Joseph Kahn (director): Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
No edit summary
Line 4: Line 4:
|name = Joseph Kahn
|name = Joseph Kahn
|image = JosephKahn.jpg
|image = JosephKahn.jpg
|birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|12|mf=y}}
|birthdate = {{Birth date and age|1972|10|12|mf=36}}
|birthplace = [[Jersey Village]], [[Texas]]
|birthplace = [[Jersey Village]], [[Texas]]
|othername =
|othername =

Revision as of 16:18, 12 October 2008

Template:Two other uses

Joseph Kahn
File:JosephKahn.jpg
AwardsMTV Video Music Award for Best Video of the Year, MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction (2002)
Websitehttp://www.josephkahn.com
Joseph Kahn
Hangul
안준희
Revised RomanizationAn Jun-hui
McCune–ReischauerAn Chun-hŭi

Joseph Kahn (born October 12, 1972) in Jersey Village, Texas (a suburb of Houston) is a notable music video, advertising, and feature film director. Kahn has worked with diverse artists such as Muse, Ciara, Britney Spears, Ashlee Simpson, Kelly Clarkson, Monica, Rob Zombie, Backstreet Boys, U2, The Chemical Brothers, Blink 182, Eminem, TLC, Mariah Carey, Moby, George Michael, KoRn, Janet Jackson, Black Eyed Peas, Destiny's Child, Gwen Stefani, Delta Goodrem, Brandy, Pussycat Dolls and many more.

Kahn has collected multiple Music Video Production awards. He has won several MTV Video Music Awards with nominations for Best Video of the Year for Brandy & Monica "The Boy is Mine", and Britney Spears "Toxic". In 2002 he won his first Grammy for Eminem's "Without Me" video which also won the MTV VMA's Best Video of the Year, as well as Best Direction.

Kahn has directed commercials for Acura, Bacardi, Vodafone, Budweiser, ASICS, Renault, Coors Light, NASCAR, Saab, Ford and PlayStation. His Fox/Nascar campaign won a 2004 Clio for visual effects.

Biography

Kahn is of Korean American ancestry. He spent part of his childhood growing up in Livorno, Italy until his family moved to Texas. After graduating from Jersey Village High School in 1990, Kahn went to New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. He later dropped out after one year to direct music videos.

In 1999, Kahn started his own production company, Supermega, which is now housed under HSI Productions.

Kahn also directed the 2003 action film Torque starring Ice Cube. In May 2007 it was announced that he would direct a $70 million adaptation of William Gibson's science fiction classic, Neuromancer for producer Peter Hoffman.

Filmography

  • Torque (2004) (Director)
  • Neuromancer (2009) (Director)

Music Videography

1990
1992
  • Rake's Progress - "Ghost Town"
1993
  • Die Krupps - "Crossfire"
  • Die Krupps - "Fatherland"
  • Die Krupps - "To The Hilt"
  • DMG - "You Don't Hear Me Doe"
  • Geto Boys - "Straight Gangsterism"
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

External links

Press

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Kahn_(director)&oldid=244796995"