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Adam Bernstein

Adam Bernstein

American film director (born 1960)

Adam Bernstein (born May 7, 1960) is an American film director, music video director and television director. For his work on the television show Fargo in 2014, he received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special. In 2007, he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for his work on 30 Rock.

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Biography

Bernstein was born in Princeton, New Jersey, and is of half Jewish and half Italian ancestry.[1][2] In 1973, he was the recipient of the Good Citizenship Medal from the Daughters of the American Revolution.[3] A member of the Princeton University Class of 1982,[4] Bernstein began his career as an animator. He later went on to direct Nickelodeon’s first original live-action, scripted comedy, The Adventures of Pete & Pete, in 1986. His work as a director includes over seventy music videos, amongst which are "Love Shack" for the B-52's, "Hey Ladies" for the Beastie Boys and "Baby Got Back" for Sir Mix-a-Lot. Additionally, he has helmed the pilots for Fargo, 30 Rock, Scrubs, Alpha House and Strangers with Candy, and multiple episodes of Oz and Breaking Bad.[5]

Bernstein has been married to actress Jessica Hecht since 1995 (they both worked on Breaking Bad, in which she starred as Gretchen, with Bernstein directing the seasons 1-5 episodes, on five seasons on the show).[6]

He was an adjunct faculty member at Williams College teaching theatre and filmmaking along with his wife.

Television credits

Selected music video credits

Film directing credits

References

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    Michael Elkin (January 14, 2010). "'Bridge' Works". Jewish Exponent. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
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    "Jessica Hecht Talks Broadway vs. Hollywood – The Arty Semite – Forward.com". Blogs.forward.com. April 16, 2013. Archived from the original on October 29, 2014. Retrieved November 10, 2013.
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    "THEA 22 A Filmmaking Intensive 2019-20". Williams College Catalog.
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    "Directing for Television: Master Class with Adam Bernstein '82". Lewis Center for the Arts.
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    "Emmy Nominated Director's Strange Trip: From Sir-Mix-a-Lot's 'Baby Got Back' to 'Fargo'". TheWrap.com. July 30, 2014. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
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    Watson, Bret (December 1, 1995). "Not The Usual Grind". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
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    Stanley, Alessandra (March 29, 2006). "Bedford, a College With Sex in the Curriculum". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
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    Van Gelder, Lawrence (March 5, 1999). "FILM REVIEW; A Hit Man Married to the Mob, but Nesting With Mom". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
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    Thomas, Kevin (February 3, 1995). "'It's Pat' Takes Ambiguous Look at Life". Los Angeles Times.
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