Raja Gosnell

Born: 2nd January 1968
Where: Los Angeles

The former film editor has made a name for himself as a director after helming Never Been Kissed and the Scooby Doo series.

He began his career as a driver for Lion's Gate Films and served as an assistant editor on the Robert Altman films Quintet, A Perfect Couple and H.E.A.L.T.H.

He graduated to editor on the musical comedy Popeye with Robin Williams and earned his first solo credit for the Oscar-nominated short The Silence.

Gosnell also worked with directors as diverse as Barry Levinson, John Hughes and Garry Marshall on Good Morning Vietnam, Miracle on 34th Street and Pretty Woman.

He subsequently became associated with filmmaker Chris Columbus, working as his editor on Adventures In Babysitting, Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire and Nine Months.

In 1997, he made his directorial debut with the feature Home Alone 3 and went on to make the romantic comedy Never Been Kissed with Drew Barrymore.

Big Momma's House - starring Martin Lawrence - went on to become one of the biggest hits of 2000.

In 2002, he took on the Scooby Doo live action movie and went on to make the sequel Monsters Unleashed two years later.