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Adam Bernstein

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Adam Bernstein
Born(1960-05-07)May 7, 1960(age 64)
Princeton, New Jersey,U.S.
EducationPrinceton University
Occupation(s)Film director, music video director, television director
Years active1993–present
Spouse
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(m.1995)​
Children2

Adam Bernstein(born May 7, 1960) is an American film director, music video director and television director. For his work on the television showFargoin 2014, he received a nomination for thePrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special.In 2007, he won aPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Seriesfor his work on30 Rock.

Biography[edit]

Bernstein was born inPrinceton, New Jersey,and is of halfJewishand half Italian ancestry.[1][2]In 1973, he was the recipient of the Good Citizenship Medal from theDaughters of the American Revolution.[3]A member of thePrinceton UniversityClass of 1982,[4]Bernstein began his career as an animator. He later went on to directNickelodeon’s first original live-action, scripted comedy,The Adventures of Pete & Pete,in 1986. His work as a director includes over seventy music videos, amongst which are "Love Shack"for theB-52's,"Hey Ladies"for theBeastie Boysand "Baby Got Back"forSir Mix-a-Lot.Additionally, he has helmed the pilots forFargo,30 Rock,Scrubs,Alpha HouseandStrangers with Candy,and multiple episodes ofOzandBreaking Bad.[5]

Bernstein has been married to actressJessica Hechtsince 1995 (they both worked onBreaking Bad,in which she starred as Gretchen, with Bernstein directing the seasons 1-5 episodes, on five seasons on the show).[6]

He was an adjunct faculty member atWilliams Collegeteaching theatre and filmmaking along with his wife.

Television credits[edit]

Selected music video credits[edit]

Film directing credits[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Michael Elkin (January 14, 2010)."'Bridge' Works ".Jewish Exponent.RetrievedNovember 10,2013.
  2. ^"Jessica Hecht Talks Broadway vs. Hollywood – The Arty Semite – Forward".Blogs.forward. April 16, 2013. Archived fromthe originalon October 29, 2014.RetrievedNovember 10,2013.
  3. ^"THEA 22 A Filmmaking Intensive 2019-20".Williams College Catalog.
  4. ^"Directing for Television: Master Class with Adam Bernstein '82".Lewis Center for the Arts.
  5. ^"Emmy Nominated Director's Strange Trip: From Sir-Mix-a-Lot's 'Baby Got Back' to 'Fargo'".TheWrap. July 30, 2014.RetrievedJuly 30,2014.
  6. ^Watson, Bret (December 1, 1995)."Not The Usual Grind".Entertainment Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on October 2, 2012.RetrievedJanuary 26,2010.
  7. ^Stanley, Alessandra (March 29, 2006)."Bedford, a College With Sex in the Curriculum".The New York Times.RetrievedJanuary 26,2010.
  8. ^Van Gelder, Lawrence (March 5, 1999)."FILM REVIEW; A Hit Man Married to the Mob, but Nesting With Mom".The New York Times.RetrievedJanuary 26,2010.
  9. ^Thomas, Kevin (February 3, 1995)."'It's Pat' Takes Ambiguous Look at Life ".Los Angeles Times.

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