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David Jellison

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THE ADVENTURES OF DAVID JELLISON Born in Memphis, Tennessee, David immediately began pursuing a career as a small, hollering infant. He was an instant success, and decided to move to Hollywood to find an industry that rewarded infantile behavior. He found it: The Music Industry. After surviving a soul-charring stint in that sociopathic hellshow, he escaped to the relative safety of advertising. Along the way, David designed guitars for Motley Crüe, studied film at the Art Center, photography at Otis Parsons, and toured with Van Halen for four years as an Art Director...all without going to rehab. At the conclusion of his rock and roll career, David retired his mullet and began directing music videos, but soon switched to commercials after discovering that the catering was vastly superior. PHILOSOPHY Beware the lollipop of mediocrity - Lick it once and you suck forever. SPECIALTY Irony + Humor + Mayhem = Hell Yeah WORK Directed almost 500 commercials, known for Ironic/Comedy/Dialogue spots.
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    Known for

    Ski Patrol (1990)
    Ski Patrol
    5.1
    • Additional Crew(second unit)
    • 1990
    Matthew Broderick, Anne Bancroft, Harvey Fierstein, and Brian Kerwin in Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
    Torch Song Trilogy
    7.8
    • Makeup Department
    • 1988
    Bad Moon Rising: Blood on the Streets (1993)
    Bad Moon Rising: Blood on the Streets
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1993
    The Dark Wind (1991)
    The Dark Wind
    5.6
    • Additional Crew(second unit)
    • 1991

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    • Bad Moon Rising: Blood on the Streets (1993)
      Bad Moon Rising: Blood on the Streets
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Freak Of Nature: Turn The Other Way (1993)
      Freak Of Nature: Turn The Other Way
      Short
      • Director
      • 1993

    Makeup Department



    • Matthew Broderick, Anne Bancroft, Harvey Fierstein, and Brian Kerwin in Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
      Torch Song Trilogy
      7.8
      • hair stylist
      • 1988
    • Jeff Daniels in Checking Out (1988)
      Checking Out
      4.8
      • hair stylist
      • 1988

    Additional Crew



    • The Dark Wind (1991)
      The Dark Wind
      5.6
      • staff: second unit
      • 1991
    • Ski Patrol (1990)
      Ski Patrol
      5.1
      • production associate: second unit
      • 1990

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      TV commercial: Directed commercial for Macy's Department Stores.

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