Steve Barron

Steve Barron

Steve Barron (born 4 May 1956) is a director and producer, best known for directing the films Coneheads (1993), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and the innovative music video for a-ha's "Take on Me".

He was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of filmmaker Zelda Barron. He attended St Marylebone Grammar School. He appeared in the film if.... very briefly. He made his directorial debut in 1979 and directed many of the 1980s' most memorable music videos, including "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, and "Take on Me" by a-ha. Barron made only 8 music videos in early 90's and made his last music video in 1993 for David Bowie's "As the World Falls Down". In 1984, he directed the sci-fi comedy Electric Dreams, and then went on to direct several episodes of the television series The Storyteller before returning to the big screen, directing films such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 1990, The Adventures of Pinocchio in 1996, Rat in 2000 and Mike Bassett: England Manager in 2001. He told Cinefantastique that The Adventures of Pinocchio is his favorite book and that the film version, which he both wrote (with assistance) and directed, was his dream project.

Barron has also directed several award winning miniseries, such as Merlin (1998), Arabian Nights (2000) and DreamKeeper (2003) for Hallmark Entertainment.

[edit] Music videos

Some of the notable music videos Steve directed include: