Edd Griles

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Edd Griles (born Edward Mori Griles, November 18, 1945) is an American television producer and music video director.[1]

Early life

He was born to Pearl "Corky" Griles (née Hirsch) and Daniel Griles (born Greilshiemer) in New York City, and was raised in Astoria and Flushing, Queens.

Career

After graduating from School of Visual Arts in New York City, Griles began his professional career in 1965 in advertising at Doyle, Dane, Bernbach Advertising (DDB Worldwide) as an Art Director. In 1972 he became creative director for the National Hockey League and served as editor and creative director of Goal Magazine and Executive Producer of NHL Films. In 1975 he created People and Properties, a sports and entertainment marketing company and in 2002 he founded Timing Is Everything Productions, a multi-media creative marketing company.

In 1979 he began directing music videos for musical groups such as

Billboard Awards
for the video "Girls Just Want to Have Fun".

Television producer

Griles produced the first

Paramount. To help boost ratings, Griles hired Marla Maples Trump as the host of the shows. Griles was instrumental in the sale of Miss Universe to Donald Trump and worked for him in 1998. In 1998 Griles co-executive produced the 26th Anniversary of Catch a Rising Star
.

In 2004 he created and produced AutoRox, the first Automotive Awards show ever televised. In 2004 he also created and produced the Ultimate Chop, the

Ed Begley, Jr., Charles Durning and Beverly D'Angelo. Co-Executive Producer of the animated feature "Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw". Associate Producer of Herman Wouk's The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial directed by Robert Altman. In 2008, Griles produced an illumination for the Grand Opening of Atlantis, The Palm and the Palm Islands in Dubai
.

Music video director

Griles directed the following music videos:

Rainbow - featuring Ritchie Blackmore and Roger Glover
  • "I Surrender"
  • "Can't Happen Here"
  • "Death Alley Driver"
  • "Stone Cold"
Novo Combo - featuring Michael Shrieve (formerly the drummer of Santana)
  • "Tattoo"
Blue Angel - featuring Cyndi Lauper
  • "Late"
  • "I Had a Love"
  • "I'm Gonna Be Strong"
Cyndi Lauper
Huey Lewis and the News
Sheena Easton
  • "Do It for Love" - Marked the debut of a young actor named Billy Zane. Zane went on to star in the 1997 film Titanic.
  • "
    Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
  • "So Far So Good" - From the soundtrack of the 1986 film About Last Night...
Eddie Murphy
Peter Wolf
  • "Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop!"
  • "Come as You Are"
Lee Greenwood
  • "
    God Bless the USA
    "
Rodney Crowell and Rosanne Cash
World Wrestling Entertainment

References

  1. ^ "Edd Griles". IMDb. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. ^ "Lauper dominates American Video Awards". The Daily Spectrum. St. George, Utah, USA. UPI. April 4, 1985. p. 2. Retrieved August 1, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.Free access icon

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