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Jesse Dylan

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  • Producer
  • Writer
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Jesse Dylan at an event for Kicking & Screaming (2005)
Jesse Dylan is the founder and CEO of Wondros, a global creative agency and production company that tells the stories of innovative organizations and individuals. His mission is to inspire passion, engage, and motivate people to take action in healthcare, cybersecurity, politics, and other areas for change. He works across the globe on a wide range of projects from health, science, and education, to social justice and human rights. Current projects include several initiatives surrounding Covid-19, such as an analytics platform and navigator tool.

Some of the institutions he's served: Open Society Foundations, National Institutes of Health, Harvard Medical School, the Columbia School of Journalism, MD Anderson Cancer Center, the Clinton Global Initiative, Council of Foreign Relations, IBM, MIT Media Lab, Milken Institute, One, Sundance, The Getty, The Guggenheim, TED, the McCain Institute for International Leadership, and XPRIZE.

Dylan has directed feature films, documentaries, music videos, and advertisements. He is behind some of the most successful campaigns in commercial television, print, and interactive advertising. In 2016, he started working for the National Institutes of Health All of Us research campaign, that aims to enroll one million Americans as partners in medical research. He also created a narrative strategy for the Biden Cancer campaign #cancerFIERCE, that connects cancer communities to the resources they need. In 2008, he directed the Emmy Award-winning Obama viral campaign "Yes We Can." In 2012, he directed the Black Keys music video "Lonely Boy," winner of the 2012 MVPA Best Alternative Video Award.
BornJanuary 6, 1966
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BornJanuary 6, 1966
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Kicking & Screaming (2005)
    Kicking & Screaming
    5.6
    • Director
    • 2005
    Essence Atkins, Obba Babatundé, Mike Epps, Method Man, Redman, Lark Voorhies, Fred Willard, and Anthony B. McKinley Scruncho in How High (2001)
    How High
    6.2
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2001
    Will.i.am: Yes We Can (2008)
    Will.i.am: Yes We Can
    5.9
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 2008
    Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Seann William Scott, Eugene Levy, and Eddie Kaye Thomas in American Wedding (2003)
    American Wedding
    6.3
    • Director(directed by)
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Director



    • George Soros in Soros (2019)
      Soros
      4.9
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Live with John Legend
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Derrick T. Tuggle in The Black Keys: Lonely Boy (2011)
      The Black Keys: Lonely Boy
      7.8
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Tom Waits in Tom Waits: Satisfied (2011)
      Tom Waits: Satisfied
      7.4
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2011
    • Joss Stone & Dave Stewart: Stand Up to Cancer
      6.0
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Eels: Fresh Blood (2009)
      Eels: Fresh Blood
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2009
    • Gibson Nolte in Mario Kart Wii Commercials (USA) (2008)
      Mario Kart Wii Commercials (USA)
      Video
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2008
    • Will.i.am: Yes We Can (2008)
      Will.i.am: Yes We Can
      5.9
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2008
    • Nelly Furtado in Nelly Furtado: In God's Hands (2007)
      Nelly Furtado: In God's Hands
      6.5
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2007
    • In God's Hands (2007)
      In God's Hands
      Short
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Ricky Jay Plays Poker (2007)
      Ricky Jay Plays Poker
      7.3
      Video
      • Director
      • 2007
    • Instant Def (2006)
      Instant Def
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Vidiosyncrasy
      8.0
      Video
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Inside the Light
      8.1
      Short
      • Director
      • 2005
    • Eels: Trouble with Dreams (2005)
      Eels: Trouble with Dreams
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2005

    Producer



    • Honor Student (2023)
      Honor Student
      5.1
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • George Soros in Soros (2019)
      Soros
      4.9
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Will.i.am: Yes We Can (2008)
      Will.i.am: Yes We Can
      5.9
      Music Video
      • executive producer
      • 2008
    • Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2008)
      Crips and Bloods: Made in America
      6.8
      • producer
      • 2008
    • Instant Def (2006)
      Instant Def
      6.7
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2006
    • Welcome to California (2005)
      Welcome to California
      7.1
      • executive producer
      • 2005
    • William Eggleston in the Real World (2005)
      William Eggleston in the Real World
      6.2
      • producer
      • 2005

    Writer



    • Live with John Legend
      TV Special
      • Writer
      • 2012

    Personal details

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    • Height
      • 6′ 0½″ (1.84 m)
    • Born
      • January 6, 1966
      • New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • Susan Traylor? - present (1 child)
    • Parents
        Sara Dylan
    • Relatives
      • Jakob Dylan(Sibling)
    • Other works
      Directed the music video, "It Ain't Over 'til It's Over", by 'Lenny Kravitz'.
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      Son of legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan and Sara Dylan.

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