Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-02-14 (82 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Aaron Russo

Biography:

Aaron Russo was an entertainment businessman, filmmaker, libertarian political activist, and a 9/11 truther. He was best-known for producing Trading Places, Wise Guys, and The Rose. Later in life he created the documentaries Mad as Hell, which calls into question the current state of governmental affairs and America: Freedom to Fascism, which investigates the breadth of the Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the Federal Reserve System. After a six year battle with bladder cancer, Russo died on August 24, 2007.

Known For

Production

1992

Missing Pieces as Producer

1991

1989

Rude Awakening as Producer

1986

Wise Guys as Producer

1984

Teachers as Producer

1983

Trading Places as Producer

1982

Partners as Producer

1979

The Rose as Producer

Directing

1989

Rude Awakening as Director

Writing