Born 1943 (age 64) · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Appears in 12 titles

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.

Filmography

Trading Places
7.2
Trading Places
1983
Producer
The Rose
6.7
The Rose
1979
Producer
Wise Guys
5.4
Wise Guys
1986
Producer
Teachers
5.7
Teachers
1984
Producer
Rude Awakening
4.7
Rude Awakening
1989
Producer
Partners
5.5
Partners
1982
Producer
Missing Pieces
5.7
Missing Pieces
1992
Producer
Off and Running
5.0
Off and Running
1991
Producer
The Bette Midler Show
9.5
The Bette Midler Show
1976
Producer
6.0
Aaron Russo's Mad As Hell
1991
Producer