Biography

Anthony and Joe Russo were raised in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended Benedictine High School. Their parents are Patricia and Basil Russo, an attorney and former judge. The Russos were graduate students at Case Western Reserve University when they began directing, writing, and producing their first feature, Pieces. They financed the film with student loans and credit cards. After viewing Pieces at a film festival, Steven Soderbergh approached the duo and offered to produce their next film, along with his producing partner George Clooney. This project was the crime comedy Welcome to Collinwood, starring William H. Macy, Sam Rockwell, and Clooney.

FX network executive Kevin Reilly hired the Russos to direct the pilot for the series Lucky, having liked the pair's work on Collinwood. Ron Howard was a fan of the pilot, and he had a hand in hiring the brothers to direct the pilot for Fox's Arrested Development. The brothers won an Emmy for their work on the episode.

In 2006, the Russo brothers returned to film, directing the Owen Wilson comedy You, Me, and Dupree. The film grossed $140 million worldwide. For the 2007-08 TV season, the Russos joined the crew of the ABC series Carpoolers as executive producers and directors. They served as executive producers and directors on the first several seasons of the NBC sitcom Community and the ABC series Happy Endings.

In July 2013, the brothers wrapped principal production on Captain America: The Winter Soldier, a superhero sequel for Marvel Studios; the film was released on April 4, 2014.

The Russos cite the sitcoms M*A*S*H, Taxi, and Cheers as influences. Their younger sister Angela Russo-Ostot also is in television, having worked as a writer and producer on V and Trust Me, among other series.

In January 2014, the brothers signed on to return to direct the third Captain America film, Captain America: Civil War, which was released on May 6, 2016. In May 2014, they were announced to co-write and direct The Gray Man and in March 2015, the brothers were set to direct the reboot of Ghostbusters, produced by Sony's new-founded company, Ghost Corps. However, as of March 2016, the Russos are no longer attached to the Ghostbusters project. On March 23, 2015, it was confirmed that the Russo brothers will direct the two part Avengers: Infinity War, which are scheduled for release in 2018 and 2019. The Brothers announced that they're financing the Los Angeles/Beijing production company called Anthem & Song with producing the superhero movie The Hero’s Awakening.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Credit(s)
2002	Welcome to Collinwood	Directors Writers
2006	You, Me and Dupree	Directors
2014	Captain America: The Winter Soldier	Directors
2014	A Merry Friggin' Christmas	Executive Producers
2016	Captain America: Civil War	Directors and Actor (Joe Russo)
2018	Avengers: Infinity War - Part I	Directors
2019	Avengers: Infinity War - Part II	Directors

Short films

Year	Title	Credit(s)
2002	Kiss, TheThe Kiss	Directors Producers Writers
2006	No. 6	Producer (Joe only)
2008	Square One	Writer (Anthony only)
	Carfuckers	Directors
2009	Donkey Punch	Producer (Anthony only)
2012	Leader of the Pack	Producers

Television

Year	Program	Episode(s)	Credit(s)
2003	Lucky	"Calling Dr. Con"	Directors
2003-05	Arrested Development	Both: "Pilot" Anthony only: "Top Banana", "Key Decisions", "The Immaculate Election", "Spring Breakout" Joe only: "Bringing Up Buster", "In God We Trust", "Pier Pressure", "Marta Complex", "Shock and Aww", "Missing Kitty", "Hand to God", "Motherboy XXX", "Meet the Veals"	Directors
2004	LAX	"Pilot"	Directors
2004-05		All episodes	Co-executive producers
2006	Secrets of a Small Town	Failed ABC pilot	Executive producers
	What About Brian	"Pilot"	Directors
2006-07		All episodes	Executive producers
2007-08	Carpoolers	Both: "Pilot" Anthony only: "The Code", "The Recital" Joe only: "Laird of the Rings", "What Would You Do?", "Down for the Count", "The Seminar", "A Divorce to Remember", "The Handsomest Man", "Lost in America"	Directors
		All episodes	Executive producers
2008	Courtroom K	Failed Fox pilot	Directors
2009	Untitled Family Pilot	Failed NBC pilot	Directors
	Comedy Showcase	"The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret"	Directors
2009-2012, 2014	Community	Both: Pilot Anthony only: "Introduction to Film", "Social Psychology", "Home Economics", "The Politics of Human Sexuality", "Physical Education", "Beginner Pottery", "The Psychology of Letting Go", "Basic Rocket Science", "Asian Population Studies", "Custody Law and Eastern European Diplomacy", "Biology 101", "Competitive Ecology", "Foosball and Nocturnal Vigilantism" Joe only: "Spanish 101", "Advanced Criminal Law", "Football, Feminism and You", "Debate 109", "Investigative Journalism", "Romantic Expressionism", "Pascal's Triangle Revisited", "Anthropology 101", "Accounting for Lawyers", "Cooperative Calligraphy", "Advanced Dungeons & Dragons", "Intermediate Documentary Filmmaking", "Competitive Wine Tasting", "A Fistful of Paintballs", "Geography of Global Conflict", "Advanced Gay", "Documentary Filmmaking: Redux", "Geothermal Escapism", "Advanced Advanced Dungeons & Dragons"	Directors
		Seasons 1-3 and 5	Executive producers, directors only (season five)
2010	Running Wilde	"Pilot"	Directors Executive producers
	The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret	"In Which Claims are Made and a Journey Ensues" (original Comedy Showcase pilot, some footage reshot)	Directors
2011	The Council of Dads	Fox pilot	Directors
2011-2012	Happy Endings	Both: "Pilot" Anthony only: "Barefoot Pedaler", "Blax, Snake, Home", "Secrets and Limos" Joe only: "Bo Fight", "Yesandwitch", "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre"	Directors
		Season one & season two	Executive producers
	Up All Night	Joe only: "Cool Neighbors", "Working Late and Working It", "Day After Valentine's Day"	Directors
2012	Animal Practice	Both: "Pilot" Anthony only: "Clean-Smelling Pirate"	Directors
		All episodes	Executive producers
2015	Agent Carter	Joe only: "Bridge and Tunnel" (as Joseph V. Russo)	Directors

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