Steve Barron
Director, Producer, Writer
May 4, 1956 (70 years)
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)".
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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.
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| 1987 | Jim Henson's The StorytellerOn Plex |
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| 1984 | Electric DreamsOn Plex |
| 2024 | The Marlow Murder Club · as Executive Producer |
| 2023 | Mrs Sidhu Investigates · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Around the World in 80 Days (2021) · as Executive Producer |
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| 2013 | Delete · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
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| 2005 | Mike Bassett: Manager · as Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Peace One Day · as Executive Producer |
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| 1995 | While You Were Sleeping · as Executive Producer |
| 1994 | The Specialist · as Executive Producer |
| 1994 | ReBootOn Plex |
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| 1996 | The Adventures of Pinocchio · as Screenplay |
| 2023 | Thriller 40 · as Self |
| 2021 | a-ha: The Movie · as SelfOn Plex |
| 2016 | Soundbreaking · as Self |
| 2015 | The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson · as Self |
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| 2009 | Video Killed The Radio Star · as Self |
| 2003 | The Michael Jackson Story · as Self - Director |
| 1982 | Channel 4 News · as Self |
| 1967 | Omnibus (1967) · as Self - Contributor |
| 1995 | Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory · as Treatment |