Dave Sirulnick

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Dave Sirulnick (born May 26, 1964) is an American television producer.

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Sirulnick grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, [1] where he attended Teaneck High School [2] and became involved with booking musicians such as LL Cool J, Run DMC, and Salt-N-Pepa at The Rink, a roller rink in nearby Bergenfield. He later attended Rutgers University. After graduating, he was hired as a news producer at CNN, like his father who was also a television producer. [3]

In 1987, he joined MTV, saying they "wanted someone to grow their news department. It's what I wanted my whole life: TV, music and news". [4] He eventually became the executive vice president for Multiplatform Production, News and Music at MTV. [1] Sirulnick's responsibilities included oversight of MTV's signature show, Total Request Live . [5] Half of MTV's programming had been within his job functions. [6] He was the chief architect of the MTV Video Music Awards. [7] In March 2015, he and others were dismissed from their positions at MTV by Viacom, the parent corporation. [8]

As of January 2019, Sirulnick is a partner at RadicalMedia. [9]

Television and film credits

YearTelevision and FilmsCredited as
Director Producer Writer Other Notes
2012 Caged Yes
2010 MTV Video Music Awards Yes
My Life as Liz Yes
Drake: Better Than Good EnoughYesTV documentary
When I Was 17 YesTV series documentary
Summit On The SummitYesTV documentary
Teen CribsYes
2009MadeYes
MTV Video Music Awards 2009Yes
Get Schooled: You have the RightYesYesYesCreator
It's On With Alexa ChungYes
Steve-O: Demise and RiseYesTV documentary
Be The Change Inaugural BallYesTV movie
Get SchooledYesYesYesCreator
2008FNMTV PremiersYes
MTV Goes Gold: New Year's Eve 2007YesTV movie
Total Final LiveYes
MTV Video Music Awards 2008Yes
Jonas Brothers: Live & MobileYesTV movie
Kanye West Homecoming SpecialYesTV documentary
2007One Upon a Prom 2007YesTV movie
MTV Goes Gold: New Years Eve 2007YesTV movie
Engaged & UnderagedYes
Two-A-Days: Hoover HighYes
Tiara GirlsYes
2005 MTV Video Music Awards 2005Yes
2004The Shady National ConventionYesTV Special
Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County Yes
MTV Movie Awards 2004Yes
This is my Band: D12YesTV documentary
I Want A Famous Face Yes
MTV Backstage at the GrammysYes
2003MC Battle II: The Takeover in Times SquareYesTV movie
All Eyes On: Britney SpearsYesTV documentary
MTV Movie Awards 2003Yes
Snoop To The ExtremeYesTV movie
MTV News: The Social History of the HairYesTV documentary Short
MTV News: The Social History of the PiercingYesTV documentary Short
MTV Icon: MetallicaYesTV Special
MTV Backstage at the GrammysYesTV special
2002 MTV Video Music Awards Yes
Diary Presents: WMA SuperstarsYesTV movie
MTV Movie Awards 2001 Pre-ShowYes
MTV News: The Social History of the MoshpitYesTV movie
MTV Fashionable Loud: Sports Illustrated EditionYesTV movie
Be Heard: An MTV Global Discussion with Colin PowellYesTV movie
MTV Mardi Gras 2002Yes
StungYesTV movie
MTV Icon: Aerosmith YesTV documentary
2001The Life Of AaliyahYes
MTV 20: Live & Almost LegalYesTV documentary
U2 on Tour: Leaving Nothing BehindYesTV documentary
Camp Scott Lock-UpYesTV documentary
MTV Movie Awards 2001 Pre-ShowYesTV Special
All Eyes OnYes
MTV Fashionable Loud: Spring Break, Cancun 2001YesTV movie
MTV Icon: Janet JacksonYesTV Special Documentary
Rage Against The Machine: The Battle of Mexico CityYesVideo documentary
Super Bowl XXXV Half-time showYes
TRL Super BowlYesTV movie
Frontline Television News Himself
2000MTV Video Music Awards Opening ActYesTV Special
Choose Or Lose 2000: Why Care?YesTV documentary
MTV Movie Awards 2000 Pre-ShowYesTV Special
Wanna Be A VJ 3YesTV Special
MTV Fashionable Loud: Spring Break, Cancun 2000YesTV movie
MTV Backstage at the GrammysYesTV Special
MTV Video Music Awards 2000Yes
The LowdownYes
1999MTV New Years Eve Live 1999Yes
Wanna Be A VJ TooYesTV Special
MTV UncensoredYesTV documentary
Alanis T.V.YesTV Special
Mansion T.V.YesTV Special
Dre TVYesTV special
MTV Fashionable Loud: MiamiYesTV movie
MTV 2 Large: New Years Eve 2000YesTV Special
1998MTV New Years Eve 1998YesTV documentary
BeastieographyYesTV special
True LifeYes1998–2009

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  1. 1 2 Kennedy, Randy. "The Shorter, Faster, Cruder, Tinier TV Show", The New York Times Magazine , May 28, 2006. Accessed June 28, 2007. "But Sirulnick comes by his knowledge of hip-hop as honestly as his knowledge of television. Raised in Teaneck, N.J., he became obsessed with rap in junior high school when some of its first hits were starting to emerge from Sugar Hill Records in nearby Englewood, New Jersey."
  2. "Sharing a part in a student play", The Record , December 4, 1981. Accessed February 2, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Two actors are sharing the role of the stage manager in the Teaneck High School production of Our Town.... The cast of 48 includes Suzanne Doyle and David Sirulnick as Mr. and Mrs. Webb..."
  3. Block, Valerie. “40 Under 40 - Dave Sirulnick.” Crain's New York Business, January 1, 2000, www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/dave-sirulnick.
  4. Valarie Block, "Where Is Dave Sirulnick Now?", Crain's, October 12, 2012.
  5. Interview: David Sirulnick. Frontline (US TV series). Accessed June 28, 2007.
  6. Grigoriadis, Vanessa. "35 Under 35", New York , April 17, 2000. Accessed June 28, 2007. "14 Dave Sirulnick, producer. The 35-year-old executive VP of production at MTV is now in charge of half of the station's daily programming; without him, no Total Request Live."
  7. Harley Brown, "Layoffs Hit MTV, VH1; Dave Sirulnick Among Exits", Billboard, March 10, 2015
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  9. Littleton, Cynthia (September 10, 2015). "MTV Alum Dave Sirulnick Joins RadicalMedia as Partner". Variety. Retrieved January 29, 2019.