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Doug Nichol is an American filmmaker and commercials/music video director.
A graduate of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, he started his career as a cinematographer working with David Bowie, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and U2 and was director of photography on Madonna's Truth or Dare documentary. [1] He has also directed campaigns for Levi's, Mercedes-Benz, Heineken, Virgin Mobile, Smirnoff, Toyota, Microsoft, Sony Ericsson, Peugeot, and American Express among others. [2] His commercial for Levi's, involving a hamster, received the largest number of complaints to the Independent Television Commission at the time. [3]
He won a Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video for Sting's Ten Summoner's Tales [4] and also received two other Grammy nominations for work with Aerosmith [5] and NKOTB. [6] He has won several MTV awards including Best Rock Video for Aerosmith’s "Pink". [7] His music video for "This Is Hardcore" by Pulp has consistently been listed as one of the top music videos of all time. [8] [9] [10]
In 2016, he directed California Typewriter . [11]
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