Mark Romanek (born 1959) is a music video director. He was born in Chicago, Illinois. All the videos directed by him are:

• Audioslave - "Cochise"
• Beck - "Devil's Haircut"
• David Bowie - "Jump, They Say"
• En Vogue - "Free Your Mind"
• Fiona Apple - "Criminal"
• G. Love & Special Sauce - "Cold Beverage"
• Janet Jackson - "Got 'til It's Gone"
• Jay-Z - "99 Problems"
• Johnny Cash - "Hurt"
• Lenny Kravitz - "Are You Gonna Go My Way"
• Lenny Kravitz - "If You Can't Say No"
• Linkin Park - "Faint"
• Madonna - "Rain"
• Madonna - "Bedtime Story"
• Michael Jackson & Janet Jackson - "Scream"
• Mick Jagger - "God Gave Me Everything I Want"
• Nine Inch Nails - "Closer"
• Nine Inch Nails - "The Perfect Drug"
• Nine Inch Nails - "We're In This Together"
• No Doubt - "Hella Good"
• Red Hot Chili Peppers - "Can't Stop"
• Weezer - "El Scorcho"

Several of his videos have received accolades and awards, most prominently from the MTV VMA's. "Are You Gonna Go My Way", "Rain", "Scream", "Hurt", "99 Problems" and "Criminal" are all VMA winners. Several of the others received nominations.

Romanek has also done other work as well, in addition to his work on music videos. In 2002, he made his first feature film titled One Hour Photo, which starred Robin Williams, as well as Gary Cole.

One Hour Photo is a thriller suspense movie about Sy (Williams), an employee at a warehouse store photo processing lab in a suburban area. Gary Cole plays Sy's boss. Sy ends up becoming obsessed with a particular family's photos and a stalking-type situation ensues. One Hour Photo proved to be a moderate hit, and established Romanek as a respectable movie director.

Although Romanek is young, he has experienced much success in his career including two of his music videos being on display at the New York Museum of Modern Art.

As of 2004, Romanek is currently directing a film adaptation of the book, A Cold Case starring actor, Tom Hanks.

External links

• Mark Romanek Official Website
• MTV's "Jay-Z Has The Guts To Get 'Shot,' Rick Rubin Demands To Look Cool: VMA Lens Recap" - Describes the concept of Mark Romanek's first hip-hop video, Jay-Z's "99 Problems."