Tom Kuntz (born July 7, 1972) is an American director and filmmaker who is most known for his unique television commercials and music videos, which either have colorful settings,

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or wildly eccentric humans. He has enjoyed multiple nominations for the honor of ‘Best Commercial Director of the Year’ by the DGA (

Directors Guild of America The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild that represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad. Founded as the Screen Directors Guild in 1936, the group merge ...

; 2007, 2009, 2010, 2013, 2016) In August 2010, Kuntz's Old Spice "

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" spot won the Emmy for "Commercial of the Year." His work can be seen on
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', his official website.

Career

Kuntz began his directing career at

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where he (and former creative partner Mike Maguire) created many noteworthy commercials promoting the channel, including a famous batch of commercials for the MTV music awards starring actor

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. Kuntz quickly left MTV and began directing full-time through

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and then through MJZ where he has maintained solo representation since 2001.

Music videos

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" (2001) *

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" (2002) *

– "

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" (2003) *

– "

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" (2004) *

The Bumblebeez The Bumblebeez (previously known as Bumblebeez 81) is an Australian indie band, formed by Christopher Colonna and his sister Pia Colonna (AKA Queen ViLa). The band's music has been described as a, "cut'n'paste collision of noisy hip-hop and rock ...

– "Dr. Love" (2007) *

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– " All My Friends" (2007) *

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" (2010) * Music for Sleeping Children - "Georgia" (2012) *

- " Your Life Is a Lie" (2013)

Commercials

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- "Fruit Pants", "Slap", "Half and Half", "Invention", "Promotion", "Printer" *

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- "Rock Star", "Senator", "Bus Kiss" *

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- "Appocalypse" *

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- "Taylor Swift Now" *

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- "Chocolate Man", "The Chain" *

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- "Dance Floor" * Boost Mobile - "Loopt" *

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- "Entrance", "Amy" *

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- "Clear Character" *

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- "

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", "Bubbly" *

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- "Tips" * Carlton Draught - "Nosehair", "Leg", "Tingle", "Weenis" *

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- "Baby" *

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- "Revenge" *

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- "Tow Truck", "Crave", "Library" *

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- "Colors" *

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- "Roadside Ditch", "Stray Animals", "Platoon", "Wig Shop", "House", "Funeral", "Questions", "Shower", "Pants", "Night", "Motorcycle", "Super Creepy", "Less Attractive", "Painfully Awkward", "Crazy Hairy", "Scrawny Arms", "Meathead", "Overly Paranoid", "Total Deadbeat", "Arts & Craftsy", "Bad Comedian", "CableWorld", "Cable You -

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", "Cable You -

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", "Cable You -

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", "Now You Can" *

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- "Keep It Intersante", "Moon" *

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- "Is It Monday Yet?", "Exit Away", "Stone's Throw" *

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- "Carrier Pigeons", "Family Business", "Bed & Breakfast", "Hotshots", "Open Floor Plan" * Fruit by the Foot - "Replacement" *

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- "Octopus" *

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- "White Gold Is", "White Gold the Artist", "One Gallon Axe", "Tame the White Tiger", "Viper", "Muscles", "Battle for Milkquarious", * Guinness Clear - "Guinness Clear" *

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- "Pioneering Beering" *

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- "Elevator", "Pen", "Fan", "Tuxedo" *

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- "The Odyssey", "The Chase" *

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- "Get HomeAway From It All" *

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- "Hello from Hulu" *

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- "Feel the Feeling - Cologne", "Feel the Feeling - Headphones", "Feel the Feeling - Hairdryer" * IHOP - "Pancakes, Pancakes, Pancakes" *

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- Silence The Critics *

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- "Rescue", "Bride" *

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- "Nashville Secret" * Kraft - "Eagle" * Loto - "Out of Office" *

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- "Nope, Yep" * Mastercard - "Marathon Man", "MacGyver" *

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- "Bowling", "Hibachi" *

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- "GHT at the Bar" *

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- "Epic Action Man" *

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- "Raphael", "Outdo", "Mumble", "Trumpets" *

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- "One Billion" *

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- "Medieval", "UFO" *

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- "Foam", "Scents for Gents", "

", "Questions", "Boat", "Scent Vacation", "Sea Captain", "Motorcycle", "Muscle Music Keyboard Key", "Poker Face", "Irresistible", "Meeting", "Boardwalk", "That's the Power of Hair", "Soccer", "Nightclub", "Stairs", "Hot Tub", "And So It Begins", "Interruption", "Checkmate", "Lid", "Windsurfing", "Tank", "Truce" *

