Steve Barron

Steve Barron (born May 4, 1956) is a director and producer, best known for directing the films "Coneheads" (1993), "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" (1990) and the innovative music video for a-ha's "Take on Me".

He was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of filmmaker Zelda Barron. He attended St Marylebone Grammar School, was in forms 1S (they were in room 7, he sat next to Jim McClenning in the front of the class, their form master was Mr U.G.Liebrecht), 2S and 3S, he supported Manchester United, he appeared in the film "if" very briefly. He made his directorial debut in 1979 and directed almost all of his music videos in the 1980's, including Secret Affair's "Time For Action", The Human League's "Don't You Want Me" (1981), "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson (1983), "Burning Up" by Madonna, "Take on Me" by a-ha, and videos for Bryan Adams. Barron made only 8 music videos in early 90's and made his last music video in 1993 for David Bowie's "As the World Falls Down". In 1984, he directed the sci-fi 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 "" in 2001. He told "Cinefantastique" that "The Adventures of Pinocchio" is his favorite book and that the film version, which he both wrote (with assistance) and directed, was his dream project.

Barron has also directed several award winning miniseries, such as "Merlin" (1998), " Arabian Nights" (2000) and "DreamKeeper" (2003) for Hallmark Entertainment.

Music videos

Some of the notable music videos Steve directed include:
* Paul McCartney - "Pretty Little Head"
* Bryan Adams - "Cuts Like a Knife", "Heaven", "Summer of '69"
* Joe Jackson - "Steppin' Out", "Real Men"
* The Human League - "Don't You Want Me"
* Michael Jackson - "Billie Jean"
* Heaven 17 - "Penthouse and Pavement", "Let Me Go"
* Dire Straits - "Money for Nothing"
* ZZ Top - "Rough Boy"
* Culture Club - "Do You Really Want To Hurt Me"
* a-ha - "Take on Me", "Cry Wolf", "The Living Daylights"
* Tears for Fears - "Mad World"
* Tears for Fears - "Pale Shelter"
* Eddy Grant - "Electric Avenue"
* Culture Club - "Time (Clock Of The Heart)"
* Toto - "Africa", "Rosanna"
* Culture Club - "Church Of The Poison Mind"
* Madonna - "Burning Up"
* Culture Club - "Karma Chameleon"
* Thomas Dolby - "She Blinded Me with Science"
* Fun Boy Three - "T'ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)"
* Culture Club - "It's A Miracle"
* Culture Club - "Miss Me Blind"
* Def Leppard - "Let's Get Rocked"
* Secret Affair - "Time For Action"
* Secret Affair - "My World"
* Secret Affair - "Sound of Confusion"

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006625/ Steve Barron] at the Internet Movie Database.
* [http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Barron&first=Steve Steve Barron] at the Music Video Database.
*eFilmCritic.com [http://www.efilmcritic.com/feature.php?feature=2536 interview] with Steve Barron on "Choking Man."