Read about Ilya Naishuller net worth, age, wife, children, height, family, parents, salary, movies and tv shows as well as other information you need to know.
Introduction
Ilya Naishuller is a Russsian born film director and musician. He is known for directing action films Hardcore Henry (2015) and Nobody (2021). He is the owner of the film production company Versus Pictures and the indie rock band Biting Elbows.
Early Life
| Name | Ilya Naishuller |
| Net Worth | $5 million |
| Occupation | Film director, Musician |
| Age | 39 years |
| Height | 1.84m |
Ilya Viktorovich Naishuller was born on November 19, 1983 (age 39 years) in Moscow, Russia. He is the son of Russian parents, his mother is a surgeon and his father is a businessman of Jewish background. From the ages of seven to fourteen, he lived in London and attended private school. He studied at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts and met several filmmakers he would collaborate with later.
Career
Ilya Naishuller left school to pursue music. In 2008, he founded the rock band Biting Elbows as a lead singer and guitarist. In 2011, he released the EP Dope Fiend Massacre and the debut album Biting Elbows.
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Naishuller directed and starred in Bad Motherfucker in 2013, the music video for a Biting Elbows’ hit single. Shot entirely in POV, Bad Mother Fucker became a viral online hit with over 150 million cumulative views The video caught the attention of Hollywood agents, actors and directors and was praised by Darren Aronofsky.
In 2015 Naishuller directed an independent feature Hardcore, later renamed Hardcore Henry. It starred Sharlto Copley and Tim Roth and was produced by Timur Bekmambetov, Inga Vainshtein Smith and Ekaterina Kononenko.
Naishuller is also credited as a screenwriter, director, producer and actor in the film as well. The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2015 and won the festival’s People’s Choice Award. It was released theatrically by STXfilms on April 8, 2016. It went on to gross $14.3 million USD, in the US.
Naishuller and writers, Brain Philipson and Will Stewart released the comic book titled ‘Hardcore Akan #1’, the origin story for Hardcore Henry. The music video “Kolshchik” that Naishuller directed for the Russian rock band Leningrad won the Berlin Music Video Awards in 2017 while taking first place in the “Best Concept” category.
In 2021, Ilya Naishuller directed Nobody, an American action film written by Derek Kolstad. The Universal Pictures film stars Bob Odenkirk, Connie Nielsen, Aleksey Serebryakov, RZA and Christopher Lloyd.
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The film Nobody premiered as theaters in the United States were starting to reopen, following the initial COVID-19 outbreak. Nobody debuted at #1 at the US Box Office on its opening weekend.
Wife
Ilya Naishuller is currently married to Darya Charusha, they had their wedding in 2010. His wife is an actress and music composer who was born on August 25, 1980, in Norilsk. As of March 2023, Ilya Naishuller and his wife Darya Charusha are still married and living a happy life with each other. The couple hasn’t disclosed information related to their children.
Ilya Naishuller net worth
How much is Ilya Naishuller worth? Ilya Naishuller net worth is estimated at around $5 million. His main source of income is from his primary work as a film director and musician. Ilya Naishuller’s salary per month and other career earnings are over $500,000 dollars annually. His remarkable achievements have earned him some luxurious lifestyles and some fancy car trips. He is one of the richest and most influential Russian film directors. He stands at an appealing height of 1.84m and has a good body weight which suits his personality.