What is David R. Ellis?
'''David Richard Ellis''' (September 8, 1952 &ndash; January 7, 2013) was an [[Americans|American]] [[child actor]], [[movie director]], and [[stuntman]]. He is known for directing ''[[Snakes on a Plane]]'', ''[[Final Destination]]'', ''[[Cellular]]'', and ''[[Shark Night]]''. Ellis was born on September 8, 1952 in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]], [[California]]. He was raised in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]]. Ellis was the brother of [[Annie Ellis]]. He had a son, Twany Ellis. Ellis died aged 60 in his [[hotel]] room on January 7, 2013 in [[Johannesburg]], [[South Africa]]. At the end of his life he was directing ''[[Kite (movie)|Kite]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title='Snakes on a Plane' director David R. Ellis dies|url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/snakes-plane-director-david-r-ellis-dies#overlay-context=article/state-tax-cut-plans-tempered-caution-2013|publisher=AP|access-date=8 January 2013|archive-date=11 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130111184400/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/snakes-plane-director-david-r-ellis-dies#overlay-context=article/state-tax-cut-plans-tempered-caution-2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{IMDb name|0254786}} {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, David}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:2013 deaths]] [[Category:Actors from Los Angeles]] [[Category:Actors from Santa Monica, California]] [[Category:American child actors]] [[Category:Movie directors from California]]