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Mark Romanek
Romanek in October 2010
Born
(1959-09-18) September 18, 1959 (age 64)
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupations
Filmmaker
photographer
Years active
1985–present
Spouse
Brigette McWilliams
(m. 2005; div. 2022)
Children
2
Mark Lee Romanek (/roʊˈmænɪk/;[1] born September 18, 1959) is an American filmmaker and photographer.
Romanek is best known for directing the music videos for songs such as "Closer" and "The Perfect Drug" by Nine Inch Nails, Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt" by Nine Inch Nails, "Can't Stop" by Red Hot Chili Peppers, "Black Tie White Noise" and "Jump They Say" by David Bowie, "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz, "Devils Haircut" by Beck, "Rain" and "Bedtime Story" by Madonna, "Scream" by Michael and Janet Jackson, "Cochise" by Audioslave, "99 Problems" and "Picasso Baby" by Jay-Z, "Speed of Sound" by Coldplay, "Criminal" by Fiona Apple, "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift, and "Sandcastles" by Beyoncé.
Romanek's film work includes writing and directing One Hour Photo (2002) and directing Never Let Me Go (2010). His music videos have won 20 MTV Video Music Awards, including Best Direction for "99 Problems" and the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award. He has also won three Grammy Awards for Best Short Form Music Video, more than any other director.
^"NIN: The Making of the "Closer" Video". Nine Inch Nails. March 16, 2009. Archived from the original on August 24, 2020. Retrieved April 17, 2020.
Mark Lee Romanek (/roʊˈmænɪk/; born September 18, 1959) is an American filmmaker and photographer. Romanek is best known for directing the music videos...
American filmmaker MarkRomanek directed his first music video in 1986, for The The's "Sweet Bird of Truth". He earned his first MTV Video Music Award...
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Nathaniel Halpern, MarkRomanek, Mattias Montero, Adam Berg, and Samantha Taylor Pickett. Halpern serves as showrunner and Romanek directed the pilot...
Williams, Cha Eun Taek and Wataru Takeishi have directed three. Nigel Dick, MarkRomanek and John Landis appear twice, the latter with videos both for Michael...
a 2002 American psychological thriller film written and directed by MarkRomanek and starring Robin Williams, Connie Nielsen, Michael Vartan, Gary Cole...
Rick Rubin suggested that Jay-Z offer the job to MarkRomanek. Due to the research and influence of Romanek and the videos cinematographer, Joaquin Baca Asay...
List's Best UN-produced Screenplays of 2009. The film originally had MarkRomanek attached to direct in 2010, with Ben Stiller attached to star, but was...
for the song, directed by MarkRomanek, was included with the VHS compilation Closure and in The Work of Director MarkRomanek. In September 2018 the band...
met Garfield under the auspices of him playing Mark Zuckerberg, having been referred to him by MarkRomanek. However, Fincher did not like Garfield for the...
in 2003. Four new volumes were released in 2005, this time featuring MarkRomanek, Jonathan Glazer, Anton Corbijn and Stéphane Sednaoui. Though future...
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song ever to debut within the top five. Its music video, directed by MarkRomanek, was listed in Guinness World Records as the "Most Expensive Music Video...
for Best Female Video. The accompanying music video was directed by MarkRomanek. "Constant Craving" peaked at number eight on Canada's RPM 100 Hit Tracks...
District Attorney who aspires to be Attorney General. He was in the 1986 MarkRomanek film Static, and he wrote the screenplay. In the 1986 comedy movie Back...
certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). MarkRomanek directed the music video for "Shake It Off", which portrays Swift as...
record for the most wins as a performer in this category, with two each. MarkRomanek holds the record for the most wins as a director, with a total of three...
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