Ruben Fleischer
Introduction '''Ruben Samuel Fleischer''' (born October 31, 1974) is an American film director, film producer, television producer, music video director, and commercial director who lives in Montclair, New Jersey. He is best known as the director of ''Zombieland'' (2009), his first feature film, and its sequel ''Zombieland: Double Tap'' (2019). He has also directed the films ''30 Minutes or Less'', ''Gangster Squad'', ''Uncharted'', and 2018's ''Venom'' featuring the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Prior to features, he directed television commercials for such brands as Cisco, Eurostar, ESPN, and Burger King, and music videos for artists such as M.I.A., Electric Six, DJ Format and Gold Chains.
Early life Fleischer was born and raised in Washington, D.C, the son of Karen Lee (née Samuel) and David Elliot Fleischer, who is a physician at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona and a professor of medicine. His brother, Lucas, works in new media. His father was born to a Jewish family, while his mother converted to Judaism. Fleischer was raised in Reform Judaism.After graduating with a major in history from Wesleyan University, Fleischer moved to San Francisco, where he worked as a freelance HTML programmer, unsure what he wanted to do with his life.
Career Taking the advice of close friend Mike White (also a  Wesleyan graduate), Fleischer worked as a PA in the writers' office of ''Dawson's Creek''. He eventually turned to directing and worked his way through the industry, tackling music videos, and television commercials before landing his first feature film, ''Zombieland'', in 2009.His second feature, ''30 Minutes or Less'', opened in theaters on August 12, 2011.Fleischer directed ''Gangster Squad'', a 2013 action thriller film, based on the special tactical group created by the LAPD to combat the Los Angeles crime family. He next directed ''Venom'', a film about Marvel Comics character Eddie Brock, starring Tom Hardy; it was released on October 5, 2018.In 2019, he directed ''Zombieland: Double Tap'', reuniting the four original leads. In February 2020, he was hired to direct ''Uncharted'', based on the video game series of the same name. In September 2022, he was hired to direct ''Now You See Me 3''.
Filmography '''Short film''' Year  Title  Director Producer 2001  ''The Girls Guitar Club''    2005  ''Gumball 3000: 6 Days in May''   === Feature film === Year  Title  Director  ExecutiveProducer 2009  ''Zombieland''     2011  ''30 Minutes or Less''     2013  ''Gangster Squad''    2018  ''Venom''      ''The Mule''      2019  ''Zombieland: Double Tap''     2021  ''Venom: Let There Be Carnage''     2022  ''Uncharted''    ;Producer* ''Two Night Stand'' (2014)* ''Unicorn Store'' (2017)* ''Bad Trip'' (2021)=== Television === Year  Title  Director ExecutiveProducer Notes 2003–2006 ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'' 3 episodes 2006–2007 ''Rob & Big''   2008 ''Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis''   2 episodes 2009–2015 ''Fantasy Factory''   2010 ''Funny or Die Presents''   4 episodes 2015 ''Marry Me''   Episode "F Me" 2015–2021 ''Superstore''   Directed 7 episodes 2016 ''American Housewife''   Directed episode "Pilot" 2017 ''Santa Clarita Diet''   Directed 2 episodes 2017–2021 ''The Bold Type''   2019–2020 ''Stumptown''   Directed 1 episode 2023 ''White House Plumbers''   ''Jury Duty''  === Music videos === Title Artist"Galang"M.I.A. "Fix Up, Look Sharp"Dizzee Rascal"Stand Up Tall""Pro Nails"Kid Sister"I Came From SF"Gold Chains"Cali Nights""The Game""Nada""Dance Commander"Electric Six"Vicious Battle Raps"DJ Format"We Know Something You Don't""The Hit Song""Mocito"Pigeon Funk"Pies"Wiley"Dirty Girl"Bobby Light"Wash in the Rain"The Bees"Here She Comes Again"The Stands"I Believe in You"Amp Fiddler"Stadtkind"Ellen Allien"Time Bomb"The Dismemberment Plan"Just a Simple Plan"Piebald"French Jacuzzi Dub"Explosion Robinson"Come On to Me"Major Lazer featuring Sean Paul=== Commercials === Title Brand"Ladies Man"Boost Mobile"Geek""Shopaholic""Good Inside"McDonald's"After Party""Revision 43A"Cisco"Jack 245""Call Jimmy""Manager""Up Late with The King"Burger King"Handoff""Bounce""Circles"Eurostar"Quiet" ESPN"Mascots""The Drop"Courir"Nose"Cinnamon Toast Crunch"Infomercial"''Borat'' soundtrack"Believe It or Not"G4"Asai Kenichi"Levi's"Hiroshi Fujiwara""Chara""Cops"Ribena"Down Home"KFC"Har Mar Superstar"Vladivar"A Way In"Vogue
Collaborations Like many directors, Fleischer has worked with certain actors on two or more of his films:Actor''Zombieland''(2009)''30 Minutes or Less''(2011)''Gangster Squad''(2013)''Venom''(2018)''Zombieland: Double Tap''(2019)''Uncharted''(2022)TotalAbigail Breslin          2Jesse Eisenberg           3Woody Harrelson           3Bill Murray          2Michael Peña          2Emma Stone           3
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