Marty Callner
| Marty Callner | |
|---|---|
| Born |
1950 (age 65–66) Cincinnati, Ohio, United States |
| Occupation | Director |
Marty Callner is a director. He has made music videos, comedy specials, concert specials, and created television shows. Marty has directed some of the biggest artists in the world, and has work recorded back as far as 1977 and as recent as 2015. He is the creator of HBO's "Hard Knocks" and has been nominated and won numerous Emmys, MTV Video Music Awards, DGAs and CableACE Awards.[1]
Notable artists
Selected music video credits (as director)
Aerosmith
- "Amazing"
- "Angel"
- "Blind Man"
- "Crazy"
- "Cryin'"
- "Dude (Looks Like a Lady)"
- "Livin' on the Edge"
- "Love in an Elevator"
- "Rag Doll"
- "Sweet Emotion"
- "The Other Side"
Bon Jovi
Chaka Khan
Cher
- "Heart of Stone"
- "If I Could Turn Back Time"
- "The Shoop Shoop Song"
Diana Ross
Dio
Femme Fatale
- "Waiting for the Big One"
- "Fallin' in and Out of Love"
Heart
- "Alone"
- "Never"
- "Nothin' at All"
- "Secret"
- "Stranded"
Jimmy Page
- "Wasting My Time"
Kiss
Lita Ford
Neurotic Outsiders
- "Jerk"
Pat Benatar
Poison
- "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
- "Fallen Angel"
- "Ride the Wind"
- "Something To Believe In"
- "Unskinny Bop"
- "Your Mama Don't Dance"
Ratt
Sam Kinison
Scorpions
- "Big City Nights"
- "Rhythm of Love"
- "Believe in Love"
Stephanie Mills
- "Bit by Bit"
Stevie Nicks
The Cult
The Zoo
- "Shaking the Cage"
Twisted Sister
- "Be Chrool to Your Scuel"
- "I Wanna Rock"
- "Leader of the Pack"
- "We're Not Gonna Take It"
Whitesnake
Y Kant Tori Read
Zebra
- "Wait Until the Summer's Gone"
ZZ Top
- "Breakaway"
Selected music video specials (as director)
Bette Midler
Pat Benatar
Britney Spears
Diana Ross
- Live at Caesar's Palace
Fleetwood Mac
Garth Brooks
- Live from Central Park
Gladys Knight
- Live at the Greek Theatre
Gloria Estefan
- Gloria Estefan's Caribbean Soul: The Atlantis Concert
Justin Timberlake
Marc Anthony
- The Concert from Madison Square Garden
Paul Simon
Rolling Stones
Stevie Nicks
Whitney Houston
- The Concert from South Africa
Comedians
- Pee Wee Herman
- Sam Kinison
- George Carlin
- Robin Williams
- Whoopi Goldberg
- Dane Cook
- George Lopez
- Jerry Seinfeld
- Chris Rock
- Will Ferrell
Selected TV series (as show creator)
- Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Baltimore Ravens (2001)
- Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Kansas City Chiefs (2007)
- Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Dallas Cowboys (2008)
- Episode #1.1
- Episode #1.2
- Episode #1.3
- Episode #1.4
- Episode #1.5
- Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the Cincinnati Bengals (2009)
– Episode #1.1
– Episode #1.2
– Episode #1.3
– Episode #1.4
Awards and nominations
Nominations
- Emmy Awards
- 1991: Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries or a Special (Cher... at the Mirage)
- 1997: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special (Diva Las Vegas), Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program (Diva Las Vegas)
- 1998: Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program (Garth: Live from Central Park)
- 1999: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special (Jerry Seinfeld: 'I'm Telling You for the Last Time')
- 2003: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special (Robin Williams: Live on Broadway), Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special (Rolling Stones: Forty Licks World Tour Live at Madison Square Garden)
- Directors Guild of America Awards
- 1999: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety (Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time)
- 2003: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety (Robin Williams: Live on Broadway)
- 2004: Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety (Rolling Stones: Forty Licks World Tour Live at Madison Square Garden)
- CableACE Awards
- 1995: Music Special (Madonna: The Girlie Show - Live Down Under)
