Russo Brothers

Anthony Russo (born February 3, 1970) and Joseph Russo (born July 18, 1971), collectively known as the Russo brothers (), are American directors, producers, and screenwriters. They direct most of their work together. They are best known for directing four films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU): Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014), Captain America: Civil War (2016), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Endgame grossed over $2.798 billion worldwide, briefly becoming the highest-grossing film of all time.
The brothers have also worked as directors and producers on the comedy series Arrested Development (2003–2005), Community (2009–2014), and Happy Endings (2011–2012). They won a Primetime Emmy Award for Arrested Development. 
==Early life==
Anthony Russo (born February 3, 1970) and Joseph Russo (born July 18, 1971) "Despite what Wiki says, it's actually today." were born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, the sons of Patricia Gallupoli and attorney and judge Basil Russo. Their parents were both of Italian descent. Their paternal and maternal families emigrated from Sicily and Abruzzo, respectively, and settling in Ohio. They attended Benedictine High School. Joe graduated from the University of Iowa and majored in English and writing, while Anthony graduated from the University of Pennsylvania and majored in business before switching to English. 
== Career ==
The Russo brothers were graduate students at Case Western Reserve University (where Anthony studied law and Joe studied acting at UEA) 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 the Slamdance 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 Russo brothers directed Avengers: Infinity War (2018), which became the first superhero movie to gross over $2 billion at the box office. They are the third directors to make a $2 billion movie after James Cameron's films Avatar and Titanic and J. J. Abrams's film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Its sequel, Avengers: Endgame, was released on April 26, 2019, broke numerous box office records, and became the second superhero movie to gross over $2 billion. They join James Cameron as the only directors to make two $2 billion films. 
The brothers are financing the Los Angeles and Beijing joint-production company Anthem & Song, which is producing the Chinese superhero film The Hero's Awakening.
The Russos also served as producers of the film Everything Everywhere All At Once, written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert. The film, released in theatres in March 2022, is A24's highest-grossing film worldwide at the box office. 
==Filmography==
===Film===
Year	Title 	Directors	Writer(s)	Producers
1997	Pieces 	 	 	
2002	Welcome to Collinwood 	 	 	
2006	You, Me and Dupree 	 	 	
2007	Crashing 	 	 	
2014	Captain America: The Winter Soldier	 	 	
2014	A Merry Friggin' Christmas 	 	 	
2016	Captain America: Civil War 	 	 	
2018	Avengers: Infinity War 	 	 	
2018	Dizzy Pursuit 	 	 	
2019	Avengers: Endgame 	 	 	
2019	21 Bridges 	 	 	
2019	Mosul 	 	 	
2019	Super Me 	 	 	
2020	Extraction 	 	 	
2020	Relic 	 	 	
2021	Cherry 	 	 	
2022	The Gray Man 	 	 	
2022	Everything Everywhere All at Once 	 	 	
2023	Extraction 2 	 	 	
2023	All Fun and Games 	 	 	
2024	The Electric State 	 	 	
2025	Force and Fast 	 	 	
===Television===
Year 	Title 	Director(s)	Executiveproducer(s)	Episode(s)
2003 	Lucky 	 	 	"Pilot", "Up the Streaks"
2003–2005	Arrested Development 	 	 	
2004–2005	LAX 	 	 	
2006 	What About Brian 	 	 	"Pilot"
2007–2008	Carpoolers 	 	 	
2009 	Comedy Showcase 	 	 	"The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret"
2009–2014	Community 	 	 	
2010 	Running Wilde 	 	 	"Pilot"
2010 	The Increasingly Poor Decisions of Todd Margaret	 	 	Original Comedy Showcase Pilot
2011–2012	Happy Endings 	 	 	
2011–2012	Up All Night 	 	 	
2012 	Animal Practice 	 	 	
2015 	Agent Carter 	 	 	Episode: "Bridge and Tunnel" (as Joseph V. Russo)
2019 	Deadly Class 	 	 	10 episodes
2019 	Larry Charles' Dangerous World of Comedy 	 	 	4 episodes
2022 	From 	 	 	10 episodes
2023 	Citadel 	 	 	
===Other===
*Fortnite Battle Royale - Season 6, Chapter 2 opening cinematic (co-directed, March 2021).
===Joe Russo's acting credits===
Year	Title 	Role 	Notes
2005	Arrested Development 	Joe 	Episode "Hand to God"
2006	You, Me and Dupree 	Personal Trainer 	
2014	Captain America: The Winter Soldier	Dr. Fine 	
2016	Captain America: Civil War 	Dr. Theo Broussard 	
2018	Avengers: Infinity War 	Bert 	Deleted scene
2019	Avengers: Endgame 	Grieving Man 	Credited as Gozie Agbo
2019	Avengers: Endgame 	Thanos 	Additional motion-capture only; uncredited
2020	The Simpsons 	Movie Executive (Voice)	Episode "Bart the Bad Guy"
2021	Cherry 	Restaurant Owner 	
2022	The Gray Man 	CIA DDO Fine 	uncredited
==See also==
*List of highest-grossing film directors 
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