- Michel Gondry was born on May 8th 1963 in Versailles, France
- He is known for his inventive visual style and manipulative mise-en-scene
- His filmmaking career began when he created a music video for French band Oui Oui
- His video making style caught the attention of singer Bjork who asked him to direct the video for her song human behaviour
- He then went on to direct 7 more of her videos
- Other artists who have collaborated with Gondry more than once are Daft Punk, Radiohead, Beck, The White Stripes, The Chemical Brothers, The Vines and Stereogram
- He has also created numerous TV adverts including Gap and Smirnoff vodka where he used the technique ''bullet time'' which was later adapted in the matrix
- Michel made his feature film debut in 2001 with ''Human nature'' which received mixed reviews
- His second film ''Eternal sunshine of the spotless mind'' became one of the most critically acclaimed films of the year
- Michel directed the musical documentary Dave Chappelle's block party which followed comedian Dave Chappelle as he attempted to hold a large, free concert in Brooklyn
- His TV advert for Levi's jeans holds the record for most awards won by a TV commercial in the Guinness world records 2004
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