1. Rudi Dolezal is an Austrian film producer and film director best known for his music videos.
23 Facts About Rudi Dolezal
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Rudi Dolezal has directed and produced videos for artists such as Tom Waits, the Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, David Bowie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Sandra Cretu and Whitney Houston.
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Rudi Dolezal is the recipient of three Romy Awards and two Rose d'Ors.
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Rudi Dolezal was trained in classical music, but always had a passion for rock 'n' roll.
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Rudi Dolezal started to work in the film industry at 17.
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Rudi Dolezal has worked together with Hannes Rossacher since 1976 as part of their production company DoRo Productions as a producer and director, first for ORF, and then for ARD and ZDF and provided contributions for youth and music programs.
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In 2003, the company went bankrupt, and later Rossacher and Rudi Dolezal separated and went their own way.
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At the time, Rudi Dolezal had already become the father of his two sons and lived in Purkersdorf near Vienna.
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Together with Rossacher, Rudi Dolezal was involved in the content development of Premiere and VIVA.
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Rudi Dolezal has won numerous awards in the film, television and music sectors.
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Rudi Dolezal has filmed documentaries on Freddie Mercury, including Lover of Life, Singer of Songs.
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Rudi Dolezal produced music videos for Falco, such as the music video for "Rock Me Amadeus".
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Rudi Dolezal worked on dozens of music videos for Queen, Tom Waits, Rolling Stones, Frank Zappa, and Whitney Houston.
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Rudi Dolezal was very intelligent, very clever, and you had to be always on your toes.
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Rudi Dolezal knew that Mercury was not well when he came to him to shoot the music video to "These Are the Days of Our Lives".
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Rudi Dolezal said Mercury knew it was the last time he would be in front of a camera.
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Rudi Dolezal stated that his friend didn't want any special treatment from them, and carried the disease bravely.
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Rudi Dolezal paid tribute to Mercury with his Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story, a Grammy-nominated documentary released in 2000.
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Since Houston was "looking to kill some time after they were done", Rudi Dolezal showed her some of his other work.
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Rudi Dolezal showed her his Freddie Mercury: The Untold Story, and a documentary he made for the Rolling Stones.
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Rudi Dolezal proposed her to talk about the problem in the documentary, to add a short interview, to be filmed even there, in her apartment, where the singer would mention her drug problem, but Houston refused and Dolezal left.
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Rudi Dolezal has two children, Benny and Ruby, with former wife Martina Pauser.
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Rudi Dolezal has a second home in Miami Beach, where he has been living since 2006.