X-Men: The Last Stand․"
Awards
- 2002Best FilmNominated
- 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Nonfiction Series:Nominated
- 2015FOCAL Award - Award for Best Use of Footage in a History Production:Winner
- 2015FOCAL Award - Best Use of Footage in a Factual Production:Nominated
- 2015FOCAL Award - Best Use of Footage in a Cinema Release:Winner
- 2015ITN Source - Best Historical Documentary:Nominated
- 2016Fantastic Fest Jury Award - Best Documentary Feature:Nominated
- 2016Emmy - Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form:Winner
- 2017Primetime Emmy - Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking:Nominated