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Joel Gallen

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Biography

Joel Gallen is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He has produced the MTV Movie Awards between 1995 and 2006, as well as many of the Comedy Central Roasts. Gallen directed the film Not Another Teen Movie. He received a Prime Time Emmy and a Peabody for his work on America: A Tribute to Heroes. He has his own production company called Tenth Planet Productions. Description above from the Wikipedia article Joel Gallen, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Filmography

20252025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyDirector
2025FireAid Benefit ConcertDirector
20242024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyDirector
2024Ellen DeGeneres: For Your ApprovalDirector
20232023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyDirector
2023Foo Fighters: Preparing Music for ConcertsExecutive Producer
2023A Grammy Salute to The Beach BoysDirector
2023Chris Rock: Selective OutrageDirector
20222022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyDirector
2022Taylor Hawkins Tribute ConcertDirector
20212021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyDirector
2020iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2020Director
2020The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2020 InductionsDirector
2019Comedy Central Roast of Alec BaldwinExecutive Producer
2019The Cold OpenDirector
2018Ellen DeGeneres: RelatableDirector
2018Comedy Central Roast of Bruce WillisDirector
2017Dixie Chicks - DCX MMXVI LiveExecutive Producer
2017Everybody Has an Andy Dick StorySelf
2016Pete Davidson: SMDDirector
2016Comedy Central Roast of Rob LoweDirector
2016The Goddamn Comedy JamDirector
2016Drake Sather: The Man Who Created Zoolander
2015Comedy Central Roast of Justin BieberDirector
2014Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction CeremonyDirector
2013Comedy Central Roast of James FrancoDirector
2012Comedy Central Roast of RoseanneDirector
2011Comedy Central Roast of Charlie SheenDirector
2011Give It Up for Greg GiraldoExecutive Producer
2011Comedy Central Roast of Donald TrumpDirector
2010Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to YouDirector
2010crosby stills nash rock and roll hall of fame concertDirector
2010Comedy Central Roast of David HasselhoffDirector
2010Hope for Haiti NowDirector
2009The Sing-OffProducer
2009The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ConcertsDirector
2009Teen Spirit: Teenagers and HollywoodSelf
2009Greg Giraldo: Midlife VicesDirector
2009Comedy Central Roast of Joan RiversDirector
2009Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable GuyDirector
2008Comedy Central Roast of Bob SagetDirector
2008America's Best Dance CrewProducer
2007Not Another High School ShowDirector
2007Comedy Central Roast of Flavor FlavDirector
2006Comedy Central Roast of William ShatnerDirector
2005Last Laugh '05Director
2005Santana: In ConcertDirector
2005Comedy Central Roast of Pamela AndersonDirector
2005Tankman BeginsDirector
2005Dave Attell's Insomniac Tour: Uncensored!Director
2004Last Laugh '04Director
2004Chris Rock: Never ScaredDirector
2004The Nick and Jessica Variety HourExecutive Producer
2003Comedy Central RoastsDirector
2003Ellen DeGeneres: Here and NowDirector
2003MTV ReloadedDirector
2002Dixie Chicks: An Evening with the Dixie ChicksDirector
2002Car RideDirector
2001Not Another Teen MovieDirector
2001ZoolanderExecutive Producer
2001America | A Tribute to HeroesDirector
2001Mission: ImprobableDirector
2000Ellen DeGeneres: The BeginningDirector
2000Sex and the MatrixDirector
2000Santana: Supernatural LiveDirector
1999Mariah Carey's Homecoming SpecialDirector
1999Eric Clapton & Friends in ConcertDirector
1995Heart: The Road HomeDirector
1993Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon JoviDirector
1992Pauly Does DallasDirector
1992Bruce Springsteen: In Concert/MTV (Un)PluggedProducer
1992Pearl Jam: MTV UnpluggedDirector
1991Slash & Burn: The Freddy Krueger StoryExecutive Producer
1991MTV's 10th Anniversary SpecialProducer
1991Paul McCartney: UnpluggedProducer

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