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Doug Nichol

Doug Nichol is an American filmmaker and commercials/music video director.

Biography[edit]

A graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, he started his career as a cinematographer working with David Bowie, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and U2 and was director of photography on Madonna's Truth or Dare documentary. He has also directed campaigns for Levi's, Mercedes-Benz, Heineken, Virgin Mobile, Smirnoff, Toyota, Microsoft, Sony Ericsson, Peugeot, and American Express among others. His commercial for Levi's, involving a hamster, received the largest number of complaints to the Independent Television Commission at the time.[1]


He won a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for Sting's Ten Summoner's Tales[2] and also received two other Grammy nominations for work with Aerosmith[3] and NKOTB.[4] He has won several MTV awards including Best Rock Video for Aerosmith’s "Pink".[5] His music video for "This Is Hardcore" by Pulp has consistently been listed as one of the top music videos of all time.[6][7][8]


In 2016, he directed California Typewriter.

"Mi Chico Latino"

Geri Halliwell

"Mystical Machine Gun"

Kula Shaker

"Ideal",

Étienne Daho

"Le Premier Jour"

Étienne Daho

"Pink"

Aerosmith

"Rough with the Smooth"

Shara Nelson

"Spinning Round Over You"

Lenny Kravitz

& Étienne Daho, "Tous Les Gouts Sont Dans Ma Nature"

Jacques Dutronc

"C’est Quand Qu’On Va Ou"

Renaud

"I Ain't Movin'"

Des'ree

"Seven Days"

Sting

"Stop the World"

Extreme

"Be My Downfall"

Del Amitri

"Separate Tables"

Chris de Burgh

"More than Love"

Wet Wet Wet

"Un Homme A La Mer"

Étienne Daho

"Rue Des Petits Hotels"

Étienne Daho

"Des Attractions Desastres"

Étienne Daho

"Double Zero et L’Infini"

Etienne Daho

"Interlude à la Desirade"

Etienne Daho

"Dreams"

Tuck & Patti

"Si Tu Veux M'Essayer"

Florent Pagny

"Laisse Pleurer Les Nuages"

Liane Foly

Les Valentins, "Les Pieds Dans La Lune"

"Kennedy Rose"

Patricia Kaas

"Il Me Dit Que Je Suis Belle"

Patricia Kaas

"Many Rivers to Cross"

Toni Childs

"Kiss This Thing Goodbye"

Del Amitri

"Here in My Heart"

Tiffany

"Cow Girls"

Sons of Angels

"This One's for the Children"

New Kids on the Block

"Hangin' Tough"

New Kids on the Block

"I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"

New Kids on the Block

"You Got It (The Right Stuff)"

New Kids on the Block

"Please Don't Go Girl"

New Kids on the Block

"Come Out Fighting"

Easterhouse

"Me, Myself and I"

Cheryl Pepsii Riley

"Time After Time"

Tuck & Patti

"Take My Heart Away"

Johnny Clegg & Savuka

Baxter Robertson, "No Simple Cure"

"Strap Me In"

The Cars

"No More Party's"

Little Steven

"In Dreams"

Pete Bardens

"Girls Are More Fun"

Ray Parker Jr.

"Stir It Up"

Patti LaBelle

"Red Lipstick"

Nomo

- Music Lover, Club Girl

American Express

– The Printer

Babybel

– Truth, Dare

Baileys

- A Taste For More

Bass Ale

– Anthem

Bertolli

– Escape, Flight 1400

British Midland

- Interstate

Cadillac

Caress –

LL Cool J

- Back and Forth

Chase Bank

- Make It Safer, Anthem, 300,

Chrysler

- Cool Water Woman

Davidoff

- Rachel Ray, Mobile Office

Dunkin' Donuts

- Architects of Time

Ebel

- Barbershop

First Direct

- Henri

Ford

– Couple, Hammock

France Telecom

– Heineken Squad

Heineken

– Hugo, It's Just A Fragrance

Hugo Boss

– Narvick, Temple, Mount Blanc

Kodak

– Barman, Player

Kronenbourg

– Hampster, Wives

Levi's

- Lear Jet

LG

– Boots, Paint, Lights, Note for Note

Lloyds TSB

- The Jogger

Mars

- World Market

MasterCard

- Change Lanes

Mercedes-Benz

– Fox, Worm, Cow, Alien, Pamela

Microsoft

- Under The Snow, Snowbank, Here's To You Canada

Molson Canadian

- Le Salaire de la Pulpe

Orangina

- Gallery Opening

Palm

- Ambush, Jump, The Hunt

Peugeot

Golf, Rear Window

Prudential

– Alligators, Kangaroos, Cows

Renault

- Crossroads

Rover

Estella Warren

Samsung

- Makin’ It

SBC

- Autocue

Smirnoff

– Snatch, Torn, Change The Record, Dentist, Church, Fans

Sony Ericsson

– Aqua, Guitar Kid, Dove, Tide

Target

– Spies, Cyborg, Slap, The Bicycle

Toyota

– Singer, Caring Pilot

UPS

– Frozen, Wyclef Jean, Kellis

Virgin Mobile

- Traffic Cop

Visa

- Laugh

Vodafone

at IMDb

Doug Nichol

Partizan.com

Studiodaily.com

Mvdbase.com