Jesse Peretz

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Jesse Peretz (born 1968) is an American bass player and Grammy Award winning (for the Foo Fighters' "Learn to Fly" video) director. He played bass for Boston rock band The Lemonheads. He got his start as a director by shooting videos for the his band's songs "Mrs. Robinson", "Confetti" and "It's a Shame about Ray". He went on to direct videos for bands Foo Fighters, Jack Black and The Breeders, as well as creating and co-directing the highly successful "Jimmy the Cab-Driver" comedy vignettes for MTV with his friends from Harvard, Donal Logue and Clay Tarver. Peretz also directed several commercials including spots for Nike, Ikea and Sony PlayStation. In 1998, he directed a feature film called First Love, Last Rites and has directed three other films since then. He is the son of publisher Martin Peretz.

[edit] Filmography

• The Ex (2007)
• Superchunk: Crowding Up Your Visual Field (2004)
• The Château (2001)
• First Love, Last Rites (1997)

[edit] Videography

• Long Road to Ruin by Foo Fighters (2007)
• Low by Foo Fighters (2004)
• School of Rock by Jack Black (2004)
• Followed The Waves by Melissa Auf der Maur (2004)
• The Seed 2.0 by The Roots featuring Cody ChestnuTT (2003)
• Idiot Boyfriend by Jimmy Fallon (2002)
• The One by Foo Fighters (2002)
• I Can Buy You by A Camp (2001)
• Learn To Fly by Foo Fighters (1999)
• Big Me by Foo Fighters (1996)
• Popular by Nada Surf (1996)
• Shocker in Gloomtown by The Breeders (1994)
• Mrs. Robinson by The Lemonheads (1992)
• Confetti by The Lemonheads (1992)
• It's a shame about Ray by The Lemonheads (1992)

[edit] External links

• Biography and videos
• Jesse Peretz at the Internet Movie Database
• Entry at mvdbase.com

v • d • e The Lemonheads Evan Dando • Karl Alvarez • Vess Ruhtenberg • Bill Stevenson • Devon Ashley Former members Ben Deily • Corely Loog Brennan • John Strohm • Doug Trachten • Jesse Peretz • Juliana Hatfield • Nic Dalton • Dave Ryan • Patrick Murphy Studio albums Hate Your Friends (1987) • Creator (1988) • Lick (1989) • Lovey (1990) • It's a Shame about Ray (1992) • Come on Feel the Lemonheads (1993) • Car Button Cloth (1996) • The Lemonheads (2006) EPs and other releases Laughing All the Way to the Cleaners (1986) • Create Your Friends (1989) • Favourite Spanish Dishes (1990) • Patience and Prudence (1991) • The Best of the Lemonheads: The Atlantic Years (1998) Singles "Luka" • "Different Drum" • "Gonna Get Along Without Ya Now" • "It's a Shame about Ray" • "Mrs. Robinson" • "Confetti" • "Into Your Arms" • "It's About Time" • "Big Gay Heart" • "The Great Big No" • "If I Could Talk I'd Tell You" • "It's All True" • "The Outdoor Type" • "Balancing Act" • "Become the Enemy"