| Jesse Peretz |
| Born |
May 19, 1968 (1968-05-19) (age 43)
Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Occupation |
Director, musician |
Jesse Peretz (born May 19, 1968)[1] is an American bass guitar player, feature film director, and Grammy-Award winning music video director.
[edit] Life and career
Peretz was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the son of Anne Devereux (née Labouisse) and publisher Marty Peretz.[1] His maternal grandfather was diplomat Henry Richardson Labouisse, Jr.
Peretz was a founding member of the Cambridge-based rock band The Lemonheads. He left the band as a musician prior to the band's breakthrough album It's A Shame About Ray, however he continued to work with them as a photographer and music video director. His first videos for The Lemonheads were for the songs "Mrs. Robinson", "Confetti" and "It's a Shame about Ray". He went on to direct videos for the Foo Fighters, Jack Black and The Breeders, as well as creating and co-directing the "Jimmy the Cab-Driver" comedy vignettes for MTV with his friends from Harvard, Donal Logue and Clay Tarver. Peretz also directed several commercials including spots for Nike, Ikea and Sony PlayStation. In 1998, he directed a feature film called First Love, Last Rights and has directed four other films since then.
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"Luka" • "Different Drum" • "Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now" • "It's a Shame About Ray" • "Mrs. Robinson/Being Around" • "Confetti" • "Into Your Arms" • "It's About Time" • "Big Gay Heart" • "The Great Big No" • "If I Could Talk I'd Tell You" • "It's All True" • "The Outdoor Type" • "Galveston/Balancing Act" • "Become the Enemy"
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