William Tannen

Biography

Born and raised in New York City, William "Bill" Tannen graduated from Boston University and pursued a career in advertising. He created the famous "Girl Watchers" campaign for Diet Pepsi in 1967, which won four Clio Awards, and then created his own company, Sunday Productions, to produce TV commercials. Tannen moved to Los Angeles in 1972 and continued to direct commercials all over the world, garnering five more Clios in the process. Tannen directed his first feature film, "Flashpoint," in 1984, and went on to direct numerous films, TV series and music videos, the latter including the Commodore's "Night Shift" in 1985, which won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Video. Tannen has also taught director's workshops at the EICAR International Film School in Paris, France.

Known For

Acting

1988

Hero and the Terror

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Civil Engineer

Production

2004

Nobody Knows Anything!

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Crew

Directing

2006

Ozzie

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1984

Flashpoint

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1987

Deadly Illusion

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2004

Nobody Knows Anything!

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1994

WindRunner

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1999

Love Lies Bleeding

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1994

The Goodbye Bird

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2006

Night Of Terror

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1993

Inside Edge

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1988

Hero and the Terror

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2005

The Cutter

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