The Mask director Chuck Russell dies at 74, Jim Carrey remembers his ‘playfulness’

4 min readMumbaiJul 25, 2026 01:41 PM IST Chuck Russell has died at 74. (Photo: DD India, YouTube)Hollywood filmmaker Chuck Russell, best known for directing cult and blockbuster films such as A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987), The Blob (1988), The Mask (1994), Eraser (1996), and The Scorpion King (2002), has died at the age of 74. According to TMZ, Russell died unexpectedly at his home in the San Diego area on Wednesday, July 22, his family confirmed. People reported that the local fire department responded to a medical emergency at Russell’s residence on Wednesday afternoon after receiving a call about an unconscious man. The filmmaker was declared dead at the scene. The cause of death has not been disclosed, with his family still travelling to California.Russell began h