Joel Gallen Biography

Full name, Joel A. Gallen; born in Detroit, MI;Addresses: Office: Tenth Planet Productions, 833 North La Cienega Blvd., Suite 200, Los Angeles, CA 90069.; Agent: United Talent Agency, 9560 Wilshire Blvd., Fifth Floor,Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Benderspink, 6735 Yucca St., Hollywood, CA90028.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Producer, director, executive

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Television Director
  • Series
  • MTV Unplugged, MTV, 1990-93
  • The Jenny McCarthy Show, MTV, 1997-98
  • Pepsi Smash, The WB, 2003, 2004
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Series
  • Kevin Seal: Sporting Fool, MTV, 1990-91
  • MTV Unplugged, MTV, 1990-93
  • Saturday Night Special, Fox, 1996
  • Pepsi Smash, The WB, 2003, 2004
  • Television Producer
  • Series
  • Top of the Pops, CBS, 1987-88
  • The Big Picture, MTV, c. 1989-91
  • Club MTV ½ Hour Comedy Hour, MTV, 1989-91
  • Get the Picture, Nickelodeon GAS, c. 1991-93
  • The Jenny McCarthy Show, MTV, 1997-98
  • Signs of Life, VH1, beginning 2001
  • Television Director
  • Specials
  • Top of the Pops: A Very Special Christmas, CBS, 1987
  • Pauly Does Dallas (also known as Pauly Shore Does Dallas),HBO, 1993
  • Rolling Stone '93: The Year in Review, Fox, 1993
  • Heart: The Road Home, The Disney Channel, 1995
  • Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning, HBO, 2000
  • (With Beth McCarthy-Miller) America: A Tribute to Heroes, multiplenetworks, 2001
  • Friday Night Super Bowl Bash, CBS, 2002
  • Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now, HBO, 2003
  • 2003 NFL Kickoff Concert, ABC, 2003
  • Chris Rock: Never Scared, HBO, 2004
  • Comedy Central's "Last Laugh '04" (also known as Last Laugh '04), Comedy Central, 2004
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Specials
  • Rock n' Jock Hoops, MTV, 1991
  • Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition, MTV, 1991
  • Bruce Springsteen Plugged, MTV, 1992
  • Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi, MTV, 1992
  • Interview director, MTV Presents Paul McCartney Up Close, MTV, 1993
  • Pauly Does Dallas (also known as Pauly Shore Does Dallas),HBO, 1993
  • Rolling Stone '93: The Year in Review, Fox, 1993
  • Heart: The Road Home, The Disney Channel, 1995
  • State of the Union Undressed '95, Comedy Central, 1995
  • CityKids All Star Celebration, ABC, 1996
  • State of the Union: Undressed, Comedy Central, 1996
  • A Very Special Christmas from Washington, DC, TNT, 1998, 2000
  • The Concert of the Century for VH1 Save the Music, VH1, 1999
  • Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert, VH1, 1999
  • Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special, Fox, 1999
  • Paul McCartney & Friends Live: PETA's Millennium Concert, VH1,1999
  • Dixie Chicks on the Fly, NBC, 2000
  • (With Ellen DeGeneres) Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning, HBO, 2000
  • A Supernatural Evening with Carlos Santana, Fox, 2000
  • (Uncredited; with others) America: A Tribute to Heroes, multiple networks, 2001
  • The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, MTV, 2001
  • An Evening with the Dixie Chicks, NBC, 2002
  • Friday Night Super Bowl Bash, CBS, 2002
  • (With DeGeneres) Ellen DeGeneres: Here and Now, HBO, 2003
  • Super Bowl XXXVII Halftime Show, ABC, 2003
  • 2003 NFL Kickoff Concert, ABC, 2003
  • (With Chris Rock and Michael Rotenberg) Chris Rock: Never Scared,HBO, 2004
  • Comedy Central's "Last Laugh '04" (also known as Last Laugh '04), Comedy Central, 2004
  • The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour, ABC, 2004
  • Television Producer
  • Specials
  • (With others) A Soul Session: James Brown & Friends, Cinemax,1987
  • MTV's 10th Anniversary Special, ABC, 1991
  • Keep the Faith: An Evening with Bon Jovi, MTV, 1992
