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Steve Barron

1956 - Today

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Steven Barron (born 4 May 1956) is an Irish-British filmmaker and music video director. Among the music videos he has directed are "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, " Burnin Up" by Madonna, "Summer of '69" and "Run to You" by Bryan Adams, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, "Electric Avenue" and "I Don't Wanna Dance" by Eddy Grant, "Going Underground" by The Jam, "Don't You Want Me" by The Human League, "Baby Jane" by Rod Stewart, "Pale Shelter" by Tears for Fears, "Africa" by Toto, and "Take On Me" by A-ha. The videos for "Take On Me", "Africa", and "Billie Jean" have each garnered over 1 billion views on YouTube. Barron also directed several films, including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), Coneheads (1993), and The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Barron is the 892nd most popular film director (up from 939th in 2019), the 198th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 193rd in 2019) and the 4th most popular Irish Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Steve Barron ranks 892 out of 2,041. Before him are Joseph Vilsmaier, Charles Crichton, Serge Bourguignon, George Pal, Fernando Trueba, and Charles Shyer. After him are Emeric Pressburger, Lucian Pintilie, Dante Ferretti, Andy Muschietti, Uwe Boll, and Vladimir Gardin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Steve Barron ranks 259. Before him are John Wells, Ri Yong-ho, Mima Jaušovec, Avi Wigderson, Vladimir Kulich, and Jukka-Pekka Saraste. After him are Vera Glagoleva, Cristóbal Ortega, Ricardo Giusti, Kevin Dunn, Lei Clijsters, and Brett Cullen.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Steve Barron ranks 198 out of 549. Before him are Arnaud-Michel d'Abbadie (1815), Markus Feehily (1980), William Thompson (1775), Tom Moore (1883), Patrick Bergin (1951), and Walter Guinness, 1st Baron Moyne (1880). After him are Cecil Day-Lewis (1904), Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1911), Colm Tóibín (1955), Stephen Roche (1959), John Ellis (1710), and Garnet Wolseley, 1st Viscount Wolseley (1833).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In Ireland

Among film directors born in Ireland, Steve Barron ranks 4. Before him are Neil Jordan (1950), Jim Sheridan (1949), and Herbert Brenon (1880). After him are Rex Ingram (1892), William Desmond Taylor (1872), Lenny Abrahamson (1966), and John Moore (1970).

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