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- "Whisper Fight", "Life Raft" *

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- "Support", "Hot Flashes" *

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- "The Call Up" *

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- "Touch", "Beard", "Rabbit", "Leak", "Stable", "Pinata Man", "Tailor" *

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- "Tank" * Sorbent - "Homecoming" * Sprint - "Balcony" *

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- "Hank" *

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- "Globe Probe" *

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- "Tall Men" * Toon Blast - "PSA", "Body Double" *

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- "It's Reinvented" *

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- "Magical Amount", "Typo", "Stork", *

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- "House of Paygoism", "Booty Call", "Baby", "Funeral Pyre", "Poof", "Thing", "Closet", "First Date" *

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- "Spandau or Speedcore - Plane vs. Train", "Spandau or Speedcore - Train vs. Car" *

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- "Get Happy", "Wings" *

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- "Keith", "Harry" * Wonderful Pistachios - "Part 1", "Part 2" *

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- "

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" *

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- "Marketplace", "Arcade", "Friends List", "Gamer Zones" * Yopa - "Smooth Move"

Short films

In 2000, Kuntz (and Maguire) released the 6-minute short film ''Tokyo Breakfast''. The spoof sitcom is a parody of the Japanese perception of day-to-day doings of an American family, with an emphasis on the skewed emulation of a perceived black culture. Characters use the term "

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" with unusual frequency and familiarity. The film appeared in numerous film festivals and also spread as an Internet phenomenon. Kuntz is also featured in the docu-short “Beez-lapse” which features a locked off camera showing him drawing on actors for ten hours in time lapse photography (in prep for the shooting of his Bumblebeez “Dr. Love” video.)

Feature films

Kuntz (and Maguire) were briefly involved with the satirical newspaper

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's feature film, ''

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'', and shot initial footage for the project, but the two walked away from the project citing creative differences with the producers. Though numerous websites still cite Kuntz and Maguire as the directors of the released film, Kuntz and Maguire are officially not the directors of record.

Holiday virals

Kuntz (along with friend and collaborator Matt Dilmore) is also the creator of three holiday viral films that spread throughout cyberspace in 2007, 2008 and 2010 respectively. The first, Santasm.net features two strange-looking semi-nude men in a dark room with some Christmas lights strung up around them. What at first appears to be a still image, slowly begins to move as we see the slighter of the two men begin to suckle the teat of the larger man. The large man laughs manically and then the film is over. The second, Warmandfuzzyfeeling.com features a

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-esque, silver-haired couple seated by a Christmas tree. The woman opens a large, wrapped present and gleefully reveals a small puppy dog with an abnormally large human penis. The third, Itstoastyinhere.com features two overweight, middle-aged men dressed in

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attire, seated in front of an ornate fireplace. As the camera dollies-in on the burning fire, two chalices filled with (presumably) egg nog enter frame. As the camera then dollies-out, it becomes revealed that each man's long, snakelike penis clutch the chalices. They toast and laugh maniacally. All three virals share a signature visual style of lens flares and extreme slow-motion camerawork as well as the same music track—a slowed down, warped version of the song "A

Pied Piper The Pied Piper of Hamelin (german: der Rattenfänger von Hameln, also known as the Pan Piper or the Rat-Catcher of Hamelin) is the title character of a legend from the town of Hamelin (Hameln), Lower Saxony, Germany. The legend dates back to ...

(Petit Pierrot)" from "

The Singing Nun Jeanne-Paule Marie "Jeannine" Deckers (17 October 1933 – 29 March 1985), better known as Sœur Sourire () and often called The Singing Nun in English-speaking countries, was a Belgian singer-songwriter and a member of the Dominican Order in ...

", accented by sleigh bells.

Record cover art

Kuntz created the record cover art for electronic artist Dr. Dunks and Godsy for NYC record label Whateverwewant Records. The label is owned and run by Carlos Arias, who is also a film editor who has collaborated on numerous Kuntz-directed commercials and music videos.

References

External links

Tom Kuntz's official website

Interview with Tom Kuntz

Short film "Santasm"

Short film "Warm And Fuzzy Feeling"

Short film "It's Toasty in Here"
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Kuntz, Tom 1972 births Living people American music video directors Place of birth missing (living people) Advertising directors