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Russell and his wife divorced after he revealed to her that he was gay. [2] Russell began to support himself through a variety of scams including faking slip and fall accidents and selling counterfeit Rolex watches, leading him to be arrested for fraud. [3] In 1995 he began a relationship with fellow inmate Phillip Morris. [4]
I Love You Phillip Morris is a 2009 black comedy film [2] based on a 1980s and 1990s real-life story of con artist, impostor and multiple prison escapee Steven Jay Russell, as played by Jim Carrey. While incarcerated, Russell falls in love with his fellow inmate, Phillip Morris (Ewan McGregor).
A year after divorcing his wife, Russell met one James Kemple aka “Jimmy”. They moved together to an apartment in Palm Beach and enjoyed their evenings going to the cinema, concerts and eating out at expensive restaurants.
Nov 26, 2010 · Russell worked as a manager for his father’s produce company and as a cop, playing model husband while he ran around with men behind his wife’s back.
Con man Steven Russell has walked out of prison four times -- all for love, reportedly, in an effort to reunite with his partner, Phillip Morris.
Dec 3, 2010 · He was also a scam artist and con man who led police on a merry — no, make that a gay — chase for quite a few years. See, marriage and kids notwithstanding, Steven, played in the film by an antic Jim Carrey, was living life on the down-low.
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Jun 25, 2003 · An uncharismatic and plodding account of a con man who escapes from prison four times in five years. I wanted the movie, but all my library had was the book, which is nothing but a dry list of facts with the occasional pause for awkward dialogue.
