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Bob Giraldi

  • Producer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Bob Giraldi
Bob Giraldi was born on 17 January 1939 in Paterson, New Jersey, USA. He is a producer and director, known for Dinner Rush (2000), Honey Trap (2005) and Pat Benatar: Love Is a Battlefield (1983).
BornJanuary 17, 1939
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BornJanuary 17, 1939
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations

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Bob Giraldi and Bradford How in He's with Me (2013)
Edoardo Ballerini, John Corbett, and Bob Giraldi
Edoardo Ballerini, John Corbett, Bob Giraldi, and Michael McGlone
Edoardo Ballerini, Bob Giraldi, and Michael McGlone
Bob Giraldi
Bob Giraldi

Known for

Dinner Rush (2000)
Dinner Rush
7.3
  • Producer(uncredited)
  • 2000
Honey Trap (2005)
Honey Trap
7.6
Short
  • Director
  • 2005
Pat Benatar in Pat Benatar: Love Is a Battlefield (1983)
Pat Benatar: Love Is a Battlefield
7.0
Music Video
  • Director
  • 1983
The Routine (2002)
The Routine
7.3
Short
  • Director
  • 2002

Credits

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Producer

  • Relatable Joy
    • executive producer
    • Completed
    • Short
  • Trash
    • executive producer
    • Completed
    • Short
  • Lip Service
    • executive producer
    • Post-production
    • Short
  • Half step away
    • executive producer
    • Completed
    • Short
  • Kate Abbruzzese in Siren (2021)
    Siren
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2021
  • The Picture of Isabel (2019)
    The Picture of Isabel
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Last Peach of the Season (2019)
    Last Peach of the Season
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Jacquelyn Landgraf in Pete's Valve (2019)
    Pete's Valve
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Cambio (2019)
    Cambio
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Folding in Squares
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • Sweetie (2018)
    Sweetie
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Rachel Povse in Black Sky (2018)
    Black Sky
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Bodega (2018)
    Bodega
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • I Can't Lose (2018)
    I Can't Lose
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Double
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Sakura (2017)
    Sakura
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Action (2017)
    Action
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Daniel J. O'Brien and Angela Wong Carbone in Longing (2017)
    Longing
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2017
  • Isabella (2017)
    Isabella
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2017

Director

  • Goodbye Jonathan's Soul
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2023
  • Counterblow (2022)
    Counterblow
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2022
  • Kate Abbruzzese in Siren (2021)
    Siren
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2021
  • Cambio (2019)
    Cambio
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2019
  • The Whisperer
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2018
  • Superfriends (2017)
    Superfriends
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2017
  • New Year's Eve @ Sunny's (2016)
    New Year's Eve @ Sunny's
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2016
  • A Conversational Place (2016)
    A Conversational Place
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2016
  • A Poet Long Ago
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2013
  • Capone: The Rehearsal (2011)
    Capone: The Rehearsal
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2011
  • The Grey Coat (2010)
    The Grey Coat
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Kathleen Chalfant and Shawn Hollenbach in Second Guessing Grandma (2008)
    Second Guessing Grandma
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2008
  • Honey Trap (2005)
    Honey Trap
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2005
  • Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson: Number Ones (2003)
    Michael Jackson: Number Ones
    • Director (video Beat It)
    • Video
    • 2003
  • The Lionel Richie Collection (2003)
    The Lionel Richie Collection
    • Director (videos All Night Long, Running With the Night, Penny Lover, Hello, Ballerina Girl)
    • Video
    • 2003

Writer

  • Counterblow (2022)
    Counterblow
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2022
  • The Whisperer
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2018
  • The Grey Coat (2010)
    The Grey Coat
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2010
  • Honey Trap (2005)
    Honey Trap
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2005
  • Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II (1997)
    Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film - Volume II
    • treatment (segment Beat It)
    • Video
    • 1997
  • Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (1995)
    Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory
    • treatment (segment Beat It)
    • Video
    • 1995
  • Lionel Richie: Running with the Night (1983)
    Lionel Richie: Running with the Night
    • Writer
    • Music Video
    • 1983
  • Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney in Paul McCartney Feat. Michael Jackson: Say Say Say (1983)
    Paul McCartney Feat. Michael Jackson: Say Say Say
    • Writer
    • Music Video
    • 1983
  • Pat Benatar in Pat Benatar: Love Is a Battlefield (1983)
    Pat Benatar: Love Is a Battlefield
    • written by
    • Music Video
    • 1983
  • Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson: Beat It (1983)
    Michael Jackson: Beat It
    • Writer
    • Music Video
    • 1983

Videos1

Second Guessing Grandma
Trailer 0:55
Second Guessing Grandma

Personal details

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  • Born
    • January 17, 1939
    • Paterson, New Jersey, USA
  • Spouse
    • Marian Arlene McCarthyMay 6, 1961 - ? (divorced, 3 children)
  • Other works
    Music video: Directed Michael Jackson's and Paul McCartney's "Say Say Say".
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Interview

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    Film and television director best known for directing the music video for Michael Jackson's song "Beat it".

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