Bernstein, Adam 1960–

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Bernstein, Adam 1960–

PERSONAL

Born May 7, 1960, in Princeton, NJ; married Jessica Hecht (an actress), 1995. Education: Graduated from Princeton University.

Addresses:

Agent—Broder/Webb/Chervin/Silbermann, 9242 Beverly Blvd., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career:

Director, producer, and writer. Director of several television commercials. Worked as an animator, a roadie for Laurie Anderson, a television producer, and a video editor for Jonathan Demme.

Awards, Honors:

CableAce Award, best short subject, 1997, for "Inside Eddie Johnson—Sugar High and Crash: Part 1," Snick Snack; Silver Palm, Cannes commercial competition, 1997, for a commercial; Grand Special Prize nomination, Deauville Film Festival, 1997, for Six Ways to Sunday; MTV Video Music Award (with others), best group video, 1990, and Billboard Music Video Award, both for "Love Shack"; good citizenship medal, Daughters of the American Revolution.

CREDITS

Television Work; Series:

Producer, Oz, HBO, 2001–2003.

Television Work; Movies:

Director, Bad Apple, TNT, 2004.

Television Work; Specials:

Director, Strangers with Candy: Retardation, a Celebration, Comedy Central, 1998.

Television Director; Episodic:

"New Year's Pete," The Adventures of Pete & Pete (also known as The Adventures of Pete & Pete: New Year's Pete and Pete and Pete), Nickelodeon, 1993.

House of Buggin', Fox, 1995.

"Inside Eddie Johnson—Sugar High and Crash: Part 1," Snick Snack, Nickelodeon, 1996.

"Shades of Gray," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as H: LOTS and Homicide), NBC, 1999.

Oz, HBO, various episodes from 1999–2003.

"Gina," The Job, ABC, 2000.

"Someone to Watch over Me," The Beat, UPN, 2000.

Ed (also known as Stuckeyville), NBC, various episodes from 2000–2003.

Scrubs, NBC, various episodes, beginning in 2001.

"Anti–Thesis," Law & Order: Criminal Intent (also known as Law & Order: CI), NBC, 2002.

"The Balls Game," Leap of Faith, NBC, 2002.

"Boss," The Job, ABC, 2002.

"Parents," The Job, ABC, 2002.

"Butterfly," Rescue Me (also known as Rescue Me: FDNY), FX Channel, 2004.

"Revenge," Rescue Me (also known as Rescue Me: FDNY), FX Channel, 2004.

"The Script and the Sherpa," Entourage, HBO, 2004.

"Magnet," Law & Order (also known as Law & Order Prime), NBC, 2006.

"The Passion of the Beaver," The Bedford Diaries, The WB, 2006.

"The Truth about Sex," The Bedford Diaries, The WB, 2006.

30 Rock (also known as Untitled Tina Fey Project), NBC, various episodes, beginning 2006.

Director of episodes of other series, including America's Most Wanted (also known as America's Most Wanted: America Fights Back and A.M.W.), Fox; and Queens Supreme, CBS. Director of "Dragon's Blood," an unaired episode of Action (also known as Dragon), Fox.

Television Director; Pilots:

Strangers with Candy, Comedy Central, 1999.

"My First Day," Scrubs, NBC, 2001.

The Johnny Chronicles, ABC, 2002.

Rubbing Charlie, CBS, 2003.

Untitled New York Pilot, 2003.

Pryor Offenses, Showtime, 2004.

Wiener Park, NBC, c. 2005.

"I'm Gonna Love College," The Bedford Diaries, The WB, 2006.

30 Rock (also known as Untitled Tina Fey Project), NBC, 2006.

New York Animals, Showtime, c. 2006.

The Singles Table, NBC, 2007.

Director of other pilots, including Battle Creek, CBS; The Dennis, NBC; and Personal Injury, CBS. Director of the unaired pilot for 30 Rock (also known as Untitled Tina Fey Project), NBC.

Television Work; Pilots:

Producer, 30 Rock (also known as Untitled Tina Fey Project), NBC, 2006.

Worked on other pilots, including serving as the executive producer of Personal Injury, CBS.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Himself, True Spin, VH1, 2003.

Film Director:

The Third Wheel, 1988.

It's Pat (also known as It's Pat: The Movie), Buena Vista, 1994.

(And producer) Six Ways to Sunday, Ardustry Home Entertainment, 1997, Stratosphere Entertainment, 1999.

Film Appearances:

Himself, Gigantic (A Tale of Two Johns) (documentary), Cowboy Pictures, 2002.

RECORDINGS

Music Video Director:

They Might Be Giants, "Don't Let's Start," 1986, included on Direct from Brooklyn (also known as They Might Be Giants Video Compilation), 1999.

They Might Be Giants, "Put Your Hand inside the Puppet Head," 1986, included on Direct from Brooklyn (also known as They Might Be Giants Video Compilation), 1999.

They Might Be Giants, "(She Was A) Hotel Detective," 1986, included on Direct from Brooklyn (also known as They Might Be Giants Video Compilation), 1999.

Joanna Dean, "Ready for a Saturday Night," 1987.

Public Enemy, "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos," c. 1988.

Adrian Belew, "Oh Daddy," 1988.

The Dead Milkmen, "Punk Rock Girl," 1988.

54–40, "One Day in Your Life," 1988.

Maryl Jones, "The Real One," 1988.

The Katydids, "Girl in a Jigsaw Puzzle," c. 1989.

The B–52s, "Roam," 1989.

Firetown, "The Good Life," 1989.

10,000 Maniacs, "Eat for Two," 1989.

They Might Be Giants, "Ana Ng," 1989, included on Direct from Brooklyn (also known as They Might Be Giants Video Compilation), 1999.

They Might Be Giants, "They'll Need a Crane," 1989, included on Direct from Brooklyn (also known as They Might Be Giants Video Compilation), 1999.

The Beastie Boys, "Hey Ladies," 1989, included on Beastie Boys: Video Anthology, Criterion Collection, 2000.

The B–52s, "Love Shack," 1989, included on Essential Music Videos: Hits of the '80s, WEA, 2003.

They Might Be Giants, "Birdhouse in Your Soul," 1990, included on Direct from Brooklyn (also known as They Might Be Giants Video Compilation), 1999.

The Violent Femmes, "American Music," 1991.

ZZ Top, "Burger Man," 1991.

Clarence Carter, "Every Little Thing," 1992.

Lyle Lovett, "She's Already Made up Her Mind," 1992.

Sir Mix–a–Lot, "Baby Got Back," 1992.

They Might Be Giants, "The Statue Got Me High," 1992, included on Direct from Brooklyn (also known as They Might Be Giants Video Compilation), 1999.

Bruce Springsteen, "57 Channels (and Nothin' On)," 1992, included on Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978–2000, Columbia Music Video, 2001.

Frank Black, "Hang on to Your Ego," 1993.

Ned's Atomic Dustbin, "Saturday Night," 1993.

Ween, "Push the Little Daisies," 1993.

American Music Club, "Wish the World Away," 1994.

The Dead Milkmen, "Peter Bazooka," 1994.

Frank Black, "Headache," 1994.

Compulsion, "Mall Monarchy," c. 1994.

Faith Hill, "Let's Go to Vegas," c. 1995.

Video Appearances:

Beastie Boys: Video Anthology, Criterion Collection, 2000.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

(With Marc Gerald) Six Ways to Sunday (based on Gerald's novel Portrait of a Young Man Drowning), Ardustry Home Entertainment, 1997, Stratosphere Entertainment, 1999.

Author of the screenplay Pink Slip.