Biography
Brian Grant is a noted British music video and television director and producer, he co-founded MGMM Productions with Scott Millaney, Russell Mulcahy, and David Mallet He started his career as a cameraman and went to become a noted music video director, he also shot many movies and television series. He is famous for directing episodes of British television series including As If, Hex, Doctor Who, Party Animals, Sinchronicity, Britannia High, Highlander, Queen of Swords, Clocking Off, New Tricks. He has also directed many commercials and notable music videos through the 1980s for Olivia Newton-John, Donna Summer, Peter Gabriel, Queen, Tina Turner and Duran Duran.
His video for Olivia Newton-John's "Physical", won the 25th Annual Grammy Award for Best Video of the Year. He is best known for his work on the 1983 Donna Summer video "She Works Hard For The Money", the video would be nominated for MTV awards, and Donna Summer became the first Afro American Female Artist to get played in high rotation, at the then fledgling MTV station. The video remains a tribute to women around the world. He was also hired to direct her 1983 HBO concert "A Hot Summers Night...", after that he was in high demand as music video director. He also shot two of singer Whitney Houston's videos, "How Will I Know" (1985) and "I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (1987).
Filmography
all 38
Director 37
Movies 25
TV Shows 13
self 1
Lennon's Last Weekend (2020)
The Worst Witch (2017)
The Last Lennon Interview (2015)
Video Killed The Radio Star (2009)
Life Is Wild (2007)
Sinchronicity (2006)
Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold 2 (2005)
Olivia Newton-John: Video Gold 1 (2005)
Doctor Who (2005)
Hex (2004)
Gladiatress (2004)
New Tricks (2004)
Queen: Greatest Video Hits 2 (2003)
Duran Duran: Greatest Videos (2003)
Queen: Greatest Video Hits (2002)
Queen of Swords (2000)
Whitney Houston: The Greatest Hits (2000)
The Cyberstalking (1999)
Highlander: The Raven (1998)
Bloodlines: Legacy of a Lord (1998)
The Immortals (1995)
Bugs (1995)
Sensation (1994)
Day of Reckoning (1994)
Complex of Fear (1993)
Red Shoe Diaries (1992)
Mann & Machine (1992)
Darkman (1992)
Love Kills (1991)
Sweet Poison (1991)
Video AID (1985)
The Hitchhiker (1983)
A Hot Summer Night with Donna (1983)
Olivia Newton-John: In Concert (1983)
Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical (1982)
Queen: Greatest Flix (1981)
Olivia Newton-John: Twist Of Fate
The Human League: The Very Best Of
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CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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