fiction.wikisort.org - Director

Search / Calendar

Rupert Wainwright is an English film and television director, with credits including Blank Check (1994), The Sadness of Sex (1995) and Stigmata (1999).[1] He is also a music video producer and multiple award-winner.

Not to be confused with singer Rufus Wainwright.

British-born, Wainwright was one of the youngest directors accepted in the Discovery Program sponsored by Columbia Pictures. He established a reputation for making award-winning television advertisements (including Reebok)[2] and music videos (most notably M.C. Hammer).

Originally an actor, appearing in Another Country (1984) and Dreamchild (1985), Wainright later directed the ABC film Dillinger (1991) starring Mark Harmon. In 2005, he directed the supernatural horror film The Fog.[3]


Music videos


Wainwright attended UCLA on a Fulbright Scholarship where he started directing music videos.[4] He most notably produced and directed multiple videos for M.C. Hammer (such as "U Can't Touch This"), which contributed to Hammer becoming a worldwide phenomenon. He has also worked with artists such as N.W.A and Michael Jackson, winning five MTV Video Music Awards, a Grammy Award (including two nominations) and many other awards.[5]

Wainwright also directed Please Hammer Don't Hurt 'Em: The Movie, along with John Oetjen (video producer), winning a Grammy for Best Music Video, Long Form at the 33rd Grammy Awards.


References


  1. "Rupert Wainwright - Movies and Filmography". AllMovie. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. "The Ad Guys Take Charge". Los Angeles Times. 25 July 1999. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  3. "Ruper Wainwright". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 25 July 2022.
  4. "Rupert Wainwright - Adore Creative". Adore Creative. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  5. "Rupert Wainwright - Director". Rwainwright.com. Retrieved 30 October 2017.




Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.

Другой контент может иметь иную лицензию. Перед использованием материалов сайта WikiSort.org внимательно изучите правила лицензирования конкретных элементов наполнения сайта.

2019-2024
WikiSort.org - проект по пересортировке и дополнению контента Википедии