David LaChapelle

:For the actor and comedian, see Dave Chappelle.

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David LaChapelle is a photographer and director who has worked in the fields of fashion, advertising, and fine art photography. He is famous for his surreal and often humorous style.

Related Topics:
Fashion - Advertising - Fine art - Photography

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LaChapelle was born in Connecticut in 1968. He attended the North Carolina School of Art and the School of the Arts in New York. His first professional job as a photographer was for Interview magazine, an opportunity offered to him by Andy Warhol.

Related Topics:
Connecticut - 1968 - North Carolina - New York - Andy Warhol

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He has two published books of his photographs, LaChapelle Land and Hotel LaChapelle, both of which contain vivid and bizarre portraits of celebrities.

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His directing work includes music videos for artists including:

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• (2002): Directed music video for Christina Aguilera fea]. Redman, "Dirrty".
• (2002): Directed music video for Avril Lavigne, "I'm with You".
• (2003): Directed music video for Jennifer Lopez, "I'm Glad".
• (2000): Directed music video for Moby, "Natural Blues".
• (2001): Directed music video for Elton John, "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore".
• (2002): Directed music video for Elton John, "Original Sin".
• (2003): Directed music video for Christina Aguilera, "Can't Hold Us Down".
• (2003): Directed music video for No Doubt, "It's My Life".
• (2003): Directed music video for Christina Aguilera, "The Voice Within".
• (2003): Directed music video for blink-182, "Feeling This".
• (2001): Directed music video for Mariah Carey, "Loverboy".
• (2002): Directed music video for The Vines, "Outathaway".
• (1997): Directed music video for the Dandy Warhols, "Not If You Were The Last Junkie on Earth".
• (2003): Directed music video for Whitney Houston, "Try It On My Own".
• Designed and directed Elton John's Las Vegas show "The Red Piano"
• (2004): Directed music video for Britney Spears, "Everytime".
• (2004): Directed music video for Gwen Stefani feat. Eve, "Rich Girl".

More recently, his film Rize, a documentary on the clowning style of dance had its festival premiere at Sundance in 2005 and was released theatrically in the summer of that year.

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