Brett Ratner

Brett Ratner

Brett Ratner (born March 28th, 1969) is an American director and producer. He directed the Rush Hour film series, The Family Man, Red Dragon, X-Men: The Last Stand, and Tower Heist. He was also a producer of several films, including the Horrible Bosses series. Ratner got his start directing with music videos in the 1990s, and directed his first motion picture, Money Talks, in 1997. Overall, the films Ratner has directed have earned over $2 billion at the global box office. Ratner is the co-founder of RatPac Entertainment, a film production and financing company. Ratner led RatPac's partnership with Dune Entertainment in September 2013 for a co-financing deal with Warner Bros. that included 75 films. In January 2017, Ratner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to the motion picture industry, located at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard. In late 2017, former marketing executive Melanie Kohler and six other women including actresses Olivia Munn, Natasha Henstridge and Ellen Page accused Ratner of sexual misconduct and harassment. Ratner sued Kohler for defamation, but dropped the suit.

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