Aaron Ruell

Birth Name:

Derek Aaron Ruell

Birth Place:

Fresno, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Camera department

At the 2007 PDN Annual, he was awarded Best Advertising for his work with Citibank and Best Website
Won the award for Best Book at the 2009 PDN Annual
Studied film at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah
Quote: "I think there is a connection between my photography and what I do in film as a director․ I notice a similar tone between the two․"
A successful commercial director, he has worked for clients such as T-Mobile, Nintendo, Coke and Burger King
As a photographer and director, he is often drawn to using clocks as props
Though he doesn't primarily consider himself an actor, he is best known for playing Kip Dynamite, the title character's brother in "Napoleon Dynamite․"
His photography has been featured in galleries in Paris, Milan, Buenos Aires and the United States
Nazraeli Press published a book of his photography called "Some Photos" in 2008
Was a member of a branch of the Moped Army called the Los Angeles Latebirds

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