Hispanopedia WikiCasey Tebo es un productor y director de cine estadounidense originario de Boston, Massachusetts. Comenzó su carrera dirigiendo videos musicales y películas de conciertos en vivo, trabajando extensamente con artistas de renombre como Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe, Judas Priest, Radiohead, Velvet Revolver, Run-DMC, Jennifer Hudson , The Avett Brothers, Stevie Nicks , Jason Aldean, Bob Seger y muchos más. También ha dirigido segmentos y especiales de transmisión en vivo para Disney/ESPN, la NFL, MTV, VH1 y ABC, incluyendo Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve , Fashion Rocks y London Calling de Hard Rock Cafe .
En 2016, Tebo escribió y dirigió el thriller de comedia negra Happy Birthday . Le siguió el documental Steven Tyler: Out on a Limb (2018), un retrato íntimo del líder de Aerosmith, Steven Tyler. En 2019, coprodujo Changeland , el debut como director de Seth Green. En otoño de 2021, Tebo dirigió la película de acción, terror y ciencia ficción Black Friday , protagonizada por Bruce Campbell y Devon Sawa ; la película recibió críticas mayoritariamente positivas y tiene una calificación del 65% en Rotten Tomatoes, con elogios de The New York Times , IGN y varias publicaciones del género. En 2024, dirigió Megadeth: Behind the Mask , un largometraje documental que explora el legado de la banda de heavy metal Megadeth, estrenado en cines el 22 de enero de 2026, vendiendo más de 70.000 entradas y generando cerca de 1 millón en ventas de entradas en una noche.
Carrera
Graduado de la escuela secundaria regional Apponequet, Tebo estudió cine en la Universidad Estatal del Sur de Connecticut y en el ahora cerrado BFVF de Boston. Trabajaba como diseñador gráfico y había diseñado algunas de las camisetas oficiales de Aerosmith cuando fue descubierto por el cantante de la banda, Steven Tyler , quien lo invitó a filmar uno de sus próximos conciertos. El material fue aprobado para ser utilizado en el álbum en vivo Rockin' the Joint , que Tebo editó junto con el director musical inglés Dick Carruthers. Tyler quedó impresionado y le pidió a Tebo que se convirtiera en su documentalista de gira. [ 1 ]
Antes de convertirse en director, Tebo fue diseñador gráfico y colaboró con Outkast , Radiohead , Deep Purple , Kid Rock , Slash y Stone Temple Pilots . Sus trabajos se han publicado en Rolling Stone , Spin y Playboy .
His first narrative short film entitled The Captivus 2.0 was released in March 2011, and played at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival and the Seattle International Film Festival. The sets and costumes were constructed entirely of recycled materials. The short gained attention online, receiving praise and social media attention from Joss Whedon, Seth Green, Zachary Levi, and producer Adi Shankar.
In 2013 Tebo's first feature film was released, a concert film entitled Rock For The Rising Sun. The film tells the story of Aerosmith's journey to Japan shortly after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster of 2011. Tebo knew it would be a hard sell to Sony Music and Aerosmith management as the band was notorious for not releasing long form videos. Tebo shot the documentary footage while on tour with the band, combined with the live performances, and put the film together without telling anyone. He flew to Los Angeles and screened the film for Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, who insisted it immediately be put out for release.
In 2014, Tebo wrote and directed his first narrative feature film entitled Happy Birthday, released in 2016.
In the spring of 2015, Tebo won an Emmy as a segment director for his work on ESPN2's E: 60 Special Dream On: Stories of Boston’s Strongest.
Tebo has directed 8 episodes of the TV series CMT Crossroads: "Randy Travis and The Avett Brothers", "Lady Antebellum and Stevie Nicks", "The Band Perry and Fall Out Boy", "Dierks Bentley and One Republic", "Kacey Musgraves and Katy Perry", "John Legend and Lee Ann Womack", and "Bob Seger and Jason Aldean".
Recent projects
In 2017–2018 Tebo wrote two feature-length scripts, Mad Bastard from an original story by British writer, Christopher Bell. The film was in development at Millennium Films. In the spring of 2017, Tebo partnered with Producer Paul Schiff on an original science fiction script The Carrier that he wrote.
In 2019 Tebo and Thompson's Vermilion Entertainment secured their first scripted television show at Universal Cable Productions, a reimagining of Alfred Hitchcock Presents written by Patrick Macmanus.
In 2019 Tebo was credited as a producer on his friend Seth Green's directorial debut, Changeland, though in press Tebo has said he offered little more than "moral support"
In 2020 Tebo directed a feature documentary on the troubling state of legal cannabis and CBD industries in the United States entitled Barely Legal. It was produced by Michael Thompson, the younger brother of Tebo's producing partner Todd Thompson.
In 2020 via Instagram Tebo announced he had signed a contract to direct the alien invasion thriller Black Friday starring Bruce Campbell, Michael Jai White, and Devon Sawa. Filming took place in Boston in the fall/winter of 2020.
In the spring of 2024, Tebo was asked by his friend and Cross Creek Pictures owner, Tyler Thompson, to start developing smaller niche and genre titles (more aligned with Tebo's sensibilities) for the company. Via Twitter, Tebo said he was actively looking for the best genre projects, and hoped to bring exciting directors and actors to the table.
Sources
- Variety
- Deadline
- Fox Boston.
- Website
- GeekNation
- IMDB
References
- ↑Freetown native gets his wings as Aerosmith video director
External links
- Casey Tebo at IMDb
- American music video directors
- Living people
- Southern Connecticut State University alumni