D. J. Caruso

Quick Facts

Full Name	D. J. Caruso
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Jan 17, 1965(1965-01-17)
Age	59
Birthplace	Norwalk
Country	United States
Birth City	Connecticut
Horoscope	Capricorn

D. J. Caruso Biography

D. J. Caruso is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on January 17, 1965 in Norwalk, Connecticut, United States. Daniel John Caruso Jr. (/k @’r U: s OU (born January 17 1965) is an American film producer, director and screenwriter. His work covers a wide range of genres such as thriller (Disturbia, Taking Lives) as well as dramatic (Standing Up), horror (The Disappointments Room), and action (I am number Four XXX The Return from Xander Cage). He also has directed numerous episodes of TV series like The Shield, Over There, Smallville, and Dark Angel. Most of his films are in the action and thriller genres.

He was an invited panelist on Fox reality TV program On the Lot for the episode on the 28th and 29th of May, 2007. Caruso created his very first music video back in 2007, for the track “Don’t Make Me Wait” by This World Fair. In 2009 Caruso was the director of the music videos for Airborne Toxic Event’s track “Sometime Around Midnight”.

In August 2013, Caruso planned to direct the film adaptation of the comic Preacher. Caruso was also working on a film titled Selling Time, a supernatural thriller potentially starring Will Smith, about a man who is given the unique opportunity to relive the worst day of his life, in exchange for seven years off his own life expectancy. Both projects have since fallen through, with the former property being adapted into a hit television series aired on AMC.

He directed the YA novel adaptation I Am Number Four in 2011, which film grossed $161 million worldwide, but failed to build enough interest for an intended sequel. Two year later, he fulfilled a long-time passion project with the coming-of-age film Standing Up, the director’s first family film. It is based on Brock Cole’s novel, The Goats. The film stars Chandler Canterbury and Annalise Basso as two geeky children who embark on a journey of discovery and self-discovery after they are stripped naked and left stranded together on an island as part of a summer camp prank. Caruso began adapting the novel in the early nineties with then-partner Ken Aguado, who produced the film. Standing Up was produced for a small budget of $3 million and was released on August 16, 2013.

His debut feature film directorial debut as filmmaker was The Salton Sea, a chic 2002 crime thriller that starred Val Kilmer and Vincent D’Onofrio which has since earned small cult-like status. A year later, Caruso directed the Angelina Jolie and Ethan Hawke-starring psychological thriller Taking Lives. The film premiered on the 16th March 2004 but it was not able to meet box- office expectations, earning only $65,470,529 out of an estimated budget of $35 million. The film did prove to be a hit in home entertainment, securing its spot as the best-selling DVD for three consecutive weeks. Two for the Money was the next film by Caruso, and was described as “a well done sport thriller, but with too many details”. The film premiered on the 7th of October on the 7th of October, 2005. It was a moderate success earning $30,526,509 around the world, with a spending of only $18million. The film was made available on DVD the 17th of January, the 17th of January.

D. J. Caruso Net Worth

D. J. Caruso is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, D. J. Caruso 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Caruso was a graduate of Norwalk High School in 1983. He graduated from Pepperdine University in Malibu, California.

Caruso got married to actor Holly Kuespert on July 6 the 6th of July, 1990. There are five of them: Brandon, Daniel, Sophia, Charlie and Sally.

In 2007, Caruso was asked by Steven Spielberg to direct Disturbia. The movie was Caruso’s first big hit, grossing over $117 million on a $20 million budget. It starred Shia LaBeouf, Sarah Roemer, David Morse, Aaron Yoo, and Carrie-Anne Moss. It was released April 13, 2007 in theaters and on DVD August

7. Eagle Eye was Caruso’s second collaboration with producer Spielberg and actor LaBeouf. It also starred Michelle Monaghan, Billy Bob Thornton, Rosario Dawson and was released in theaters September 26, 2008. Critical reactions were mixed to negative but, on its opening weekend the movie grossed $29.1 million in 3,510 theaters in the United States and Canada. As of 2017, it has grossed $201 million worldwide with a movie budget of $80 million.

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Who is D. J. Caruso Dating?

According to our records, D. J. Caruso married to Holly Kuespert. As of December 1, 2023, D. J. Caruso’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

D. Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. D. J. Caruso celebrates birthday on January 17 of every year.