Marcus Nispel facts for kids

Marcus Nispel was born on May 26, 1963. He is a German film director and producer. He is well-known for directing several American movie remakes. These include The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He also had a long career making television commercials and music videos.

Early Life and Career Beginnings

Marcus Nispel was born in Frankfurt, Germany. He grew up near a place called McNair Barracks. This helped him learn English by playing with children of soldiers.

When he was 15, he got a job at a clothing store. Later, during an interview for an American ad agency, he was asked about American culture. This made him realize how important it was to understand different cultures. Working in advertising helped him learn a lot about this.

At age 20, he received a special scholarship called the Fulbright Scholarship. He then studied at Brooklyn College and New York Institute of Technology. He also worked as an art director for a company called Young & Rubicam.

Marcus Nispel started his own production company, Portfolio Artists Network. This company later joined with RSA Black Dog Films. He worked as a commercial director for RSA for many years. He left this job in 2000.

Directing Movies

Marcus Nispel was first going to direct a movie called End of Days. But he left the project because of problems with the budget.

In 2002, he agreed to direct The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He didn't want to remake the film at first. However, Daniel Pearl, who filmed the original movie, convinced him. The movie came out on October 17, 2003. It earned $107 million around the world, which was a lot of money.

After this, Nispel planned to direct a thriller movie called Need. He chose this film because it was very different from Texas Chainsaw Massacre. But this movie was never released.

Throughout the 2000s and 2010s, Nispel directed more remakes of popular horror and action movies. These included Friday the 13th and Conan the Barbarian. In 2015, he directed a ghost movie called Exeter.

Personal Life

Marcus Nispel is married to Dyan Humes-Nispel. She is a singer, songwriter, and editor. She has written songs for many artists, including Whitney Houston. Marcus and Dyan have two children together.

Filmography

Movies

Trailers

• "Regenerate", a teaser trailer for Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004).

Music Videos

Marcus Nispel has directed many music videos for famous artists. Here are a few examples:

1990

• Al B. Sure! – "Had Enuf"
• Curtis Mayfield featuring Ice-T – "Superfly 1990"

1991

• C+C Music Factory – "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"
• Mariah Carey – "Make It Happen"

1992

• Faith No More – "A Small Victory"

1993

• George Michael – "Killer" / "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone"

1994

• All-4-One – "I Swear"
• Gloria Estefan – "Turn the Beat Around"

1995

• Janet Jackson – "Runaway"
• Elton John – "Believe"

1996

• Fugees – "Ready or Not"

1997

• Spice Girls – "Spice Up Your Life"

1998

• Bryan Adams featuring Melanie C – "When You're Gone"

1999

• Bryan Adams – "Cloud Number Nine"

2000

• Ronan Keating – "Life Is a Rollercoaster"

2001

• The Charlatans – "Love Is the Key"

2006

• Kyosuke Himuro – "Sweet Revolution"

See also

In Spanish: Marcus Nispel para niños