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Known for. Multiple successful escapes from several prisons. Steven Jay Russell (born December 31, 1957) is an American con artist, known for escaping from prison multiple times. I Love You Phillip Morris, a film about his life and crimes, was produced in 2009.
- December 31, 1957 (age 65)
- American
- Multiple successful escapes from several prisons
- Con artist
Steven Jay Russell is a gay, four-time prison escapee, conman and thief, currently serving a 144-year prison sentence for nonviolent crime. The first half of his life was made into the film “I Love You Phillip Morris,” which starred Jim Carrey as Steven and Ewan McGregor as his boyfriend, Phillip.
Steven Russell – currently serving a 144-year sentence – is an inveterate conman who has made a series of daring jail breaks to rejoin his lover. As his story is brought to the screen ...
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. Their story has been turned into a romantic...
Oct 21, 2011 · Steven Russell was originally imprisoned for fraud. Four successful, non-violent, love-fuelled prison-escapes later and he has achieved infamy. His life is immortalised in the film ‘I Love You Phillip Morris’, in which he is portrayed by Jim Carrey. He is currently serving a 144-year sentence in a Texas Department of Criminal Justice facility.
- Laurence Watts
Jul 22, 2021 · Steven Russell was a charismatic fraudster who used his skills to escape from prison four times, always for the love of his partner Phillip Morris. Learn about his outrageous schemes, his fake death certificate, and his 144-year sentence in Texas.
Dec 8, 2014 · Steven Jay Russell is a non-violent offender who was sentenced to a 144-year term of solitary confinement for escaping from four Texas prisons. He is the first person in U.S. history to receive a life sentence for prison escapes and has been diagnosed with Obsessive Personality Disorder. He shares his story and challenges in this letter to Solitary Watch.
