Gary Weis
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Gary Weis is an American filmmaker. He was a creator of short films for Saturday Night Live along with Albert Brooks and Tom Schiller.[1] Weis also directed the documentary 80 Blocks from Tiffany's.[2]
In the 1980s, he married Kathryn Ireland, a future decorator star of the Bravo reality-television series Million Dollar Decorators. Together, the two "conceptualized" music videos for Toto's "Without Your Love," The Bangles' "Walk Like an Egyptian", Paul Simon's "You Can Call Me Al" and others.[3] They have since divorced.[4][clarification needed]He married his second wife Ellie Wylie in 2010.
Filmography[]
- Jimi Hendrix (1973)
- Saturday Night Live (1975–1977) (TV)
- The Beach Boys: It's OK (1976) (TV)[5]
- Diary of a Young Comic (1977) (TV)[citation needed]
- The Rutles: All You Need Is Cash (1978) (TV)
- Steve Martin: A Wild and Crazy Guy (1978) (TV)
- 80 Blocks From Tiffany's (1979)
- Wholly Moses! (1980)
- Young Lust (1984)[citation needed]
- Action Family (1986) (TV)[citation needed]
- C.C.P.D. (1992) (TV)[citation needed]
- L.A. Law (1993) (TV)
Music videos[]
- The Bangles – "Walk Like an Egyptian"/"Walking Down Your Street"
- George Harrison – "Got My Mind Set On You"
- Paul Simon – "You Can Call Me Al"
References[]
- ^ "Gary Weis". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-11-25.
- ^ Phanor-Faury, Alexandra (October 25, 2010). "Director Gary Weis on His Influential, Long-Lost Doc '80 Blocks from Tiffany's'". BlackBook. Archived from the original on 2012-01-18.
- ^ Barrera, Sandra (May 28, 2011). "'Million Dollar Decorator' Kathryn Ireland Went from Film to Fabrics – See Her Santa Monica Home". Daily News. Los Angeles. Archived from the original on January 6, 2013. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ "US style guru Kathryn Ireland's insight". News.com.au. July 19, 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ^ "Beach Boy's Special". The New York Times.
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