Derrick Beckles
Birth Name:
Derrick Beckles
Profession
Writer, Actor, Producer, Visual effects, Director, Editorial department, Editor
Fast Facts
- Quote: "'A Sore for Sighted Eyes' was about sensuality and mind control․ Cats posing like Marilyn Monroe having their dresses blow up by the air escaping from a saxophone․ You can quote me on that․"
- Quote: "[on "Hot Package"] "We just treat everybody in the show as if they're stars․ You know, the way 'Entertainment Tonight' would treat Brad Pitt or somebody․ These people who you've never heard of, we just kind of force them on you․""
- Has worked with Adult Swim on multiple occasions, once on a pilot for a parody teen music and pop culture show called "Totally for Teens" and again on a twisted version of an entertainment news show, "Hot Package․"
- Known for his "TV Carnage" videos, in which he edits clips from found footage, late-night infomercials and local-access programs into hour-long collections
- Directed the music video for "No You Don't" by Islands
- Gave Eric Andre fireworks that he ended up setting off unexpectedly on "The Jeselnik Offensive․"
- Was involved in the Truth anti-smoking campaign in the early 2000s