1. Jonathan Glazer was born on 26 March 1965 and is an English film director and screenwriter.
19 Facts About Jonathan Glazer
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Jonathan Glazer's work is defined by depictions of flawed and desperate characters; themes such as alienation, loneliness and individualism; and a bold visual style uses an omniscient perspective and dramatic music.
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Jonathan Glazer has been nominated for six BAFTA Awards and two Academy Awards.
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Jonathan Glazer has directed music videos for acts including, Massive Attack, Radiohead, Richard Ashcroft and Jamiroquai.
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Jonathan Glazer received nominations for the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction for his videos for Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity" and Radiohead's "Karma Police".
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Jonathan Glazer has directed commercials for brands including Kodak, Sony, Nike, Barclays, Guinness and Alexander McQueen.
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Jonathan Glazer was born on 26 March 1965 in London, England, and is of Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
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Jonathan Glazer's ancestors were Ukrainian Jews and Bessarabian Jews who fled the Kishinev pogrom and arrived in the United Kingdom in the 1900s.
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Jonathan Glazer attended the Jewish Free School, then located in the borough of Camden.
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In 1993, Jonathan Glazer wrote and directed three short films, and joined Academy Commercials, a production company based in Central London.
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Jonathan Glazer directed campaigns for Guinness and Stella Artois.
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Jonathan Glazer directed music videos for "Street Spirit" and "Karma Police" by the rock band Radiohead,.
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Jonathan Glazer won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Direction in 1997 for his work on "Karma Police" and Jamiroquai's "Virtual Insanity".
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Jonathan Glazer was unsatisfied with his "Karma Police" video, saying he had "missed emotionally and dramatically".
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Jonathan Glazer described his video for the 1998 single "Rabbit in Your Headlights", by Unkle and the Radiohead singer Thom Yorke, as a more successful partner to the "Karma Police" video.
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Jonathan Glazer was set to direct the film Gangster No 1, written by Louis Mellis and David Scinto, but was replaced after disagreements with the producers regarding casting.
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In 2004, Jonathan Glazer directed his second feature film, Birth, starring Nicole Kidman.
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In 2001, Jonathan Glazer directed the "Odyssey" spot for Levi Strauss jeans.
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In 2013, Jonathan Glazer directed Under the Skin, a loose adaptation of the 2000 novel by Michel Faber, starring Scarlett Johansson.