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Ruben Fleischer(I)

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  • Director
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Ruben Fleischer at an event for Gangster Squad (2013)
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Ruben Fleischer was born on 31 October 1974 in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Zombieland (2009), Gangster Squad (2013) and Venom (2018). He has been married to Holly Shakoor Fleischer since 10 November 2012.
BornOctober 31, 1974
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BornOctober 31, 1974
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 4 nominations total

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    Known for

    Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone in Zombieland (2009)
    Zombieland
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2009
    Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling, and Emma Stone in Gangster Squad (2013)
    Gangster Squad
    6.7
    • Producer
    • 2013
    Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, and Riz Ahmed in Venom (2018)
    Venom
    6.6
    • Director
    • 2018
    Antonio Banderas, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tom Holland, and Tati Gabrielle in Uncharted (2022)
    Uncharted
    6.3
    • Producer
    • 2022

    Credits

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    Producer

    • The Wild Ones
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • The 47 Night Stand
      • producer
      • Pre-production
    • John Cena and Eric André in Little Brother (2026)
      Little Brother
      5.5
      • produced by
      • 2026
    • Jury Duty Presents (2023)
      Jury Duty Presents
      8.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023–2026
    • David Alan Grier, Josh Lawson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kaliko Kauahi, Allison Tolman, Mekki Leeper, and Kahyun Kim in St. Denis Medical (2024)
      St. Denis Medical
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024–2026
    • Motorheads (2025)
      Motorheads
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux in White House Plumbers (2023)
      White House Plumbers
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Antonio Banderas, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tom Holland, and Tati Gabrielle in Uncharted (2022)
      Uncharted
      6.3
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Woody Harrelson, Marco Beltrami, Avi Arad, Maryann Brandon, Rocky Capella, Amanda Foster, Christopher Godwin, Stephen Graham, Tom Hardy, Naomie Harris, Gary A. Hecker, Hutch Parker, Alejandra Lazcano, Peggy Lu, Kelly Marcel, Rosie Marcel, Robert Richardson, Stan Salfas, Oliver Scholl, Andy Serkis, Reece Shearsmith, J.K. Simmons, Matt Tolmach, Tony Vella, Sian Webber, Michelle Williams, Stewart Alexander, Sandra Osborne, Brian Copeland, Charlie Fiske, Owen Benito, Eugene Magana, Miguel Angel Arreguin, Shakil Hussain, Lisa Lian, Olumide Olorunfemi, Amir Hamza, Cher Myra, Skip Howland, Joseph Walters, Erwin Rome, Tony Hunt, David Stokes, Alexander Garcia, Ana Zab, Paolo Alessio Pavone, Amy Pascal, Reid Scott, Kieran Simon, Adria Dinev, Ed Chidley, Joshua Eldridge-Smith, Tiffanie Thomas, Kristen Simoes, Shaliz Afshar, Che Amaro, Clément Osty, Carlos Damasceno, Fiona Burt, Kelvin Lang, Sarah Hussain, Tyrone Reid, James D. Weston II, David Zepeda, Eugene Lin, Akilbek Allan, Shane Steyn, Donovan Patrick Walsh, Laurence Spellman, Obie Matthew, Sam Robinson, Akie Kotabe, Amrou Al-Kadhi, Vaughn Johseph, Michael Andrew Reed, Jeff Redlick, Didier Dell Benjamin, Cabran E. Chamberlain, Anya Fuchs, Scroobius Pip, Michelle Greenidge, Frank Scozzari, Ed Moy, Richard Price, Little Simz, Sonny Ashbourne Serkis, Tom Holland, Etienne Vick, Beau Sargent, Rodrig Andrisan, John Lobato, Aurore Swithenbank, Ed Kear, Timothy A. Slater, Steve Warky Nunez, Louis J Rhone, Otis Winston, Larry Olubamiwo, Benito M. Selim, Simon Connolly, Andrew Koponen, Chabris Napier-Lawrence, Rachel Handshaw, Cynthia Acosta, Cynthia Naylor Smyth, Rick Richardson, Jessie Vinning, Jason McNab, Rob Bowen, Adam Basil, Ashlen Aquila, Elliot Cable, Greg Lockett, Emma Lau, Jamal Ajala, Michael Kennedy, Andzelika Bobrova, William W. Barbour, Sean Delaney, Feizal Mowlabocus, Jack Bandeira, Rachel Thurow, Leigh Hutchinson, Oliver Stockwell, Eric Sigmundsson, Sean Michael McGrory, Jose Palma, Kenny Lorenzetti, Amber Sienna, Alfredo Tavares, Storm Stewart, Mel Powell, Christian Harris Neeman, and Ruth Clarson in Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021)
      Venom: Let There Be Carnage
      5.9
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Aisha Dee, Meghann Fahy, and Katie Stevens in The Bold Type (2017)
      The Bold Type
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2017–2021
    • Lil Rel Howery and Eric André in Bad Trip (2021)
      Bad Trip
      6.5
      • producer
      • 2021
    • Mark McKinney, America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Colton Dunn, Lauren Ash, Kaliko Kauahi, Nichole Sakura, and Nico Santos in Superstore (2015)
      Superstore
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2015–2021
    • Messy
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2020
    • Bhaag Beanie Bhaag (2020)
      Bhaag Beanie Bhaag
      3.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Michael Ealy, Cobie Smulders, and Jake Johnson in Stumptown (2019)
      Stumptown
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019–2020
    • Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone in Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
      Zombieland: Double Tap
      6.6
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Clint Eastwood in The Mule (2018)
      The Mule
      7.0
      • executive producer
      • 2018

