Marty Callner

Marty Callner
Born	1950 (age 73–74) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Television director
Website	martycallner.com

Marty Callner (born 1950) is an American director who has made music videos, comedy specials, concert specials, and television shows, in a career spanning from 1977 to present day. He is the creator of HBO's Hard Knocks and has been nominated for numerous Primetime Emmy Awards, Directors Guild of America Awards, CableACE Awards and MTV Video Music Awards.

Work

Callner's directorial credits on music videos include videos for Aerosmith, Bon Jovi, Chaka Khan, Cher, Diana Ross, Stevie Nicks, Heart, Kiss, Poison, Ratt, Lita Ford, The Cranberries, Scorpions, Twisted Sister, Whitesnake and ZZ Top.

His music video specials include Bette Midler's Diva Las Vegas, Pat Benatar's In Concert, Britney Spears: Live from Las Vegas, Diana Ross Live at Caesar's Palace, Fleetwood Mac's Mirage Tour, Garth Brooks Live from Central Park, Gladys Knight Live at the Greek Theatre, Gloria Estefan's Caribbean Soul: The Atlantis Concert, Justin Timberlake's FutureSex/LoveShow, Marc Anthony's Concert from Madison Square Garden, Paul Simon Live at the Tower Theatre, Rolling Stones' Four Flicks, Stevie Nicks's Bella Donna, and Whitney Houston's Whitney: The Concert for a New South Africa.

He has also directed recordings of performances by comedians including Pee-wee Herman, Sam Kinison, George Carlin, Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, Dane Cook, John Leguizamo, Billy Crystal, George Lopez, Jerry Seinfeld, Chris Rock, Whitney Cummings, and Will Ferrell.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
1979	CableACE Awards	Entertainment	On Location	Nominated
			Standing Room Only	Won
1981		Single Program – General Entertainment or Variety: Music		Won
		Single Program – General Entertainment or Variety: Unclassified		Nominated
1983		Directing a Theatrical-Music Program	Camelot	Nominated
1995		Music Special	Madonna: The Girlie Show – Live Down Under	Nominated
1999	Directors Guild of America Awards	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety	Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time	Nominated
2003			Robin Williams: Live on Broadway	Nominated
2004			Rolling Stones: Forty Licks World Tour Live at Madison Square Garden	Nominated
1994	MTV Video Music Awards	Best Direction in a Video	"Amazing" – Aerosmith	Nominated
1991	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic) for a Drama Series, Variety Series, Miniseries or a Special	Cher... at the Mirage	Nominated
1997		Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special	Diva Las Vegas	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program		Nominated
1998			Garth: Live from Central Park	Nominated
1999		Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special	Jerry Seinfeld: I'm Telling You for the Last Time	Nominated
2003			Robin Williams: Live on Broadway	Nominated
			Rolling Stones: Forty Licks World Tour Live at Madison Square Garden	Nominated
2009			Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger	Nominated
			Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America. A Final Night with George W. Bush	Nominated
		Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special		Nominated
2010		Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special	Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction	Nominated
2011			The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway	Nominated

External links

• Official website
• Marty Callner at IMDb