Person Details

Birthday: 1956-05-04 08:45:12

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Dublin, Ireland

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Movie Involvements: 27

TV Involvements: 17


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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Steven "Steve" Barron (born 4 May 1956) is a director and producer, best known for directing the films Coneheads (1993), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and the innovative music videos for a-ha's "Take on Me" and Michael Jackson's "Billie Jean". He was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of filmmaker Zelda Barron. He attended St Marylebone Grammar School. He appeared in the film if.... very briefly. He made his directorial debut in 1979 and directed many of the 1980s' most memorable music videos, including "Billie Jean" by Michael Jackson, "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits, and "Take on Me" by a-ha. Barron only made eight music videos in the early 90s and made his last music video in 1993 for David Bowie's "As the World Falls Down". In 1984, he directed the science fiction comedy Electric Dreams, and then went on to direct several episodes of the television series The Storyteller before returning to the big screen, directing films such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 1990, The Adventures of Pinocchio in 1996, Rat in 2000 and Mike Bassett: England Manager in 2001. Barron has also directed several award winning miniseries, such as Merlin (1998), Arabian Nights (2000) and Dreamkeeper (2003) for Hallmark Entertainment. In July 2010 it was revealed that Barron would make a return to music videos, directing the final video of a-ha, "Butterfly Butterfly (The Last Hurrah)". Description above from the Wikipedia article Steve Baron, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
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7
Around the World in 80 Days
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7

Around the World in 80 Days

(2021) Executive Producer
A Bridge Too Far
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7

A Bridge Too Far

(1977) Clapper Loader
Merlin
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7

Merlin

(1998) Creator
The Storyteller
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8

The Storyteller

(1988) Director
ReBoot
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7

ReBoot

(1994) Producer
The Specialist
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6

The Specialist

(1994) Executive Producer
The Durrells
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7

The Durrells

(2016) Director

Acting

Directing

Production

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2012 Creator
1998 Creator
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Writing

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2006 Writer
1996 Screenplay
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Camera

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1977 Clapper Loader
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