Marty Callner

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Marty Callner is a director. His primary work is with music videos. Marty has directed work from such popular artists as Cher, The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith and has work recorded back as far as 1977 and as recent as 2009. He has been nominated for 7 Emmys, 3 DGAs, and 1 CableACE Award.^[1] His son is writer/actor Dax Callner.

Callner directed Bette Midler's HBO concert special Diva Las Vegas which first aired in 1997. Diva Las Vegas is now available on DVD.

Notable artists

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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

Dio

• All the Fools Sailed Away

Heart

• Alone
• Never

Jazz Callner

• Modern World

Jimmy Page

• Wasting My Time

Kiss

• Hide Your Heart
• Reason To Live

Lita Ford

• Kiss Me Deadly

Neurotic Outsiders

• Jerk

Pat Benetar

• Invincible
• We Belong

Poison

• Every Rose Has It's 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

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 Sisters

• 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

Zebra

• Wait Until the Summer's Gone

ZZ Top

• Breakaway

Selected music video specials (as director)

Bette Midler

• Diva Las Vegas

Britney Spears

• Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas

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

Selected TV series (as writer)

• 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

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