Valerie Faris

Valerie Faris was born on Oct 20, 1958 in USA. Valerie Faris's big-screen debut came with Weezer: Video Capture Device - Treasures from the Vault 1991-2002 directed by Jonathan Dayton in 2004. Valerie Faris is known for Ruby Sparks directed by Jonathan Dayton, Paul Dano stars as Calvin Weir-Fields and Zoe Kazan as Ruby Sparks. Valerie Faris has got 21 awards and 25 nominations so far. The most recent award Valerie Faris achieved is Argentinean Film Critics Association Awards. The upcoming new movie Valerie Faris plays is Battle of the Sexes which will be released on Sep 29, 2017.

Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris have built an impressive body of work by perpetually seeking innovative projects in a variety of mediums.After introducing bands such as REM and The Red Hot Chili Peppers on their ground breaking MTV show The Cutting Edge, Jonathan and Valerie continued to work in music television directing music videos and documentaries for bands such as The Smashing Pumpkins, Jane's Addiction, Macy Gray, Janet Jackson, Oasis, Weezer, and The Ramones. Their music productions have earned them two Grammy Awards, nine MTV Music Video Awards, and a Billboard Music "Director of the Year" Award.In 1998, Jonathan and Valerie co-founded Bob Industries, one of the country's leading commercial production companies. Directing commercials for VW, Sony Playstation, Gap, Target, Ikea, Apple, ESPN amongst others, Dayton and Faris continue to push the medium into new vistas. In 2002, Creativity Magazine labeled them as one of their top ten best commercial directors.Aside from their work in music videos and commercials, Jonathan and Valerie have done extensive work in television and film, including directing episodes of "Mr. Show with Bob and David" for HBO and producing two feature films, "The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years" for New Line Cinema, and "Gift" for Warner Bros. Music.