Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American film director and music-video director. He is best known as the director of After the Sunset, Red Dragon, the Rush Hour series, and X-Men: The Last Stand. He is also a producer on the Fox drama, Prison Break. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 384 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (1744 × 2720 pixel, file size: 2. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal 2005 The TriBeCa Film Festival was founded in 2002 by Jane Rosenthal and Robert De Niro in a response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center and the consequent loss of vitality in the TriBeCa neighborhood in Manhattan. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Miami Beach is a city located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. ... This article is about the U.S. State of Florida. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... The year 1990 in film involved some significant events. ... Present redirects here. ... is the 87th day of the year (88th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (number) 1969 (movie) 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... Director Herbert Brenon with actress Alla Nazimova on the set of War Brides, 1916 A director is a person who directs the making of a film. ... A music-video director is a film director that specializes in supervising the filming and editing of music videos to be used as promotional tools for popular music singles. ... After the Sunset is a 2004 comedy/action movie, starring Pierce Brosnan as Max Burdett, a master thief caught in a cat-and-mouse game with FBI agent Stan Lloyd played by Woody Harrelson. ... Red Dragon is a 2002 thriller film, based on the novel of the same name written by Thomas Harris featuring the brilliant psychiatrist and serial killer Dr. Hannibal Lecter. ... “Rush Hour” redirects here. ... This article is about a television series. ...

Biography

Brett Ratner was born in Miami Beach to Marcia Ratner, a Cuban-born socialite.^[1] Ratner's maternal grandparents were Eastern European Jews who immigrated to Cuba and then the United States.^[2] Ratner directed music videos before reaching commercial success with the action-comedy Rush Hour (1998), starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker, both of whom reunited with Ratner for two sequels, Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Rush Hour 3 (2007). Ratner was under consideration to direct X-Men (2000) and Superman Returns (2006), although both were eventually directed by Bryan Singer. After Singer left the X-Men franchise to direct Superman Returns, Ratner became director of X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). X3 was panned by critics and fans alike, validating Brett's nickname as "Hackner." Location in Miami-Dade and the state of Florida. ... Pre-1989 division between the West (grey) and Eastern Bloc (orange) superimposed on current national boundaries: Russia (dark orange), other countries of the former USSR (medium orange),members of the Warsaw pact (light orange), and other former Communist regimes not aligned with Moscow (lightest orange). ... A music video (also video clip, promo) is a short film or video meant to present a visual representation of a popular music song. ... “Rush Hour” redirects here. ... Chan Kong-Sang (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ), also known as Jackie Chan Sing Lung (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; pinyin: ) or Jackie Chan SBS, (born on April 7, 1954) is a Chinese martial artist, action star, actor, director, screenwriter, film producer, singer and stunt performer. ... Christopher Tucker (born August 31, 1972) is an American actor and comedian. ... Rush Hour 2 is a 2001 martial arts/buddy cop film starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker. ... Rush Hour 3 is the third installment in the martial arts/action-adventure Rush Hour franchise starring Chris Tucker, and Jackie Chan that began with Rush Hour (1998) and continued with Rush Hour 2 (2001). ... X-Men is a 2000 superhero film based upon the fictional characters the X-Men. ... For the video game of the same name, see Superman Returns (video game). ... Bryan Singer (born September 17, 1965) is an American film director. ...

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In an interview with The Advocate magazine, Ratner revealed that he enjoyed his first blow job from a gay man who was dressing as a woman. ^[3] The Advocate (ISSN 0001-8996) is a US-based LGBT-related biweekly news magazine. ... Oral sex consists of all those sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth, tongue, etc. ...

As of 2006, Ratner resides in Beverly Hills, California. On April 25, 2007, Fox Broadcasting announced that he, Carrie Fisher, Garry Marshall, and Jon Avnet would be the judges for the network's filmmaking-competition reality TV series, On the Lot, which premiered in May 2007. Beverly Hills redirects here. ... The Fox Broadcasting Company is a television network in the United States. ... Carrie Frances Fisher (born October 21, 1956) is an American actress, screenwriter and novelist. ... Garry Kent Marshall (born November 13, 1934) is an American actor/director/writer/producer. ... Jonathan Michael Avnet (born November 17, 1949) is an American director/writer/producer. ... A film being made in Warsaw, Bracka street Filmmaking is the process of making a film, from an initial story idea or commission through scriptwriting, shooting, editing and finally distribution to an audience. ... Reality television is a genre of television programming in which the fortunes of real life people (as opposed to fictional characters played by actors) are followed. ... On the Lot is a reality show competition produced by Steven Spielberg and Mark Burnett[1]. The show, which airs on FOX, features filmmakers competing in weekly elimination competitions, with the ultimate prize of a million dollar development deal at DreamWorks. ...

Working with the screenwriting team of Richard Potter and Matthew Stravitz, Ratner is preparing to direct an updated remake of the 1978 film The Boys From Brazil (based on the novel by Ira Levin) for New Line Cinema. The project should go before cameras in late 2007 or early 2008.

Screen appearances

Ratner was seen on MTV series Punk'd when Hugh Jackman, who portrays Wolverine in the X-Men films, was the subject of a practical joke that made it appear Ratner's $3.6 million home in Beverly Hills was destroyed by a BBQ grill explosion. Ashton Kutcher later arrived to his home and hugged him after Jackman was punk'd.^[4] This article is about the original U.S. music television channel. ... Punkd is an American hidden camera practical joke television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher, which first aired in 2003. ... Hugh Michael Jackman (born 12 October 1968 in Pymble, New South Wales) is an Australian film, television and stage actor. ... For other uses, see Wolverine (disambiguation). ... A member of the Airpork Crew barbecue team prepares pork shoulder at the Memphis in May World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest. ... This article is about the actor. ...

He also appeared as himself in Entourage, as part of a storyline centered on Johnny Drama's possibly showing up in Rush Hour 3. Entourage is an Emmy Award-winning HBO original series created by Doug Ellin that chronicles the rise of Vincent Chase — a young A-list movie star — and his childhood friends from Queens, New York City as they navigate the unfamiliar terrain of Hollywood, California. ... Rush Hour 3 is the third installment in the martial arts/action-adventure Rush Hour franchise starring Chris Tucker, and Jackie Chan that began with Rush Hour (1998) and continued with Rush Hour 2 (2001). ...

Reported salaries

According to IMDB

• X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) - $5,000,000
• Red Dragon (2002) - $6,000,000
• Rush Hour 2 (2001) - $5,000,000
• The Family Man (2000) - $5,000,000

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Works

Film and television

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Music videos

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Footnotes

Punkd is an American hidden camera practical joke television series on MTV, produced and hosted by Ashton Kutcher, which first aired in 2003. ...

References

• Official site
• Brett Ratner at the Internet Movie Database