Daniel Zirilli Dies: Prolific Director Of Action Films And Music Videos Was 58
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Daniel Zirilli, a prolific director, producer and writer of action films and more than 200 music videos including the Rolling Stones’ “Voodoo Lounge,” died April 28. He was 58.
His death was announced by his family. No cause was disclosed, but an Instagram message posted by his daughter Talise Zirilli last weekend indicated that he had been missing since April 24.
Born November 13, 1965, Zirilli founded Popart Film Factory at age 24 after graduating from Pepperdine University in Malibu. In the subsequent years, he would direct and write more than 30 feature films, most in the action and thriller genres. He was a producer on more than 85 films. Among his most recent, Zirilli directed, produced and co-wrote Invincible, released by Lionsgate in 2022. Shot on location in Thailand, Invincible starred Johnny Strong, Marko Zaror and Michael Pare, who also appeared in Zirilli’s Hollow Point (2019) along with Luke Goss and Jay Mohr.
Other film credits include Acceleration (2019) starring Dolph Lundgren, Sean Patrick Flanery and Jason London; Renegades, a 2022 London-shot gangster crime drama featuring Ian Ogilvy, Nick Moran, Patsy Kensit, and Lee Majors; and Phoenix, a 2023 female-driven revenge thriller lead by Natalie Eva Marie, Neal McDonough, and Randy Couture.
Zirilli directed The Asian Connection (2016) starring Steven Seagal and Michael Jai White which debuted on Netflix, and also produced It’s So Easy and Other Lies, a 2015 film about the early days of Guns N’ Roses.
Zirilli directed/produced more than 250 music videos, including for such artists as Three 6 Mafia (featuring Katt Williams), Redman, Cypress Hill, Shaq, Scarface, Montel Jordan, Master P, Twista, Chayanne, Freddie Jackson, Roger Troutman Jr., Gerald Levert, Bobby Womack, Bokeem Woodbine, Peter Himmelman, and Flea. He produced music videos for the Russell Simmons film The Show for Def Jam, Michael Nesmith of The Monkees and many other recording artists.
In Music Videos, Zirilli worked his way up in the business with artists such as NWA, Cher and Danzig, then directed/produced over 250 Music Videos, with some going to #1 on MTV and BET, with more than 25 singles that reached beyond gold or platinum sales (1 million units RIAA) for artists including Three 6 Mafia (featuring Katt Williams), Dvbbs, Redman, Cypress Hill, Shaq, Scarface, Montel Jordan, Master P, Twista, Chayanne, Freddie Jackson, Roger Troutman Jr., Gerald Levert, Bobby Womack, Bokeem Woodbine, Peter Himmelman, Flea, Domino, Supercat, WC & The Madd Circle, Wilton Felder, Najee, and other Grammy Award Winning Artists. Zirilli also produced music videos for Russell Simmons film "The Show" for Def Jam, Michael Nesmith (of The Monkees) and many other legendary recording artists.
Daniel Zirilli's Public Service Announcements include projects commissioned by the Earth Communication Office (E.C.O.), Earth Summit, Save our Skies (S.O.S.), and The Garden Project L.A. (in association with Disney) which have featured socially conscious celebrities such as Mark Hamill, Pierce Brosnan, Olivia Newton-John, Ed Begley Jr., Herbie Hancock, Bob Saget, Rita Coolidge, Richard Mull, Jane Seymour and the Late John Ritter, among many others.
Daniel Zirilli graduated from Pepperdine University, Malibu and received his Bachelor Of Arts, in Speech Communication/Creative Writing.
Zirilli is survived by daughter Talise Zirilli; son Calian Zirilli; father Richard Buchta; mother Diane Zirilli Buchta; brother Rick Buchta and sister Kym Rusch. The funeral will be a private ceremony for close family.
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Intercept
Director
In Production
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McDonough, Vic Mignogna, Kelly Reilly, Nicholas Rivera, Bernard Salzmann,
Philip Tan, Daniel Zirilli, Chuck Zito, Arnold Chon, Jessie Camacho, Sofia
Nistratova, Oleg Prudius, Randy Couture, Alan Woodman, Randy Roven, Jason Bing,
Lewis Michael, Jonathan Camp, Devon Soltendieck, Rashad Evans, Asif Akbar,
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McDonough, Vic Mignogna, Kelly Reilly, Nicholas Rivera, Bernard Salzmann,
Philip Tan, Daniel Zirilli, Chuck Zito, Arnold Chon, Jessie Camacho, Sofia
Nistratova, Oleg Prudius, Randy Couture, Alan Woodman, Randy Roven, Jason Bing,
Lewis Michael, Jonathan Camp, Devon Soltendieck, Rashad Evans, Asif Akbar,
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Tanner, and Colten Dietz in Phoenix (2023)
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2016
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2016
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2008
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2006
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2004
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story
2004
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2003
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story
2003
Voodoo Tailz (2002)
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2.1
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screenplay
2002
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story
1998
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(2016)
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2016
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executive producer
2016
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2015
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4.6
producer
2015
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Luke Perry and Jennifer Mckenzie in Black Beauty (2015)
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3.6
producer
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2015
Danny Trejo in Alcatraz Prison Escape: Deathbed Confession
(2015)
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executive producer
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co-producer
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executive producer
2012
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executive producer
2011
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executive producer
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Kevin 'Kimbo Slice' Ferguson in Circle of Pain (2010)
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executive producer
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2008
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2007
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6.1
producer
2007
Damon Whitaker, Alex A. Quinn, and Daniel Venegas in Clash
(2006)
Clash
6.0
Video
producer
2006
Aces (2006)
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2.7
producer
2006
Suri Serano, Tarah Tobiason, Lacey Toups, and Candise Lakota
in The Champagne Gang (2006)
The Champagne Gang
3.1
producer
2006
CrossBones (2005)
CrossBones
1.9
Video
producer
2005
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Tha' Crib
3.7
Video
executive producer
2004
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Border Warz
2.6
Video
executive producer
2004
Raul Julia-Levy, Danny Romo, Damon Whitaker, Lorenzo De La
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4.8
Video
producer
2004
Elizabeth Alvarez in Devil's Knight (2003)
Devil's Knight
2.6
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2003
Guilty by Association (2003)
Guilty by Association
2.3
Video
co-executive producer
2003
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Wrong Casa
2.5
Video
executive producer
2003
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3.8
Video
producer
2003
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The Legend of Diablo
1.6
executive producer
2003
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2.9
Video
producer
2002
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Voodoo Tailz
2.1
Video
producer
2002
Daron Fordham, Karlie Redd, and Rod Z in Black Spring Break
2: The Sequel (2001)
Black Spring Break 2: The Sequel
3.5
Video
producer
2001
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Black Spring Break: The Movie
2.0
executive producer
producer
1998
Winner Takes All (1998)
Winner Takes All
5.8
TV Movie
producer
1998
Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge (1995)
Rolling Stones: Voodoo Lounge
6.8
Video Game
producer (film & video segments)
1995
Montell Jordan: Daddy's Home
Music Video
executive producer
1995
Skee-Lo: I Wish (1995)
Skee-Lo: I Wish
7.7
Music Video
producer
1995
Domino: Getto Jam
Music Video
producer
1994
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