    Director

    • Protecting Jared
      • director
      • Filming
    • Jak and Daxter
      • Director
    • David Alan Grier, Josh Lawson, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Kaliko Kauahi, Allison Tolman, Mekki Leeper, and Kahyun Kim in St. Denis Medical (2024)
      St. Denis Medical
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2024–2026
    • Morgan Freeman, Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher, Rosamund Pike, Dominic Sessa, Dave Franco, Justice Smith, and Ariana Greenblatt in Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)
      Now You See Me: Now You Don't
      5.9
      • directed by
      • 2025
    • Freddie Highmore in The Good Doctor (2017)
      The Good Doctor
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Max Williams Gets Grounded
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2022
    • Antonio Banderas, Mark Wahlberg, Sophia Ali, Tom Holland, and Tati Gabrielle in Uncharted (2022)
      Uncharted
      6.3
      • directed by
      • 2022
    • Mark McKinney, America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Colton Dunn, Lauren Ash, Kaliko Kauahi, Nichole Sakura, and Nico Santos in Superstore (2015)
      Superstore
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015–2021
    • Michael Ealy, Cobie Smulders, and Jake Johnson in Stumptown (2019)
      Stumptown
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Abigail Breslin, and Emma Stone in Zombieland: Double Tap (2019)
      Zombieland: Double Tap
      6.6
      • directed by
      • 2019
    • Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, and Riz Ahmed in Venom (2018)
      Venom
      6.6
      • directed by
      • 2018
    • Spaced Out
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2017
    • Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant in Santa Clarita Diet (2017)
      Santa Clarita Diet
      7.8
      TV Series
      • directed by
      • 2017
    • Diedrich Bader, Katy Mixon Greer, Daniel DiMaggio, Meg Donnelly, and Giselle Eisenberg in American Housewife (2016)
      American Housewife
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Ken Marino and Casey Wilson in Marry Me (2014)
      Marry Me
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2015
    • Sarah Silverman Closes the Wage Gap (2014)
      Sarah Silverman Closes the Wage Gap
      3.3
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Emma Stone in A Way In (2014)
      A Way In
      5.3
      Video
      • Director
      • 2014

    Writer

    • Emma Stone in A Way In (2014)
      A Way In
      5.3
      Video
      • Writer
      • 2014
    • Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory (2009)
      Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory
      7.6
      TV Series
      • concept
      • creator
      • 2009–2010
    • Rob Dyrdek, Chris Boykin, and Meaty in Rob & Big (2006)
      Rob & Big
      7.6
      TV Series
      • creator
      • 2006–2008
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos15

    Will a Venom & Spider-Man Crossover Cause Maximum Carnage?
    Clip 3:37
    Will a Venom & Spider-Man Crossover Cause Maximum Carnage?
    Meet Carnage: Venom's Next Foe?
    Clip 2:29
    Meet Carnage: Venom's Next Foe?
    Meet Carnage: Venom's Next Foe?
    Clip 2:29
    Meet Carnage: Venom's Next Foe?
    Zombieland: "The Rules"
    Clip 0:57
    Zombieland: "The Rules"
    Zombieland: "Prospecting"
    Clip 0:47
    Zombieland: "Prospecting"
    Zombieland -- Woody Harrelson Soundbites
    Interview 0:55
    Zombieland -- Woody Harrelson Soundbites
    Zombieland Panel at Comic-Con 2009
    Interview 2:20
    Zombieland Panel at Comic-Con 2009

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Ruben Fleisher
    • Born
      • October 31, 1974
      • Washington, District of Columbia, USA
    • Spouse
      • Holly Shakoor FleischerNovember 10, 2012 - present
    • Children
      • No Children
    • Parents
        David Eliior Fleischer
    • Relatives
      • Lucas Fleischer(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Directed music video for Electric Six, "Dance Commander".
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Articles

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Wedding to publicist Holly Shakoor was officiated by actress Emma Stone. Shakoor is Stone's publicist and Stone introduced the pair.

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