Seven Things You Didn't Know About KONY Mastermind Jason Russell
March 21 2012, Published 5:00 a.m. ET
By Breaking Celebrity News Staff
On the surface, it seems like the same ol’ story: success morphs into scandal at light speed.
But there’s a lot more to this success story -- Jason Russell, the Southern California filmmaker whose thrill of victory in his uber-viral video KONY 2012 turned into the agony of defeat in record time, as an online video surfaced shortly thereafter, showing him running naked down a San Diego street in a frenzy, allegedly performing a sex act on himself, prior to being arrested.
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Humanitarian? Head case? Both?
There’s certainly many outstanding questions about this fellow. With that, we take a closer look at the man of the hour, with seven things you didn’t know about Invisible Children founder Jason Russell.
7. His influences range all over the spectrum: Russell’s social consciousness and technical aptitude are acutely reflected in the list of names he dubs as his role models: Oprah, Bono, Steven Spielberg, Walt Disney, Steve Jobs, Baz Luhrmann and Dan Eldon.
6. He’s near six figures: The best-paid worker at Invisible Children, Russell pulls in $89,669 a year as its leader -- almost three times the $26,364 estimated median income, per Reuters.
5. He’s a Trojan, through and through: Russell is an alumni of the prestigious film school at the University of Southern California, as he graduated the institution with a degree in cinema production.
4. ... But seemingly wilting in the spotlight: After his arrest following the embarrassing incident in San Diego, doctors diagnosed the 33