Flattery, Paul

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Flattery, Paul

PERSONAL

Born in Liverpool, England; married Karin Mani, May 11, 1986; children: two. Education: University of Wales at Bangor, degree in philosophy.

Addresses: Office—Bob Bain Productions, 1447 Clover-field Blvd., Suite 201, Santa Monica, CA 90404.

Career: Producer, director, and writer. Granada Television, producer and director trainee; also worked for BBC, ITN, Thames TV, and LWT; wrote features for The London Sunday Times, Observer, Daily Telegraph, Rolling Stone, and Time Out; produced music videos for many artists; Bob Bain Productions, Santa Monica, CA, producer.

Awards, Honors: Grammy Award nomination (with others), best music video—long form, 1991, for Phil Collins: The Singles Collection; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding variety, music or comedy special, 2002, for The Concert for New York City.

CREDITS

Television Producer; Series:

Britt Ekland's Juke Box, syndicated, 1979.

ABC in Concert, ABC, 1991.

Hi–Fi Room, Fox Family, 2000.

California Summer Countdown (also known as California Summer Countdown Presented by Lycra), Fox Family, 2001.

Dance Fever, ABC Family, 2003.

The Menu, 2004.

Your Mama Don't Dance, Lifetime, 2008.

Television Supervising Producer; Series:

California Summer Countdown Presented by Lycra, Fox Family, 2001.

Television Consulting Producer; Series:

High School Musical: Get in the Picture, ABC, 2007.

Television Co–Executive Producer; Series:

Your Mama Don't Dance, Lifetime, 2008.

Television Producer; Movies:

The Return of Bruno, HBO, 1988.

Television Producer; Specials:

Rod Stewart: Tonight He's Yours, 1981.

Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine, Showtime, 1988.

Phil Collins: No Jacket Required, HBO, 1985.

Gloria Estefan: Homecoming Concert, Showtime, 1989.

Joan Baez In Concert With Special Guest Jackson Browne, PBS, 1990.

The 1990 Billboard Music Awards Show, Fox, 1990.

SeriouslyPhil Collins, CBS, 1990.

New Kids on the Block at Disney–MGM Studios: Wildest Dreams, 1991.

Voices That Care, Fox, 1991.

The 1991 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1991.

Ray Charles: 50 Years in Music, Uh–Huh!, Fox, 1991.

3 ½ Blocks from Home (documentary; also known as Paul Reiser: 3 ½ Blocks from Home), Showtime, 1992.

The 1992 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1992.

Hard Rock Cafe New Year's Eve Special, CBS, 1992.

Genesis: Opening Night, ABC, 1992.

Crosby, Stills and Nash: The Acoustic Concert, PBS, 1992.

Willie Nelson: The Big Six–O: An All–Star Celebration, CBS, 1993.

Together for Our Children: M.U.S.I.C., syndicated, 1993.

Tina Turner: "What's Love?" Live, Fox, 1993.

The 1993 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1993.

New Year's Eve '94, Fox, 1993.

David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise, The Disney Channel, 1993.

The 1994 Clio Awards, Fox, 1994.

AT&T Presents Bonnie Raitt: "Longing In Their Hearts" Concert, ABC, 1994.

The CLIO Awards (1995), Fox, 1995.

The 1995 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1995.

New Year's Eve in Vegas, Fox, 1995.

Santana: Sacred Fire Live in Mexico, 1995.

"Bonnie Raitt Has Something To Talk About," ABC After-school Specials, ABC, 1995.

The 1996 Clio Awards, Fox, 1996.

The 1996 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1996.

Sinbad's Dynamite New Year's Eve 1997, Fox, 1996.

Gallup: Extreme Magic, Fox, 1996.

The 1997 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1997.

Sea World and Busch Gardens Adventures: Alien Vacation!, CBS, 1997.

The 1998 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1998.

The American Red Cross Celebrates Real–Life Miracles, CBS, 1998.

Billboard's Musical New Year's Eve Live, Fox, 1998.

The Thirteen Annual Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 1999.

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '99, Nickelodeon, 1999.

L'Oreal Summer Music Mania '99, UPN, 1999.

The Teen Choice Awards 1999, Fox, 1999.

The 1999 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1999.

Britney in Hawaii, Fox, 2000.

Holiday Music Spectacular From Miami Beach 2000, Fox, 2000.

Summer Music Mania 2000, Fox, 2000.

The Teen Choice Awards 2000, Fox, 2000.

'N Sync: 'Ntimate Holiday Special, Fox, 2000.

Britney Spears: There's No Place Like Home, Fox, 2000.

The 2000 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2000.

Country Weekly Magazine Presents the TNN Music Awards, TNN, 2000.

Billboard's Rock 'n' Roll New Year's Eve, Fox, 2000, 2001.

The 14th Annual Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 2000.

Summer Music Mania 2001, Fox, 2001.

