Raja Gosnell

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Raja Raymond Gosnell (born December 9, 1958)^[1] is an American filmmaker and editor. He is best known for directing studio comedies and family films Home Alone 3, Never Been Kissed, Big Momma's House, Scooby-Doo, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, The Smurfs, and Show Dogs; most of his films received a generally negative critical reception^[2] but performed well at the box office.

Commonly mistaken for being of Indian descent, Gosnell is named after his father's friend Raja Mohideen.^[3] He is also known for his collaboration with director Chris Columbus, for whom he edited his films Home Alone, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, and Mrs. Doubtfire. In 2021, Gosnell co-directed his son, Bradley, in Gun and a Hotel Bible alongside Alicia Joy LeBlanc.

Filmography[]

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Denotes films that have not yet been released

Year	Title	Director	Executive Producer	Ref.
1997	Home Alone 3	Yes	No	[4]
1999	Never Been Kissed	Yes	No	[5]
2000	Big Momma's House	Yes	No	[4]
2002	Scooby-Doo	Yes	No
2004	Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed	Yes	No
2005	Yours, Mine & Ours	Yes	No
2008	Beverly Hills Chihuahua	Yes	No
2011	The Smurfs	Yes	No
2013	The Smurfs 2	Yes	No
2017	Smurfs: The Lost Village	No	Yes
2018	Show Dogs	Yes	Yes
2021	Gun and a Hotel Bible	Yes	No	Co-directed with Alicia Joy LeBlanc
2021	Santa: The Adventure Begins	Yes	TBA

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External links[]

• Raja Gosnell at IMDb

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