Marc Klasfeld

Marc Klasfeld
Marc Klasfeld
Born	United States
Alma mater	NYU Tisch School of the Arts
Occupations	Music video director; commercial director;
Website	marcklasfeld.com

Marc Klasfeld is an American music video director.^[1] He has directed over two hundred music videos for artists such as Slipknot, Sum 41, Katy Perry, Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Britney Spears, Kid Rock, Michael Bublé, Nelly, Foo Fighters, Kelly Clarkson, Charli XCX, Little Mix, Nick Jonas, Twenty One Pilots, Avril Lavigne, Aerosmith, Charlie Puth and many others with multiple award wins and nominations.

His hit video for Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth's "See You Again"^[2] is currently the 2nd-most-viewed video on YouTube at 3 billion views, surpassing Psy's "Gangnam Style" on July 10, 2017, but later surpassed by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee's "Despacito" on August 4, 2017.^[3] He is also the founder of Rockhard, a music video production company that has produced videos for Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, LMFAO, Britney Spears, Aerosmith, Prince, Mariah Carey, Kelly Rowland, Jessie J, Pixie Lott, Adam Lambert, and Big Time Rush among others.

He is also a director of television commercials for Target, Nike, NFL, NBA, Motorola, Reebok, Cartoon Network and Hummer. His best-known commercial work is for Justin Timberlake's Target campaign, ESPN's This is SportsCenter campaign, Hammer Pants Dance for the A&E Network's reality show Hammertime,^[4] Avril Lavigne's Canon campaigns and Smirnoff's Green Tea Partay viral video sung by Sebastian Siegel.^{[citation needed]}

On March 29, 2010, Klasfeld released a comedic video of an elementary school reenactment of the Al Pacino film Scarface, entitled "Scarface School Play". It was shown on CNN, CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox News.^[4]

Klasfeld is currently directing Lionsgate's screen adaptation of David Morrell's novel Creepers.^[5]

He is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts.^{[citation needed]}

^ "Marc Klasfeld". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24.
^ YouTube has a new all-time chart-topper: Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again feat. Charlie Puth" surpassed Psy's "Gangnam Style" as the most-watched video on the Google-owned service late Monday, breaking a nearly five-year-long streak for the Korean pop sensation.
^ Savage, Mark (July 11, 2017). "Gangnam Style is no longer the most-played video on YouTube". BBC News. BBC Online. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
^ ^a ^b "'Scarface School Play' director steps forward: 'It was a lot of fun'". The Los Angeles Times. 2010-03-30.
^ Scott, Ryan (July 12, 2022). "CREEPERS: Horror Novel From FIRST BLOOD Writer, Becoming A Movie At Lionsgate". Fangoria. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

[1] "Marc Klasfeld". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 2013-06-24.

[2] YouTube has a new all-time chart-topper: Wiz Khalifa's "See You Again feat. Charlie Puth" surpassed Psy's "Gangnam Style" as the most-watched video on the Google-owned service late Monday, breaking a nearly five-year-long streak for the Korean pop sensation.

[3] Savage, Mark (July 11, 2017). "Gangnam Style is no longer the most-played video on YouTube". BBC News. BBC Online. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

[LT-4] "'Scarface School Play' director steps forward: 'It was a lot of fun'". The Los Angeles Times. 2010-03-30.

[5] Scott, Ryan (July 12, 2022). "CREEPERS: Horror Novel From FIRST BLOOD Writer, Becoming A Movie At Lionsgate". Fangoria. Retrieved September 26, 2022.

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