Person
Bob Giraldi
Directing · Born 1939-01-17 · Paterson, New Jersey, USA
Biography
Robert Nicholas "Bob" Giraldi (born January 17, 1939) is an American film and television director, best known for directing the music videos for Michael Jackson’s song "Beat It" and Pat Benatar’s "Love Is a Battlefield". His work has garnered many accolades, including several London International Awards, Cannes Advertising Awards, NY International Awards, Addy Awards, Chicago Film Festival Awards and hundreds of Clio Awards. He has also been named one of the "101 Stars Behind 100 Years of Advertising."
Known for
Dinner Rush
Director
The King of Ads
Director
HIStory on Film, Volume II
Director
Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory
Director
The Foreign Patriot
Executive Producer
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Director
Hiding Out
Director
Goodbye Jonathan's Soul
Director
HIStory on Film, Volume II
Director
Desde el principio
Executive Producer
Filmography
- 2024The Book SigningDirector
- 2023The Foreign PatriotExecutive Producer
- 2023Goodbye Jonathan's SoulDirector
- 2017Desde el principioExecutive Producer
- 2017Michael Jackson: Man In The MirrorSelf - Pop Video & Commercial Director
- 2016The HobbyistExecutive Producer
- 2015Chateau Sauvignon: terroirExecutive Producer
- 2008Second Guessing GrandmaDirector
- 2003Pat Benatar: Choice Cuts - The Complete Video CollectionSelf
- 2000Dinner RushDirector
- 1997HIStory on Film, Volume IIDirector
- 1997HIStory on Film, Volume IIDirector
- 1995Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStoryDirector
- 1992L'automne sauvageWriter
- 1991The King of AdsDirector
- 1987Hiding OutDirector
- 1986Jean-Michel Jarre - Rendez-Vous Houston, A City In ConcertDirector
- 1986Club MedDirector
- 1984Kenny & Dolly: A Christmas to RememberDirector
- 1982National Lampoon's Movie MadnessDirector
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