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Edd Griles(1945-2024)

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Edd Griles was born on 18 November 1945 in New York, New York, USA. He was a producer and director, known for Cyndi Lauper: Time After Time (1984), 1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards (1984) and Buy Me That 3! A Kid's Guide to Food Advertising (1992). He was married to Danielle. He died on 22 October 2024 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA.
BornNovember 18, 1945
DiedOctober 22, 2024(78)
BornNovember 18, 1945
DiedOctober 22, 2024(78)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Cyndi Lauper in Cyndi Lauper: Time After Time (1984)
Cyndi Lauper: Time After Time
7.3
Music Video
  • Director
  • 1984
Dan Aykroyd and Bette Midler in 1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
1st Annual MTV Video Music Awards
7.3
TV Special
  • Producer
  • 1984
Buy Me That 3! A Kid's Guide to Food Advertising (1992)
Buy Me That 3! A Kid's Guide to Food Advertising
TV Movie
  • Director
  • 1992
Cyndi Lauper in Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1983)
Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun
7.3
Music Video
  • Director
  • 1983

Credits

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Producer

  • 30 Seconds Over Washington
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2012
  • The Great Biker Build Off
    7.1
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 2005
  • AutoRox Awards (2005)
    AutoRox Awards
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 2005
  • Spike TV's 52 Favorite Cars
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 2004
  • Brandi Sherwood in The 1997 Miss USA Pageant (1997)
    The 1997 Miss USA Pageant
    4.0
    TV Special
    • produced by
    • 1997
  • The 1996 Miss USA Pageant
    TV Special
    • produced by
    • 1996
  • Miss Teen USA 1995
    TV Special
    • producer
    • 1995
  • The 1995 Miss USA Pageant
    TV Special
    • produced by
    • 1995
  • Cyndi Lauper: 12 Deadly Cyns... and Then Some (1994)
    Cyndi Lauper: 12 Deadly Cyns... and Then Some
    8.3
    Video
    • executive producer (segment "She Bop")
    • 1994
  • Put Magic in Your Game
    8.6
    Video
    • executive producer
    • 1989
  • The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial (1988)
    The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • co-executive producer
    • 1988
  • Nancy Cartwright, Ruth Buzzi, Brennan Howard, George Rose, and B.J. Ward in Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw (1988)
    Pound Puppies and the Legend of Big Paw
    4.8
    • executive producer
    • 1988
  • Spiral Zone (1987)
    Spiral Zone
    7.4
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1987
  • Maple Town (1986)
    Maple Town
    6.6
    TV Series
    • executive producer: US version
    • 1986
  • The Champions
    TV Special
    • executive producer
    • 1985

Director

  • Cyndi Lauper: She Bop - Ballad Version (2005)
    Cyndi Lauper: She Bop - Ballad Version
    7.4
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Cyndi Lauper: 12 Deadly Cyns... and Then Some (1994)
    Cyndi Lauper: 12 Deadly Cyns... and Then Some
    8.3
    Video
    • videos "Girls Just Want to Have Fun", "Time After Time", "She Bop"
    • 1994
  • Buy Me That 3! A Kid's Guide to Food Advertising (1992)
    Buy Me That 3! A Kid's Guide to Food Advertising
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1992
  • Buy Me That Too! A Kid's Survival Guide to TV Advertising (1991)
    Buy Me That Too! A Kid's Survival Guide to TV Advertising
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1991
  • Put Magic in Your Game
    8.6
    Video
    • Director
    • 1989
  • Cyndi Lauper in Cyndi Lauper: Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China) (1988)
    Cyndi Lauper: Hole in My Heart (All the Way to China)
    7.1
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Rosanne Cash & Rodney Crowell: It's Such a Small World
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1988
  • Peter Wolf: Come As You Are (1987)
    Peter Wolf: Come As You Are
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Huey Lewis & the News: Video Hits
    Video
    • Director
    • 1987
  • Keely Shaye Brosnan and Huey Lewis in Huey Lewis and the News: Stuck with You (1986)
    Huey Lewis and the News: Stuck with You
    7.0
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Sheena Easton: Jimmy Mack
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1986
  • Eddie Murphy in Eddie Murphy: Party All the Time (1985)
    Eddie Murphy: Party All the Time
    6.9
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Narada Michael Walden: Gimme, Gimme, Gimme (1985)
    Narada Michael Walden: Gimme, Gimme, Gimme
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Peter Wolf: Oo-Ee-Diddley-Bop!
    Music Video
    • Director
    • 1985
  • Rainbow: The Final Cut (1985)
    Rainbow: The Final Cut
    8.1
    Video
    • video "Death Alley Driver", "I Surrender", "Stone Cold" & "Can't Happen Here"
    • 1985

Writer

  • Cyndi Lauper in Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1983)
    Cyndi Lauper: Girls Just Want to Have Fun
    7.3
    Music Video
    • Writer
    • 1983

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Born
    • November 18, 1945
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • October 22, 2024
    • Englewood, New Jersey, USA(Alzheimer)
  • Spouse
    • Danielle(his death)
  • Children
    • Allyson Monson
  • Other works
    Music video: Directed "She Bop" for Cyndi Lauper

Did you know

  • Trivia
    In 1975 he created People and Properties, a sports and entertainment marketing company.

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