Mark Pellington

Pellington was born in Baltimore, Maryland and worked at MTV from 1984-1990 winning awards as promo producer and created the landmark TV show Buzz. He became a freelance director in 1990 doing videos for U2, Crystal Waters, De la Soul and Pearl Jam. His video for Pearl Jam's "Jeremy" won many MTV awards in 1993. In 1994, his Music Video for Whale's song "Hobo Humpin' Slobo Babe" won the inaugural MTV Europe Music Award for Best Video. He then directed "Going All the Way", with Ben Affleck and Rachel Weisz, Arlington Road in 1999 starring Tim Robbins and Jeff Bridges, as well as The Mothman Prophecies in 2002, starring Richard Gere dealing with mysterious deaths[1] foretold by a strange red-eyed flying creature, Mothman. Pellington has also worked with such musical artists as Alice In Chains, Pearl Jam, Demi Lovato, Imagine Dragons, Foo Fighters, Nine Inch Nails, Cage the Elephant, Linkin Park, Echosmith, The Fray, Dave Matthews, U2, Michael Jackson, Public Enemy, Moby, Flaming Lips, Damian Marley, Chelsea Wolfe and Bruce Springsteen. Pellington was born inBaltimore,Maryland and worked at MTV from 1984-1990 winning awards as promo producer and created the landmark TV showBuzz.