Aaron Russo
- Known for
- Production
- Born
- February 14, 1943, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- August 24, 2007
- Movies
- 15
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.
Best-Known Movies
Filmography
| 2009 | Reflections and Warnings: An Interview with Aaron Russo | Self |
| 2006 | America: Freedom to Fascism | Self - Narrator |
| 1991 | Aaron Russo's Mad As Hell | Host |
| 1989 | Rude Awakening | Voice of fish |
Directing, Writing & Producing
| 2006 | America: Freedom to Fascism | Director, Screenplay |
| 1992 | Missing Pieces | Producer |
| 1991 | Off and Running | Producer |
| 1991 | Aaron Russo's Mad As Hell | Writer, Producer |
| 1989 | Rude Awakening | Producer, Director |
| 1986 | Wise Guys | Producer |
| 1984 | Teachers | Producer |
| 1983 | Trading Places | Producer |
| 1982 | Partners | Producer |
| 1979 | The Rose | Producer |
| 1976 | The Bette Midler Show | Producer |
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