Joel Gallen Biography

Fast Facts

• Earned the Producers Guild of America Visionary Award for "America: A Tribute to Heroes" in 2002
• He won in the category of music series at the 1993 CableACE Awards for his work on 1989's "Unplugged․"
• Won a Peabody Award and a PGA Visionary Award for directing and producing the September 11 musical tribute documentary "America: A Tribute to Heroes․"
• In 2002, he won the Directors Guild of America Award for outstanding directional achievement in musical-variety for 2001's "America: A Tribute to Heroes․"
• Won a Certificate of Merit at the 2001 San Francisco International Film Festival for the television comedy "Ellen DeGeneres: The Beginning․"
• Founded Tenth Planet Productions, which produced many music videos for MTV as well as other projects
• Worked with actors Ben Stiller, Tom Cruise and others to film a number of comedic shorts for the MTV Movie Awards, which he conceived and directed
• Known for producing and directing televised events ranging from Comedy Central Roasts to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies