Steve Purcell is an American film director and producer.
For much of his career he worked on a number of live concert films with artists such as
Meat Loaf
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,
Alanis Morissette
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,
Trisha Yearwood
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,
B.B. King
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and
Yanni
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. In 2001, he directed the comedy concert film ''
The Queens of Comedy
''The Queens of Comedy'' is a 2000 American stand-up comedy film directed by Steve Purcell that is a spin-off film of ''The Original Kings of Comedy'', both of which were produced by Walter Latham. The film follows the performances and behind-t ...
''. From 2001 to 2002, he directed
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
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in the films ''
Holiday in the Sun'', ''
Getting There'' and ''
When in Rome''. He previously worked with the Olsens in a number of ''
You're Invited to Mary-Kate & Ashley's...'' productions as a director and editor.
References
[Stevepurcell.org]
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American documentary filmmakers
American film directors
American film producers
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
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