  • MTV Presents Paul McCartney Up Close, MTV, 1993
  • Rosie Perez Presents Society's Ride, HBO, 1993
  • The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, HBO, 1995
  • A Very Special Christmas from Washington, DC, TNT, 1998, 2000
  • The Concert of the Century for VH1 Save the Music, VH1, 1999
  • Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert, VH1, 1999
  • Mariah Carey's Homecoming Special, Fox, 1999
  • Paul McCartney & Friends Live: PETA's Millennium Concert, VH1,1999
  • Countdown to Oscar 2000, ABC, 2000
  • Dixie Chicks on the Fly, NBC, 2000
  • The Experience Music Project, MTV and VH1, 2000
  • The 72nd Annual Academy Awards Pre-Show, ABC, 2000
  • A Supernatural Evening with Carlos Santana, Fox, 2000
  • The Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, MTV, 2001
  • An Evening with the Dixie Chicks, NBC, 2002
  • Super Bowl XXXVII Halftime Show, ABC, 2003
  • Countdown to the Oscars 2004, ABC, 2004
  • Television Director
  • Awards Presentations
  • Segment director, The MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, annually, 1989-93
  • Segment director, The MTV Movie Awards, MTV, annually, 1992-93, 1995-2005
  • The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, VH1, annually,1993-97, 2002-2005
  • The 1995 NCLR Bravo Awards, Fox, 1995
  • Segment director, The VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, annually, 1996-98
  • Television Executive Producer
  • Awards Presentations
  • (With others) The MTV Movie Awards, MTV, annually, 1992-93, 1995-2005
  • The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, VH1, annually,1993-97, 1999, 2002-2005
  • The 1994 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1994
  • The 1999 ALMA Awards, 1999
  • Television Producer
  • Awards Presentations
  • The MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, annually, 1989-93
  • The VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, annually, 1996-98
  • The 76th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 2004
  • Pilots
  • Dionne and Friends, syndicated, 1990
  • Other
  • Castaway Dick (short film broadcast on television), 2001
  • Creator and executive committee member for segments of other awards presentations.
  • Television Director
  • Short Films Broadcast on Awards Presentations
  • Derek Zoolander: Male Model, 1996
  • Bruce Testones, Fashion Photographer, 1997
  • Derek Zoolander University, 1997
  • Andrew Taylor, 1998
  • The Award, 1998
  • Backstreet Boyz, 1998
  • Fanatic, 1998
  • Model Maker, 1998
  • Mission: Improbable (also known as Being Tom Cruise), 2000
  • Sex and the Matrix, 2000
  • Jack Black: Spider-Man, 2002
  • Lord of the Piercing, 2002
  • Panic Room with Will Ferrell, 2002
  • Charlie's Angels Ass Coordinator, 2003
  • Movie Awards Reloaded, 2003
  • The Pitch, 2004
  • Director of other short films and music videos broadcast as segments of television specials and awards presentations.
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • Himself, Hips, Lips, & Gender Benders: MTV History of Sex, MTV, 2001
  • Film Director
  • Not Another Teen Movie (also known as Sex Academy), Sony Pictures Releasing, 2001
  • Romantic Comedy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2005
  • Film Executive Producer
  • Feed Your Head (documentary short film), Ravin' Films/Tenth PlanetProductions, 1997
  • Zoolander, Paramount, 2001
  • RECORDINGS
  • Video Producer
  • Deja View, four volumes, 1985-86
  • (With others) "Will You Be There," Dangerous: The Short Films (also known as Michael Jackson--Dangerous: The Short Films), 1993
  • Gallen's work as director and executive producer of the MTV television series MTV Unplugged can be seen in music videos created from that series.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Los Angeles, December, 2001
    Electronic
    • Tenth Planet Productions Web Site, http://www.tenthplanet.com, February 9, 2005