Raja Gosnell

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Raja Gosnell
Born
Raja Raymond Gosnell

(1958-12-09) December 9, 1958 (age 66)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Film director
  • editor
Years active1978–present

Raja Raymond Gosnell (born December 9, 1958) [1] is an American film editor and director. He is known for directing comedies and family films. Among his best known works are Never Been Kissed (1999), Big Momma's House (2000), two Scooby-Doo movies (2002 and 2004), Home Alone 3 (1997), Yours, Mine & Ours (2005), and two Smurfs movies (2011 and 2013).

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Early life

Gosnell is named after his father's friend Raja Mohideen. [2] He was born in Los Angeles, California on December 9, 1958. [3]

Career

Gosnell's career started in 1980 when he worked with director Robert Altman as an assistant editor on Popeye . His first solo credit as an editor was on the film The Silence. Afterward, Gosnell would serve as editor on a number of films, including Teen Wolf Too , Pretty Woman , and Rookie of the Year . [3]

He is also known for his collaboration with director Chris Columbus, for whom he edited the films Home Alone (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), and Mrs. Doubtfire (1993). [3]

Gosnell made his directorial debut with Home Alone 3 after learning writer and producer John Hughes was looking for a director for the project. Afterwards, he went on to direct more theatrical films, including Never Been Kissed (1999), Big Momma's House (2000), Scooby-Doo (2002), Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008), and The Smurfs (2011) and its sequel, The Smurfs 2 (2013). [3] While many of his films have been met with poor reception from critics, they have generally been very successful at the box office. In 2021, Gosnell co-directed his son, Bradley, in Gun and a Hotel Bible alongside Alicia Joy LeBlanc.[ citation needed ]

Filmography

Director

Key
†Denotes films that have not yet been released
YearTitleNotesRef
1997 Home Alone 3 [4]
1999 Never Been Kissed [5]
2000 Big Momma's House [4]
2002 Scooby-Doo
2004 Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
2005 Yours, Mine & Ours
2008 Beverly Hills Chihuahua
2011 The Smurfs
2013 The Smurfs 2
2018 Show Dogs
2021Gun and a Hotel BibleCo-directed with Alicia Joy LeBlanc
TBASanta: The Adventure Begins†

Executive producer

Editor

YearTitleNotes
1978 Remember My Name Assistant editor
1979 Quintet Assistant editor (Credited as Raja R. Gosnell)
A Perfect Couple Assistant film editor
1980 Health Assistant editor (Credited as Raja R. Gosnell)
Popeye
1982 Making Love
1983 Yellowbeard
1984 The Lonely Guy
1986 Monster in the Closet
Weekend Warriors
The Return of Billy Jack Unfinished
1987 Teen Wolf Too
Good Morning, Vietnam Additional editor
1988 D.O.A.
Heartbreak Hotel
1990 Pretty Woman
Home Alone
1991 My Heroes Have Always Been Cowboys Editor (Rodeo sequence)
Only the Lonely
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1993 Rookie of the Year
Mrs. Doubtfire
1994 Exit to Eden Additional film editor
Miracle on 34th Street
1995 Nine Months

References

  1. ↑ "Raja Gosnell - Biography - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . 2014. Archived from the original on March 10, 2014. Retrieved February 18, 2014.
  2. ↑ Hollywood TV (June 17, 2007). "Raja Gosnell How to make it in Hollywood". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 22, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Raja Gosnell biography and filmography | Raja Gosnell movies". Tribute. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Raja Gosnell". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved May 17, 2020.
  5. ↑ "AFI's 100 Years...100 Passions Nominees" (PDF). Retrieved August 19, 2016.


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