Ron Underwood is an American film director.
Underwood was born in Glendale, California in 1953 but spent some of his teenage years living as an exchange student in Sri Lanka. After graduating from high school he briefly attended medical school, but dropped out after finding the courses too dull. After this he decided to follow a career in the film industry; film having been a passion of his since childhood. He enrolled at University of Southern C...
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Ron Underwood is an American film director.
Underwood was born in Glendale, California in 1953 but spent some of his teenage years living as an exchange student in Sri Lanka. After graduating from high school he briefly attended medical school, but dropped out after finding the courses too dull. After this he decided to follow a career in the film industry; film having been a passion of his since childhood. He enrolled at University of Southern California's prestigious film school, and upon graduation began working as a staff director and cameraman for Barr films, a company specializing in the production of educational films.
One of the first motion pictures Underwood worked on was Futureworld (1976) as a Production Assistant. The film starred Blythe Danner and Peter Fonda, actors he would later direct himself in 2004. During the filming of Futureworld, one of his tasks was to babysit a young Gwyneth Paltrow. Another early job was acting as an Assistant Director to first-time director...
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