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Brian Grant

Overview

Brian Grant is a noted British music video and television director and producer, he co-founded MGMM Productions with Scott Millaney, Russell Mulcahy, and David Mallet He started his career as a cameraman and went to become a noted music video director, he also shot many movies and television series. He is famous for directing episodes of British television series including As If, Hex, Doctor Who, Party Animals, Sinchronicity, Britannia High, Highlander, Queen of Swords, Clocking Off, New Tricks. He has also directed many commercials and notable music videos through the 1980s for Olivia Newton-John, Donna Summer, Peter Gabriel, Queen, Tina Turner and Duran Duran.

His video for Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", won the 25th Annual Grammy Award for Best Video of the Year. He is best known for his work on the 1983 Donna Summer video "She Works Hard For The Money", the video would be nominated for MTV awards, and Donna Summer became the first Afro American Female Artist to get played in high rotation, at the then fledgling MTV station. The video remains a tribute to women around the world. He was also hired to direct her 1983 HBO concert "A Hot Summers Night...", after that he was in high demand as music video director. He also shot two of singer Whitney Houston's videos, "How Will I Know" (1985) and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (1987).

Known for

Directing

2020 Lennon's Last Weekend Directing Director 58
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2015 The Last Lennon Interview Directing Director N/A
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2004 Gladiatress Directing Director 57
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1999 The Cyberstalking Directing Director 59
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1998 Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord Directing Director 59
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1995 The Immortals Directing Director 58
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1994 Sensation Directing Director 58
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1994 Day of Reckoning Directing Director N/A
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1993 Complex of Fear Directing Director 58
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1992 Darkman Directing Director 59
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1991 Love Kills Directing Director 58
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1991 Sweet Poison Directing Director 58
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1985 Video AID Directing Director N/A
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1983 A Hot Summer Night with Donna Directing Director N/A
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1983 Olivia Newton-John: In Concert Directing Director N/A
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1982 Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical Directing Director 59
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The Human League: The Very Best Of Directing Director N/A
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Writing

2020 Lennon's Last Weekend Writing Writer 58
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1982 Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical Writing Writer 59
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Art

1994 Sensation Art Title Designer 58
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Camera

2015 The Last Lennon Interview Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1974 A Killer With Two Faces Camera Camera Operator N/A
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Editing

2020 Lennon's Last Weekend Editing Editor 58
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2015 The Last Lennon Interview Editing Editor N/A
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