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

• "Always"
• "Lie To Me"
• "Something for the Pain"

Chaka Khan

• "Through The Fire"

Cher

• "Heart of Stone"
• "If I Could Turn Back Time"
• "The Shoop Shoop Song"

Diana Ross

• "I Will Survive"

Dio

• "All the Fools Sailed Away"

Femme Fatale

• "Waiting for the Big One"
• "Fallin' in and Out of Love"

Heart

• "Alone"
• "Never"

Jimmy Page

• "Wasting My Time"

Kiss

• "Hide Your Heart"
• "Reason To Live"

Lita Ford

• "Kiss Me Deadly"

Neurotic Outsiders

• "Jerk"

Pat Benatar

• "Invincible"
• "We Belong"

Poison

• "Every Rose Has Its Thorn"
• "Fallen Angel"
• "Ride the Wind"
• "Something To Believe In"
• "Unskinny Bop"
• "Your Mama Don't Dance"

Ratt

• "Way Cool Jr."

Sam Kinison

• "Mississippi Queen"
• "Under My Thumb"
• "Wild Thing"

Scorpions

• "Big City Nights"
• "Rhythm of Love"
• "Believe in Love"

Stephanie Mills

• "Bit by Bit"

Stevie Nicks

• "I Can't Wait"
• "Rooms on Fire"
• "Talk To Me"

The Cult

• "Edie (Ciao Baby)"
• "Fire Woman"

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

• "Fool for Your Loving"
• "Here I Go Again"
• "Is This Love"
• "Still of the Night"
• "The Deeper The Love"

Zebra

• "Wait Until the Summer's Gone"

ZZ Top

• "Breakaway"

Y Kant Tori Read

• "The Big Picture"

Selected music video specials (as director)

Bette Midler

• Diva Las Vegas

Pat Benatar

• In Concert

Britney Spears

• Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas

Diana Ross

• Live at Caesar's Palace

Fleetwood Mac

• Mirage Tour

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

• FutureSex/LoveShow

Marc Anthony

• The Concert from Madison Square Garden

Paul Simon

• Live at the Tower Theatre

Rolling Stones

• Four Flicks

Stevie Nicks

• Bella Donna

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)

References

1. Awards for Marty Callner at the Internet Movie Database

External links

• www.martycallner.com