Steve Barron

Directing·May 4, 1956·Dublin, Ireland

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Steven Barron (born May 4, 1956) is an Irish director and producer. He best known for directing the films Coneheads (1993), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and the innovative music videos for a-ha's "Take on Me" and Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". He was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of filmmaker Zelda Barron. He attended St Marylebone Grammar School and made his directorial debut in 1979 and directed many of the 1980s' most memorable music videos, including "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, and "Take on Me" by a-ha. Barron only made eight music videos in the early 90s and made his last music video in 1993 for David Bowie's "As the World Falls Down". In 1984, he directed the science fiction comedy Electric Dreams, and then went on to direct several episodes of the television series The Storyteller before returning to the big screen, directing films such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 1990, The Adventures of Pinocchio in 1996, Rat in 2000 and Mike Bassett: England Manager in 2001. Barron has also directed several award winning miniseries, such as Merlin (1998), Arabian Nights (2000) and Dreamkeeper (2003) for Hallmark Entertainment. In July 2010 it was revealed that Barron would make a return to music videos, directing the final video of a-ha, "Butterfly Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)". Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Baron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Film	Credit
Supervized2019 · Director	Director
Choking Man2006 · Director, Writer	Director, Writer
Best of Bowie2006 · Director	Director
Dreamkeeper2003 · Director	Director
Michael Jackson: Number Ones2003 · Director	Director
The Human League: The Very Best Of2003 · Director	Director
Mike Bassett: England Manager2001 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
Rat2000 · Director, Producer	Director, Producer
a-ha: Headlines and Deadlines1999 · Director	Director
The Adventures of Pinocchio1996 · Director, Screenplay	Director, Screenplay
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory1995 · Director	Director
Coneheads1993 · Director	Director
ZZ Top - Greatest Hits1992 · Director	Director
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles1990 · Director	Director
The Storyteller: Sapsorrow1988 · Director	Director
The Storyteller: Hans My Hedgehog1988 · Director	Director
The Storyteller: Fearnot1988 · Director	Director
TTrack Record1986 · Director	Director
Video AID1985 · Director	Director
Electric Dreams1984 · Director	Director
Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners - "The Bridge" - The Live Performance1983 · Director	Director
Joan Armatrading - Track Record1983 · Director	Director