Steve Barron

Steven Barron (born 4 May 1956) is an Irish-British filmmaker. He is best known for directing the music videos for the songs "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, "Summer of 69" and "Run to You" by Bryan Adams, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, "Electric Avenue" and "I Don't Wanna Dance" by Eddy Grant, "Let's Get Rocked" by Def Leppard, "Going Underground" by The Jam, "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League, "Baby Jane" by Rod Stewart, "Pale Shelter" by Tears for Fears, "Africa" by Toto, and "Take On Me" by A-ha. The videos for "Take On Me" and "Billie Jean" have each garnered over 1 billion views on YouTube. Barron also directed several films, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Coneheads (1993), and The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996).

Steve Barron
Barron in July 2009
Born
Steven Barron

(1956-05-04) 4 May 1956
Dublin, Ireland
OccupationFilmmaker
Years active1976–present

Early life

Barron was born in Dublin on 4 May 1956,[1] the son of filmmaker Zelda Barron (née Solomons, 1929–2006)[2] and actor Ron Barron. His mother was born in Manchester to an English mother and Russian father. His parents married in 1953 but the marriage was later dissolved. He has an older sister named Siobhan.[2] He was raised in London and attended St Marylebone Grammar School.

Career

Barron on the set of the 2012 TV series Treasure Island

Barron made his music video directorial debut in 1979 with "Time for Action" by Secret Affair and their following hit singles "My World" and "Sound of Confusion" and directed, and occasionally wrote additional treatment for,[3] various music videos. These videos, which include "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, and "Take On Me" by A-ha, would come to define the medium during the early days of MTV and are still considered among the best of all time.[4] He founded the production company Limelight with his sister Siobhan and Adam Whitaker.[5][6]

In 1984, he directed the science fiction comedy Electric Dreams, and then went on to direct several episodes of the television series The Storyteller before returning to film, directing the films Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 1990, The Adventures of Pinocchio in 1996, Rat in 2000 and Mike Bassett: England Manager in 2001. Barron directed several award-winning miniseries, such as Merlin (1998), Arabian Nights (2000) and Dreamkeeper (2003) for Hallmark Entertainment. In July 2010, it was revealed that Barron would make a return to music videos, directing "Butterfly, Butterfly," the then-final video of A-ha.

In late 2011, Barron's two-part production of Treasure Island was shown on British Sky Broadcasting.[7]

In November 2014, Barron published his autobiography, Egg n Chips & Billie Jean: A Trip Through the Eighties.[8]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleDirectorProducerWriter
1984Electric DreamsYes
1990Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesYes
1993ConeheadsYes
1996The Adventures of PinocchioYesYes
2000RatYesYes
2001Mike Bassett: England ManagerYesYes
2006Choking ManYesYesYes
2008The Day After PeaceCo-producer
2016Brahman NamanYes
2019SupervizedYesYes

Cameraman

Executive producer

Television

YearTitleDirectorExecutive ProducerNotes
1987–1988The StorytellerYesEpisodes: "Hans My Hedgehog," "Fearnot," and "Sapsorrow"
1994–2001ReBootYes
1998MerlinYesMiniseries
2000Arabian NightsYes
2003DreamkeeperYesTV movie
2005Mike Bassett: ManagerYes
2010The Road AheadYesTV movie
2012Treasure IslandYesMiniseries
2013DeleteYesYesMiniseries
2016–2017The Durrells in CorfuYes

Music videos

References

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