Brett Ratner (born March 28, 1969) is an American filmmaker and music video director. He is best known for his films such as The Family Man, Red Dragon, the Rush Hour series, and X-Men: The Last Stand. He was also a producer on the Fox drama, Prison Break.

Early life

Ratner was born in Miami Beach, Florida to Marcia Presman, the daughter of Eastern European Jews who lived in Cuba before moving to Florida in the 1960s.Beach boy nurtures his roots - Entertainment News, Billion-Dollar Director: Brett Ratner, Media -Variety His father was Ronny Ratner, the son of a wealthy Miami businessman. Ratner's parents married when he was in his senior year of high school, and his father died in 2006.Nancy Jo Sales, "Hollywood Loves Brett Ratner", Vanity Fair, March 2007