Gil Green
Gil Green (born July 29, 1975) is an American music video, commercial, and film director.
Gil Green
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- Gil Green
- Born
- 29 July 1975
- Birthplace
- Miami, Florida, U.S.
- Occupation
- Music video director
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Key facts
• Name — Gil Green • Born — 29 July 1975 • Birthplace — Miami, Florida, U.S. • Occupation — Music video director • Years Active — 1996–present • Website — www.gilgreen.com/
Early life and education
Early life and education
Gil attended the Tisch School of the Arts at New York University, at age 19. His thesis music video appeared on music networks, including MTV, BET, and The Box. This launched his career in the music video industry.
Career
Career
Gil has directed more than 150 music videos for multi-platinum artists such as Camila Cabello, John Legend, Alejandro Sanz, Bon Jovi, Pitbull, Chris Brown, Akon, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Ne-Yo, Austin Mahone, Drake, Usher, Flo Rida, P-Diddy, Timbaland, Natasha Bedingfield, Robin Thicke, Nelly, 50 Cent, Romeo Santos, Matisyahu, Brandy, Snoop Dogg, Busta Rhymes, Sean Paul, T-Pain, Ace Hood, Rick Ross, Wyclef, Common, Trey Songz, Lupe Fiasco, The Roots, French rapper Rohff, Oscar award winners, Three 6 Mafia and Indian Rapper, DIVINE. Gil has won numerous awards including Source Magazine’s “Video of the Year,” and an MTV VMA for “Best Hip Hop Video” for directing Lil Wayne's “ Lollipop.” He has been nominated in three consecutive years for the BET Awards “Director of the Year,” award (2008, 2009, 2010.) In 2006 Gil Green was invited to teach a two-week long Music Video Directing course in Ghana, the project was sponsored by his alma-mater, NYU, MTV Base and Ghana's Ministry of Tourism.
Music videos
Music videos
• Artist — Year — Song • 4Mula1 — 2004 — Gotta Roll • Ace Hood — 2008 — Cash Flow (feat. T-Pain & Rick Ross) • Ride (feat. Trey Songz) • 2009 — Champion (feat. Jazmine Sullivan & Rick Ross) • Overtime (feat. Akon & T-Pain) • 2011 — Hustle Hard • Hustle Hard (Remix) (feat. Rick Ross & Lil Wayne) • 2012 — I Need Your Love (feat. Trey Songz) • 2013 — Bugatti (feat. Rick Ross & Future) • Akon — 2005 — Lonely • Pot of Gold • 2007 — Don't Matter • 2008 — I'm So Paid (feat. Young Jeezy & Lil Wayne) • 2009 — Beautiful (feat. Colby O'Donis & Kardinal Offishall) • We Don't Care • 2012 — Hurt Somebody (feat. French Montana) • Alejandro Sanz & Camila Cabello — 2019 — Mi Persona Favorita • Austin Mahone — 2013 — Banga Banga • 2014 — Mmm Yeah • B Rich — 2002 — Whoa Now • Backlive — 1996 — 1000 MCs • Birdman — 2007 — 100 Million (feat. DJ Khaled, Dre, Rick Ross, Young Jeezy & Lil Wayne) • 2009 — Money to Blow (feat. Drake & Lil Wayne) • 4 My Town (Play Ball) (feat. Drake & Lil Wayne) • 2010 — Fire Flame • Fire Flame (Remix) (feat. Lil Wayne) • 2011 — Y.U. Mad (feat. Nicki Minaj & Lil Wayne) • Bon Jovi — 2025 — Red, White and Jersey • Brandy & Ray J — 2001 — Another Day In Paradise (Co-directed with Nick Quested) • Buju Banton — 2003 — Paid Not Played • 2003 — What Am I Gonna Do (feat. Nadine Sutherland) • Camila Cabello — 2019 — "Liar" — Cam'ron — 2004 — Girls • Cher Lloyd — 2013 — I Wish (feat. T.I.) • Chamillionaire — 2005 — Turn It Up (feat. Lil' Flip) • Capone & N.O.R.E. — 2003 — Yes Sir • Chapter 4 — 2006 — Fool Wit You • Colby O'Donis — 2008 — What You Got (feat. Akon) • Dead Prez — 2004 — Hell Yeah • Diddy-Dirty Money — 2010 — Loving You No More (feat. Drake) • 2011 — I Hate That You Love Me • DJ Khaled — 2007 — I'm So Hood (feat. T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross & Plies) • We Takin' Over (feat. Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman & Lil Wayne) • 2008 — Out Here Grindin (feat. Akon, Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Boosie, Trick Daddy & Ace Hood) • 2009 — Fed Up (feat. Usher, Young Jeezy, Rick Ross & Drake) • 2011 — Welcome to My Hood (feat. Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne & T-Pain) • I'm on One (feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne) • 2014 — Hold You Down (feat. Chris Brown, Jeremih, Future, August Alsina) • They Don't Love You No More (feat. Rick Ross, French Montana, Meek Mill, Jay Z) • DMX — 2006 — Give 'Em What They Want • E-Dro — 2005 — Street Life (feat. Shydi) • Elephant Man — 2003 — Pon Di River • 2004 • Jook Gal (feat. Twista, Kiprich & YoungBloodZ) • 2007 — Five O (feat. Wyclef Jean) • Fat Joe — 2007 — I Won't Tell (feat. J. Holiday) • 2008 — Ain't Sayin' Nothin (feat. Dre & Plies) • Flo Rida — 2008 — Elevator (feat. Timbaland) • Frankie J — 2005 — Obsession (No Es Amor) (feat. Baby Bash) • 2006 — That Girl (feat. Mannie Fresh & Chamillionaire) • Daddy's Little Girl • Guerilla Black — 2004 — Compton (feat. Beenie Man) • Iconz — 2000 — Get Crunked Up • Jagged Edge — 2006 — Stunnas (feat. Jermaine Dupri) • Jason Derulo — 2017 — Swalla (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla Sign) • 2014 — Stupid Love • Jay Sean — 2009 — Do You Remember (feat. Lil Jon & Sean Paul) • 2012 — I'm All Yours (feat. Pitbull) • Julia Kova — 2007 — Sorry • 2007 — Beep Beep • Kardinal Offishall — 2008 — Dangerous (feat. Akon) • Numba 1 (Tide Is High) (feat. Keri Hilson) • Kat DeLuna — 2007 — Whine Up (feat. Elephant Man) • Knocturnal — 2004 — The Way I Am (feat. Snoop Dogg) • Ky-Mani Marley — 2007 — One Time • La Chat — 2001 — U Aint Mad Iz Ya • Artist — Year — Song • Lil' Flip — 2005 — What It Do (feat. Mannie Fresh) • 2004 — Sunshine (feat. Lea) • Lil Jon — 2003 — Get Low (Remix) (feat. Busta Rhymes & Elephant Man) • 2002 — I Don't Give a Fuck (feat. Mystikal & Krayzie Bone) • 2004 — What U Gon' Do (feat. Lil Scrappy) • Lil Scrappy — 2004 — No Problem • 2003 — Head Bussa • Lil Wayne — 2008 — Lollipop (feat. Static Major) • Got Money (feat. T-Pain) • Mrs. Officer (feat. Bobby Valentino) • Luan Santana — 2017 — Check-In • Lupe Fiasco — 2011 — Out of My Head (feat. Trey Songz) • 2012 — Bitch Bad • Lyfe Jennings — 2007 — Cops Up • Mark Morrison — 2010 — B'Day (feat. Trina) • N.O.R.E. — 2004 — Oye Mi Canto (feat. Nina Sky, Daddy Yankee, Big Mato & Gem Star) • Natasha Bedingfield — 2007 — Love Like This (feat. Sean Kingston) • No Good — 2002 — Ballin Boy • Pitbull — 2014 — Time of Our Lives (with Ne-Yo) • 2015 — Fun (feat. Chris Brown) • 2016 — Greenlight (feat. Flo Rida and Lunchmoney Lewis) • 2018 — Quiero Saber (feat. Prince Royce and Ludacris) • 2020 — Get Ready (feat. Blake Shelton) • Tell Me Again (feat. Prince Royce and Ludacris) • Pitbull, J Balvin & Camila Cabello — 2017 — Hey Ma • Plies — 2007 — Hypnotized (feat. Akon) • Prophet Jones — 2001 — Cry Together • Project Pat — 2001 — Don’t Save Her • R. City — 2015 — "Locked Away" (featuring Adam Levine) • Red Café — 2003 — May I • Rick Ross — 2006 — Hustlin • 2007 — Speedin (feat. R. Kelly) • 2008 — Here I Am (feat. Nelly & Avery Storm) • 2009 — Magnificent (feat. John Legend) • All I Really Want (feat. The-Dream) • 2010 — Aston Martin Music (feat. Chrisette Michele & Drake) • 2011 — 9 Piece (feat. T.I. or Lil Wayne) • Rohff — 2012 — K-Sos Musik • 2013 — J'Accélère • Romeo Santos — 2011 — All Aboard (feat. Lil Wayne) • Sara Paxton — 2005 — Here We Go Again • Sean Kingston — 2007 — Take You There • 2009 — Fire Burning • Shontelle — 2009 — Stuck with Each Other (feat. Akon) • Sizzla — 2004 — Stageshow • 2002 — Thank U Mama • Soulja Boy — 2010 — Blowing Me Kisses • Speakers Going Hammer • Static — Rollin • Sunshine Anderson — 2001 — Something I Wanna Give U • Tamar Braxton — 2013 — The One • Tami Chynn — 2008 — Frozen (feat. Akon) • Three 6 Mafia — 2001 — 2 Way Freak • 2001 — Baby Mama • 2007 — Doe Boy Fresh (feat. Chamillionaire) • Tesher & Jason Derulo — 2021 — Jalebi Baby • T.O.K. — 2004 — Gal You Ah Lead • Tony Yayo — 2005 — So Seductive (feat. 50 Cent) • I Know You Don't Love Me (feat. Lloyd Banks, Young Buck & 50 Cent) • Too Short — 2003 — Shake That Monkey (feat. Lil Jon) • Trey Songz — 2014 — Foreign • What's Best for You • Na Na • Smartphones • Trick Daddy — 2002 — Amerika • Trillville — 2004 — Get Some Crunk in Yo System • 2004 — Neva Eva • Urban Mystic — 2004 — Where Were You • Verse Simmonds — 2011 — Boo Thang (feat. Kelly Rowland) • Wayne Wonder — 2004 — Hold Me Now • Yonnie — 2004 — In Da Club (feat. Ying Yang Twins) • Young Buck — 2004 — Shorty Wanna Ride • 2007 — U Ain't Goin' Nowhere (feat. LaToya Williams) • Young Marqus — 2013 — Send Me a Picture (feat. Jacob Latimore) • Young Jeezy — 2008 — Vacation • Put On (feat. Kanye West) • Yung Wun — 2004 — Tear It Up (feat. DMX, Lil Flip, David Banner) • Zion — 2007 — The Way She Moves (feat. Akon)
Commercials
Commercials
• Company — Commercial • AND1 — Marcus Camby • Street Ball Mystique • Coney Island's Finest • Bud Light — Mojito • Super Bowl Trip • Gatorade — Phenomenal Woman • Go Hard • Company — Commercial • Hasbro — Bop It • Monopoly - I Want The Money • Miami Heat — I Got The Feeling (2010 Intro) • In The Air Tonight (2011 Intro) • All Of The Lights (2012 Intro) • Pepsi — Oh Africa (World Cup 2010) • Timberland — Country • Don't Need That • Stepping Stone • Nature Needs Heros
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Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.AND Welcomes Award-Winning Director Gil Green to their Growing Commercial Division. 10 October 2014.
- 2.Gil Green - Director.
- 3.AND Welcomes Award-Winning Director Gil Green to their Growing Commercial Division. 10 October 2014.
- 4.The BET Awards 2008: Nominees, Categories & Live Performances on June 24.
- 5.Rhythm & Blues Top Picks.
- 6.BET Awards 2010
- 7.Hip-Hop Director Gil Green and Akon Recently Trekked to Africa to Teach a Music Video Course. 30 November 2001.
- 8."Pitbull ft. Prince Royce & Ludacris - Tell Me Again (Official Video)" from YouTube (December 18, 2020)
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