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NAME:	Brett Ratner
PROFILE:	Name: Brett Ratner Sex: M Nationality: American Birth Date: March 28, 1969 Birth Place: Miami Beach, Florida, USA Profession: director, producer Education: Miami Beach Senior High, Miami Beach, Florida, USA NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, New York City, New York, USA Relationship: Serena Williams (tennis player; born on ; dated from 2004-2005), Rebecca Gayheart (actress; born on August 12, 1971; began dating 1989; engaged in 1997; broke up in December 1999) Mother: Marcia Ratner (a socialite) Claim to fame: His commercial success with the action-comedy Rush Hour (1998), starring Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker Contact: Click here
GOSSIP:	Moved the location to RUSH HOUR 3 to Paris, France because his stars - Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker - didn't want to shoot the film on their native continents. (2007) Says one of his first sexual experiences was with a man dressed in drag - who he initially thought was a woman. He insists he isn't ashamed of the experience and has written it into new movie RUSH HOUR 3. Appeared as himself in Entourage, as part of a storyline centered on Johnny Drama's appearance in RUSH HOUR 3. Was frustrated by his image as a party animal, and fears he won't be taken seriously as a film-maker because of it. The director makes more headlines because of his A-list pals and rumored romances than the movies he makes. (2006) Got his start by directing rap and hip-hop videos for his friend Russell Simmons. When the original director of MONEY TALKS (1997) had to be replaced, Simmons recommended him. Once vowed he would not direct movies until he had directed at least 100 music videos. Without knowing him, Steven Spielberg and his company Amblin Entertainment sent him $5000 to finish funding for his final film project at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts after he sent out 20 letters to producers asking for help. His favorite film is SCARFACE (1932). Was in pre-production for a remake of John Cassavetes' THE KILLING OF A CHINESE BOOKIE (1976) after he finished RUSH HOUR (1998). It was to be written by Cassavetes' son, Nick Cassavetes and Warren Beatty was set to star. Ratner left the project when he was offered THE FAMILY MAN (2000). Favorite film director is Hal Ashby. After meeting with real life FBI agents, he decided that it would not be authentic to have Scott Glenn reprise the role of Jack Crawford in RED DRAGON (2002), his THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991) prequel. Instead, he cast Harvey Keitel, in a role originally created by Dennis Farina in MANHUNTER (1986). Keitel and Farina had also both played Ray Barbone in the film GET SHORTY (1995). Ratner was considered for directing the sequel to GET SHORTY, entitled BE COOL (2005), in which Keitel also appears. Ranked #81 on Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. He did not rank on the 2004 list. At Miami Beach Senior High School he was a drama student of well-known instructor Jay W. Jensen. Replaced director Matthew Vaughn just two months before filming began on X-MEN: THE LAST STAND (2006). Was for some time attached to direct SUPERMAN RETURNS (2006). He left the project because of repeated delays and difficulty in casting a lead actor. The project then went to Bryan Singer, while Ratner went on to direct X-MEN: THE LAST STAND (2006), the two previous movies in the saga having been directed by Singer. MORE BRETT RATNER TRIVIA
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