Steve Barron

Known for DirectingBorn 1956-05-04 (age 70)Dublin, Ireland

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Dire Straits: Money For Nothing

Thriller 40

Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory

The Storyteller

Michael Jackson: Number Ones

Mike Bassett: Manager

a-ha: Headlines and Deadlines

Turtle Power: The Definitive History of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Durrells

Around the World in 80 Days

ReBoot

ZZ Top - Greatest Hits

Mrs Sidhu Investigates

Murder in Provence

Mike Bassett: England Manager

The Duellists

A Bridge Too Far

While You Were Sleeping

Merlin

Arabian Nights

Dreamkeeper

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

THE BEATLES in HELP!

The Marlow Murder Club

Treasure Island

Electric Dreams

Rat

The Specialist

Brahman Naman

Delete

Choking Man

Coneheads

Supervized

The Adventures of Pinocchio

The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson

Dreamkeeper

The Day After Peace

Best of Bowie

DreamKeeper

The Storyteller: Hans My Hedgehog

The Storyteller: Fearnot

Track Record

Video AID

Kevin Rowland & Dexys Midnight Runners - "The Bridge" - The Live Performance

Joan Armatrading - Track Record

The Human League: The Very Best Of

The Storyteller: Sapsorrow