Biography
Though frequently derided by critics for his big-budget, high-octane approach to filmmaking, Ratner's success at the box office could not be disputed. As the director of the hugely profitable "Rush Hour" series, Ratner reigned over an international money-making machine which netted New Line Studios a whopping $850 million at the box office, elevating him into the strata of Hollywood's A-list filmmakers. Well known in Hollywood for his active …
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Career Milestones
| Collaborated with music producer Russell Simmons, directing music videos for Heavy D, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige and Madonna | ||
1986 | Moved to New York to attend NYU at the age of 16 | |
1987 | Fellow NYU student Russell Simmons hired Ratner to direct a Run DMC music video | |
1989 | Received a scholarship from Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment to fund his thesis project | |
1990 | Received several student awards for his senior film "Whatever Happened to Mason Reese" | |
1997 | Directed first feature film "Money Talks," starring Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker | |
1998 | Directed Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan in the smash hit "Rush Hour" | |
1999 | Directed Nicolas Cage and Tea Leoni in "The Family Man" | |
2001 | Re-teamed with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan for "Rush Hour 2" | |
2002 | Directed "Red Dragon," a prequel to "Silence of the Lambs" | |
2004 | Directed "After the Sunset," starring Pierce Brosnan and Salma Hayek | |
2005 | Executive produced the Fox prison drama "Prison Break" | |
2006 | Directed the third installment of the "X-Men" franchise "X-Men: The Last Stand" | |
2007 | Once again re-teamed with Chris Tucker and Jackie Chan for "Rush Hour 3" | |
2009 | Joined several directors in "New York, I Love You," a collective work of eleven short films | |
2011 | Announced as the producer of The 84th annual Academy Awards (2012); resigned a few months later after after coming under fire for making a homophobic slur following a screening of his film "Tower Heist"; scheduled host Eddie Murphy also dropped out less than 24 hours later; Brian Grazer brought in to replace Ratner as producer (along with veteran TV producer Don Mischer) of the Oscar telecast | |
2011 | Directed the ensemble comedy feature "Tower Heist" | |