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DiedOctober 9, 2015, Temecula, California, United States
FactOne of the biggest music video directors working today, has directed more than a hundred videos and worked with dozens of artists.


Dave Meyers is an American film and music video director. He is best known for directing music videos for artists such as Pink, Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, and Missy Elliott, as well as the film “The Edge of Seventeen”.

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Meyers was born in Eugene, Oregon, on December 21, 1974. His parents divorced when he was young, and he was raised by his mother. He has two older sisters. Meyers attended the University of Oregon, where he studied advertising and graphic design.

Meyers began his career directing music videos for local bands in the early 1990s. He soon began working with major artists such as Pink, Katy Perry, Kendrick Lamar, and Missy Elliott. Meyers has won several awards for his work, including MTV Video Music Awards and Grammy Awards.

In 2016, Meyers made his feature film debut with “The Edge of Seventeen”. The film was a critical and commercial success, and earned Meyers a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature.

Meyers is currently married to actress and producer Olivia Wilde. The couple have two children together.

General Info

Full NameDave Meyers
DiedOctober 9, 2015, Temecula, California, United States
Height2.03 m
ProfessionMusic Video Director
EducationLoyola Marymount University
NationalityAmerican

Family

SiblingsAnn Meyers

Accomplishments

AwardsGrammy Award for Best Music Video
NominationsBET Hip Hop Award for Best Video Director of the Year
MoviesThe Hitcher, Britney Spears: Greatest Hits: My Prerogative, Foolish, The Grateful Dead Movie, Journey Through the Past, The N.W.A. Legacy: The Video Collection, Missy Elliott: Hits of Miss E: Vol. 1

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Facts

#Fact
1One of the biggest music video directors working today, has directed more than a hundred videos and worked with dozens of artists.

Pictures

Movies

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Janet Jackson: No Sleep2015Short
Volatile Love2015Short
P!nk: Fuckin' Perfect2011Video short
Katy Perry: Firework2010Video short
Justin Bieber: Somebody to Love2010Video short
The Hitcher2007
The Offspring Complete Music Video Collection2005Video documentary videos "Original Prankster", "Defy You"
Creed: Greatest Hits2004Video videos "What If", "With Arms Wide Open", "My Sacrifice", "One Last Breath", "Don't Stop Dancing"
Britney Spears: Greatest Hits - My Prerogative2004Video videos "Lucky", "Outrageous", "Boys"
From Janet. To Damita Jo: The Videos2004Video documentary videos "All For You", " I Want You"
Nas: Video Anthology Vol. 12004Video segment "You Owe Me"
Hilary Duff: Come Clean2004Video short
OutKast: The Videos2003Video videos "B.O.B.", "So Fresh, So Clean"
Jennifer Lopez: The Reel Me2003Video videos "I'm Real", "I'm Real [Remix]", "I'm Gonna be Alright", "I'm Glad"
Now That's What I Call Music!: The Best Videos of 2003!2003Video video "[There's Gotta Be] More to Life"
Hardware: Uncensored Music Videos - Hip Hop Volume 12003Video video "I Just Wanna Love U"
Scarface: Greatest Hits on DVD2003Video video "Look Me in My Eyes"
Missy Elliott: Pass That Dutch2003Video short
Introducing B2K2002Video documentary video "Gots Ta Be"
The N.W.A. Legacy: The Video Collection2002Video video "From Tha Streetz"
Xzibit: Restless Xposed2001Video documentary segment "X"
Dave Matthews Band: The Videos 1994-20012001Video videos "I Did It", "The Space Between"
MTV 20: Jams2001Video video "Back That Thing Up"
Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott: Hits of Miss E... The Videos, Volume 12001Video documentary short video "Get Ur Freak On"
Making the Video1999TV Series documentary multiple videos
Foolish1999

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Volatile Love2015Short executive producer
P!nk: Fuckin' Perfect2011Video short producer
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concert2009TV Special co-producer

Writer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Volatile Love2015Short writer
P!nk: Fuckin' Perfect2011Video short

Assistant Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
MP Da Last Don1998Video second unit director

Production Manager

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration2001TV Special documentary production manager

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Lady Gaga Presents: The Monster Ball Tour at Madison Square Garden2011TV Movie documentary staging supervisor

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Dave Matthews Band: The Videos 1994-20012001Video special thanks

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
6 Beers of Separation2009TV MovieHimself
Access Granted2001-2008TV SeriesHimself
Up Close with Carrie Keagan2007TV SeriesHimself
E! True Hollywood Story2006TV Series documentaryHimself
Trina: Live & Uncut2006VideoHimself
Making the Video1999-2005TV Series documentaryHimself
Trina: The Making of a Diamond Princess2003TV Movie documentaryHimself
MTV Video Music Awards 20032003TV SpecialHimself
Intimate Portrait2003TV Series documentaryHimself
Player$2002TV SeriesHimself

Awards

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2006GrammyGrammy AwardsBest Short Form Music Video
2003VMAMTV Video Music Awards (VMA)Video of the Year

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2002GrammyGrammy AwardsBest Short Form Music Video
2001VMAMTV Video Music Awards (VMA)Video of the Year

Source: IMDb, Wikipedia

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