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Producer
Aaron Russo
- Born February 14, 1943 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died August 24, 2007
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
Trading Places1983
The Rose1979
Wise Guys1986
Teachers1984
America: Freedom to Fascism2006
Rude Awakening1989
Partners1982
Missing Pieces1992
Filmography
- 2009Reflections and Warnings: An Interview with Aaron RussoFilmSelf
- 2006America: Freedom to FascismFilmSelf - Narrator, Director, Screenplay
- 1992Missing PiecesFilmProducer
- 1991Off and RunningFilmProducer
- 1991Aaron Russo's Mad As HellFilmHost, Writer, Producer
- 1989Rude AwakeningFilmVoice of fish, Producer, Director
- 1986Wise GuysFilmProducer
- 1984TeachersFilmProducer
- 1983Trading PlacesFilmProducer
- 1982PartnersFilmProducer
- 1979The RoseFilmProducer
- 1976The Bette Midler ShowFilmProducer