TNN/CMT Country Weekly Music Awards, TNN, 2001.

The 2001 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2001.

The 3rd Annual TV Guide Awards, Fox, 2001.

The Concert for New York, VH1, 2001.

The Teen Choice Awards 2001, Fox, 2001.

Teen Choice Presents: Teenapalooza, Fox, 2001.

TNN & CMT Country Music Weekly Awards, Country Music Television and TNN, 2001.

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '02, Nickelodeon, 2002.

VH1 Divas Las Vegas, VH1, 2002.

CMT Flame Worthy Video Music Awards, Country Music Television, 2002.

Summer Music Mania 2002, Fox, 2002.

The Teen Choice Awards 2002, Fox, 2002.

Miss America Pageant, ABC, 2002, 2003, 2005.

The 2002 Blockbuster Hollywood Christmas Spectacular, NBC, 2002.

The 2002 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2002.

CBS and VH1 Grammy Countdown, CBS, 2002.

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '03, Nickelodeon, 2003.

Summer Music Mania, Fox, 2003.

VH1 Divas Duets, VH1, 2003.

The Teen Choice Awards 2003, Fox, 2003.

Island Birthday Bash (also known as Hilary Duff's " Island Birthday Bash"), The WB, 2003.

Comedy Central Presents: The Commies, Comedy Central, 2003.

The 2003 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2003.

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '04, Nickelodeon, 2004.

VH1 Divas 2004, VH1, 2004.

Summer Music Mania, Fox, 2004.

Miss America, ABC, 2004.

Nick & Jessica's Family Christmas, ABC, 2004.

The 2004 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2004.

The 2004 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2004.

The 10th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, The WB, 2005.

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '05, Nickelodeon, 2005.

Nick & Jessica's Tour of Duty, ABC, 2005.

Live 8, 2005.

The Teen Choice Awards 2005, Fox, 2005.

The 2005 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2005.

The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, The WB, 2006.

Miss America, Country Music Television, 2006.

The JammX Kids All Star Dance Special, 2006.

The Second JammX Kids All Star Dance Special, syndicated, 2006.

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '06, Nickelodeon, 2006.

VH1 Rock Honors, VH1, 2006.

The Teen Choice Awards 2006, Fox, 2006.

The 2006 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2006.

Arby's Action Sports Awards, 2006.

The 11th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, The WB, 2006.

Nokia New Year's Eve, 2006.

Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '07, Nickelodeon, 2007.

VH1 Rock Honors, VH1, 2007.

Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate Crisis, NBC, 2007.

Live Earth, 2007.

The Teen Choice Awards 2007, Fox, 2007.

The 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, VH1, 2008.

Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards '08, Nickelodeon, 2008.

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who, 2008.

The Teen Choice Awards 2008, Fox, 2008.

Television Executive Producer; Specials:

The Way We Walk: Parts 1 & 2, Fox, 1992.

Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger: An American Cinematheque Tribute, TNT, 1998.

Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute, TNT, 1999.

Hollywood Salutes Bruce Willis: An American Cinematheque Tribute, TNT, 2000.

Hollywood Salutes Nicholas Cage: An American Cinematheque Tribute, TNT, 2002.

Hollywood Salutes Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute, AMC, 2003.

Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute, AMC, 2003.

Steve Martin: An American Cinematheque Tribute, AMC, 2005.

Al Pacino: An American Cinematheque Tribute, AMC, 2006.

George Clooney: An American Cinematheque Tribute, AMC, 2006.

Julia Roberts: An American Cinematheque Tribute,AMC, 2007.

Television Coproducer; Specials:

Sarducci's Vatican Inquirer: The Pope's Tour, Cinemax, 1987.

New Kids on the Block at Walt Disney World, ABC, 1991.

Miss America, ABC, 2001.

World's Greatest Commercials, CBS, 2002.

Television Supervising Producer; Specials:

AT&T Presents: Queen Latifah and Friends, Fox, 1994.

Television Director; Specials:

Live 8, 2005.

The 21st Annual Genesis Awards, 2007.

Live Earth: The Concerts for a Climate Crisis, 2007.

The 22nd Annual Genesis Awards, 2008.

Television Production Consultant:

TV's Censored Bloopers, NBC, 1984.

RECORDINGS

Videos (As Producer):

(Music video) Pat Benatar: The Visual Music Collection, Vestron, 1986.

Genesis: Live at Wembley Stadium, EMI, 1988.

"Day After Day," Pretenders: The Singles, Warner Music Vision, 1988.

Mike + The Mechanics: A Closer Look, Atlantic Video, 1989.

Phil Collins: The Singles Collection, Atlantic Records, 1990.

Phil Collins: Seriously Live, Warner Music Vision, 1990.

Bruce Dickinson: Dive, Dive, Dive, EMI, 1991.

David Bowie: Black Tie White Noise, BMG Video, 1993.

"Controversy," Prince: The Hits Collection, Warner Home Video, 1993.

