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    Penelope Spheeris

    American filmmaker

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  1. Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1946) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.She has directed both documentary and scripted films. Her best-known works include the trilogy titled The Decline of Western Civilization, each covering an aspect of Los Angeles underground culture, and Wayne's World, her highest-grossing film.

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    • 1968–present
  2. Penelope Spheeris. Director: Suburbia. Spheeris is often referred to as a 'rock 'n roll anthropologist'. In 1974 she formed the first Los Angeles music video production company, ROCK 'N REEL. She concluded her music video work with the Grammy-nominated, "Bohemian Rhapsody" video for "Wayne's World".

    • January 1, 1
    • 1.69 m
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    • Director, Additional Crew, Producer
  3. Often referred to as a Rock ‘n Roll anthropologist, Spheeris currently lives in Los Angeles. As a child Penelope Spheeris lived with her family in different trailer parks throughout southern California. She spent her teenage years in Orange County, graduating from Westminster High School with a daunting ‘most likely to succeed’ label.

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  5. Feb 6, 2017 · The film was directed by Penelope Spheeris, who knew Wayne’s World producer (and Saturday Night Live creator) Lorne Michaels from the 70s, when she produced S.N.L. shorts for Albert Brooks.

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  6. Penelope Spheeris, a holder of a UCLA Master of Fine Arts degree in Theater Arts, worked as a film editor and a cinematographer before forming her own company in 1974. ROCK ‘N REEL was the first Los Angeles production company specializing in music videos. She produced, directed, and edited videos for major bands through the Seventies and Eighties, concluding her music video work with the ...

  7. Penelope Spheeris. Director: Suburbia. Spheeris is often referred to as a 'rock 'n roll anthropologist'. In 1974 she formed the first Los Angeles music video production company, ROCK 'N REEL. She concluded her music video work with the Grammy-nominated, "Bohemian Rhapsody" video for "Wayne's World". Spheeris' feature film debut was the 1979 documentary on the Los Angeles punk scene, "The ...

  8. Feb 14, 2022 · Penelope Spheeris directs Dana Carvey on the set of “Wayne’s World” in 1992. Courtesy Everett Collection. The producers wanted to cast Rob Lowe. Did you have an issue with that after he had ...

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