Wayne Isham

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Wayne Isham
Born 1958 (age 66–67)
United States
Alma mater University of California, Santa Barbara
Occupation Music video director
Children 2
Awards See below
Website wayneisham.com

Wayne Isham (born 1958) is an American director who has directed music videos of many popular artists.

Early life and education

Isham was born in 1958. He attended the University of California, Santa Barbara in the 1970s.[1] While at UC Santa Barbara, David Bowie's music video for "Ashes to Ashes" was released. Costing £250,000, it was the most expensive music video made at the time.[2] Isham has cited this music video as his inspiration to start producing music videos.[1]

Career

Isham has worked with artists such as Bon Jovi, Judas Priest, Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, KISS, Roxette, Mötley Crüe, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Whitesnake, David Cook, Simple Plan, Avenged Sevenfold, Pantera, *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Shania Twain, Metallica, Muse, Keith Urban, Godsmack, OneRepublic, Leona Lewis, Aaliyah, Pink Floyd, Sheryl Crow, Megadeth, Madonna, Avril Lavigne, Def Leppard, Darius Rucker, Adam Lambert, and Nadine Coyle among others.[3]

In 1998, Isham ventured into feature film directing with 12 Bucks.[4]

Honors and awards

Isham, alongside Bon Jovi, was a co-winner of MTV's Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award in 1991.[5]

For Isham's direction of the Spanish-language version of Ricky Martin's "She Bangs", he won a Latin Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video at the Latin Grammy Awards of 2001 in addition to "Video of the Year" at Premio Lo Nuestro 2001.[6][7]

At the 16th Annual Music Video Production Association Awards held on May 16, 2007, Isham was awarded The Lifetime Achievement Award at the Orpheum Theatre.[8]

At the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards, Isham won numerous awards for Britney Spears's "Piece of Me" music video including the MTV Video Music Award for Video of the Year, MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video, and MTV Video Music Award for Best Pop Video.[9]

Personal life

Isham is married with two children.[8]

Select videography

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