Genesis: The Way We Walk—Live in Concert, PolyGram Video, 1993.

Kitaro: An Enchanted Evening, Universal, 1995.

"Billy Jean" and others, Michael Jackson: Video GreatestHits—HIStory, Epic Music Video, 1995.

"Liberian Girl," Michael Jackson: HIStory on Film—Volume II, Sony Music, 1997.

"A Matter of Trust," Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Volume III (also known as Billy Joel: Greatest Hits Volume III—The Video), Columbia Music Video, 1997.

"Whip Appeal," Babyface: A Collection of Video Hits, Sony Columbia Records, 2001.

"A Matter of Trust," Billy Joel: The Essential Video Collection, Sony Music Entertainment, 2001.

"Dreaming," "Atomic," "Union City Blues," and "The Hardest Part," Blondie: Greatest Video Hits, EMI, 2002.

(Videos) Pat Benatar: Choice Cuts—The Complete Video Collection, EMI, 2003.

"Rock With You" and "Billie Jean," Michael Jackson: Number Ones, Sony Music Entertainment, 2003.

Multiple videos, Genesis: The Video Show, 2004.

"Dreaming" and "Atomic," Blondie: Video Hits, EMI, 2005.

The Right Spectacle: The Very Best of Elvis Costello— The Videos, 2005.

The 21st Annual Genesis Awards, WEA, 2007.

Videos (As Director and Editor):

The Right Spectacle: The Very Best of Elvis Costello—The Videos, WEA, 2005.

WRITINGS

Television Specials:

The Return of Bruno (also known as Bruce Willis: The Return of Bruno), HBO, 1988.

SeriouslyPhil Collins, CBS, 1990.

The 1991 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1991.

The 1993 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1993.

The 1994 Clio Awards, Fox, 1994.

The CLIO Awards (1995), Fox, 1995.

The 1995 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1995.

The 1996 Clio Awards, Fox, 1996.

Gallup: Extreme Magic, Fox, 1996.

The 1997 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1997.

(Dialogue and treatment only) Michael Jackson: HIS-tory on Film—Volume 2, TNT, 1997.

The American Red Cross Celebrates Real Life Miracles, CBS, 1998.

Hollywood Salutes Arnold Schwarzenegger: An American Cinematheque Tribute, TNT, 1998.

The 1998 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1998.

Billboard's Musical New Year's Eve Live, Fox, 1998.

The 1999 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 1999.

Thirteenth Annual Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 1999.

The American Red Cross Holiday Music Spectacular, Fox, 1999.

Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute, TNT, 1999.

Summer Music Mania 2000, Fox, 2000.

Holiday Music Spectacular, Fox, 2000.

Hollywood Salutes Bruce Willis: An American Cinematheque Tribute, TNT, 2000.

The 2000 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2000.

Country Weekly Magazine Presents the TNN Music Awards, TNN, 2000.

Billboard's Rock 'n' Roll New Year's Eve, Fox, 2000, 2001.

The 14th Annual Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 2000.

The 2001 Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 2001.

TNN/CMT Country Music Weekly Awards, CMT and TNN, 2001.

Summer Music Mania 2001, Fox, 2001.

The 3rd Annual TV Guide Awards, Fox, 2001.

The 2001 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2001.

Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials, CBS, 2001, 2004.

Super Bowl's Greatest Commercials II, CBS, 2002.

Hollywood Salutes Nicolas Cage: An American Cinematheque Tribute, TNT, 2002.

CBS and VH1 Grammy Countdown, CBS, 2002.

World's Greatest Commercials, CBS, 2002.

(Additional dialogue only) Miss America Pageant, ABC, 2002, 2003, 2005.

The 2002 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2002.

Nicole Kidman: An American Cinematheque Tribute, AMC, 2003.

The 2003 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2003.

Hollywood Salutes Denzel Washington: An American Cinematheque Tribute, AMC, 2003.

Miss America 2004, ABC, 2003.

The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards, TV Land and Nickelodeon, 2004.

Miss America, ABC, 2004.

Nick & Jessica's Family Christmas, ABC, 2004.

The 2004 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2004.

Steve Martin: An American Cinematheque Tribute, AMC, 2005.

Nick & Jessica's Tour of Duty, ABC, 2005.

The 2005 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2005.

Funniest Commercials of the Year, TBS, 2005.

Miss America, CMT, 2006.

Al Pacino: An American Cinematheque Tribute, AMC, 2006.

The 2006 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2006.

Arby's Action Sports Awards, 2006.

George Clooney: An American Cinematheque Tribute, AMC, 2006.

Miss America 2006, Country Music Television, 2006.

Julia Roberts: An American Cinematheque Tribute, AMC, 2007.

VH1 Rock Honors: The Who, VH1, 2008.

Television Episodes:

Dance Fever, ABC Family, 2003.

Nonfiction:

Wrote The Illustrated History of British Pop.