Russell Mulcahy

Date of Birth: June 23, 1953
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Russell Mulcahy Biography

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Russell Mulcahy mini-bio: Dynamic film director born June 23rd 1953 in Melbourne, Australia who first gained fame directing visually striking video clips for bands including Elton John, Duran Duran, "The Buggles" and "Bonnie Tyler". Mulcahy is also well known for feature films, starting off with the comedy Derek and Clive Get the Horn (1979), the Aussie horror film Razorback (1984), the spectacular sword and sorcery of Highlander (1986), followed by the sequel Highlander II: The Quickening (1991).

He directed Denzel Washington and John Lithgow in the violent Ricochet (1991), directed the film adaptation of The Shadow (1994) with Alec Baldwin and took the helm for Tale of the Mummy (1998).

In recent years, Mulcahy has been involved in directing several telemovies and episodes of TV shows including "Queer as Folk" (2000), _3: The Dale Earnhardt Story (2004)_, _"Mysterious Island" (2005)_ and _Curse of King Tut's Tomb, The (2006)_ starring Casper Van Dien.

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Eye color:blue

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Notable feature(s):glasses

Education:high school in melbourne

Family:parents

Resides in:melbourne,los angeles

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Personal interests/hobbies:filmaking,music videos

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Frequently incorporates water as a design element in production

His first music video (The Buggles' "Video Killed the Radio Star") was also the first music video ever played on MTV.

He made his feature-film directorial debut in 1980 with the British film Derek and Clive Get the Horn starring Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.

Last update: Oct 7 2009, 12:00 PM EDT by Petes1234567 (content history | content tools) (help)

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