Gary Weis
American film director
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| Intro | American film director | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Film director Television director | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio | |
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| Birth | United States |
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Biography
Gary Weis is a film and television director. He was a creator of short films for Saturday Night Live along with Albert Brooks and Tom Schiller. Weis also directed the documentary 80 Blocks from Tiffany's.
In the 1980s, he married Kathryn Ireland, a future decorator star of the Bravo reality-television series Million Dollar Decorators. Together, the two "conceptualized" music videos for Toto's "Without Your Love," The Bangles' "Walk Like an Egyptian", Paul Simon's "You Can Call Me Al" and others. They have since divorced. Married Ellie Wylie in 2010
Filmography includes
- Jimi Hendrix (1973)
- Saturday Night Live (1975-1977) (TV)
- The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976) (TV)
- Diary of a Young Comic (1977) (TV)
- The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV)
- Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978) (TV)
- 80 Blocks From Tiffany's (1979)
- Wholly Moses! (1980)
- Young Lust (1984)
- Action Family (1986) (TV)
- C.C.P.D. (1992) (TV)
- L.A. Law (1993) (TV)
- "Beach Boy's Special". The New York Times.
Music videos
- The Bangles - Walk Like an Egyptian/Walking Down Your Street
- George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
- Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al