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Michael Ruscio

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  • Editorial Department
  • Producer
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Michael Ruscio is known for True Blood (2008), The Hunt for Red October (1990) and The Return of the Living Dead (1985).
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 7 nominations total

    Known for

    Anna Paquin, Ryan Kwanten, Stephen Moyer, Sam Trammell, Nelsan Ellis, and Rutina Wesley in True Blood (2008)
    True Blood
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Editor
    Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October (1990)
    The Hunt for Red October
    7.5
    • Editorial Department(as Michael A. Ruscio)
    • 1990
    The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
    The Return of the Living Dead
    7.3
    • Editorial Department(as Michael A. Ruscio)
    • 1985
    Lauren Ambrose, Freddy Rodríguez, Frances Conroy, Rachel Griffiths, Michael C. Hall, and Peter Krause in Six Feet Under (2001)
    Six Feet Under
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Editor

    Credits

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    Editor

    • Lone Wolf
      • Editor
      • Post-production
    • Death by Lightning (2025)
      Death by Lightning
      7.6
      TV Mini Series
      • edited by
      • 2025
    • Daniel Dae Kim in Butterfly (2025)
      Butterfly
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2025
    • 3 Body Problem (2024)
      3 Body Problem
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2024
    • Ethan Hawke and Ewan McGregor in Raymond & Ray (2022)
      Raymond & Ray
      6.2
      • Editor
      • 2022
    • Toni Collette and Bella Heathcote in Pieces of Her (2022)
      Pieces of Her
      6.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 2022
    • Bryan Cranston in Your Honor (2020)
      Your Honor
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2020–2021
    • Amanda Collin, Abubakar Salim, and Winta McGrath in Raised by Wolves (2020)
      Raised by Wolves
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2020
    • Carnival Row (2019)
      Carnival Row
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Catch-22 (2019)
      Catch-22
      7.7
      TV Mini Series
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Morris Chestnut, Kelli Garner, Jennifer Carpenter, Florin Penișoară, and Sophia Gennusa in The Enemy Within (2019)
      The Enemy Within
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2019
    • Joel Kinnaman in Altered Carbon (2018)
      Altered Carbon
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2018
    • Kevin Spacey in House of Cards (2013)
      House of Cards
      8.6
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Justin Theroux in The Leftovers (2014)
      The Leftovers
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2014–2017
    • Crash & Burn (2017)
      Crash & Burn
      TV Movie
      • Editor
      • 2017
    • Berlin Station (2016)
      Berlin Station
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Editor
      • 2016

    Editorial Department

    • All God's Children Can Dance (2008)
      All God's Children Can Dance
      5.2
      • additional editor
      • 2008
    • Denis Leary, Kari Wuhrer, and Michael Vartan in Sand (2000)
      Sand
      4.3
      • additional editor
      • 2000
    • Tim Daly in Seven Girlfriends (1999)
      Seven Girlfriends
      5.7
      • consulting editor
      • 1999
    • Anthony Hopkins, Emilio Estevez, Rene Russo, and Mick Jagger in Freejack (1992)
      Freejack
      5.4
      • additional editor
      • 1992
    • Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October (1990)
      The Hunt for Red October
      7.5
      • assistant film editor (as Michael A. Ruscio)
      • 1990
    • Critters 2: The Main Course (1988)
      Critters 2: The Main Course
      5.6
      • associate editor
      • 1988
    • Nobody's Fool (1986)
      Nobody's Fool
      5.4
      • first assistant film editor
      • 1986
    • Chopping Mall (1986)
      Chopping Mall
      5.6
      • assistant editor
      • 1986
    • Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf (1985)
      Howling II: ... Your Sister Is a Werewolf
      3.8
      • apprentice film editor (as Michael A. Ruscio)
      • 1985
    • The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
      The Return of the Living Dead
      7.3
      • apprentice editor (as Michael A. Ruscio)
      • 1985

    Producer

    • Daniel Dae Kim in Butterfly (2025)
      Butterfly
      6.7
      TV Series
      • co-producer
      • 2025
    • In Order of Appearance (2005)
      In Order of Appearance
      7.4
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2005

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Michael A. Ruscio
    • Parents
        Al Ruscio
    • Relatives
        Elizabeth Ruscio(Sibling)

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Brother of Elizabeth Ruscio and Nina Ruscio.

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