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Alex Coletti is an executive producer and director,. A Brooklyn native and graduate of Brooklyn College, he formerly worked for MTV Networks and now heads Alex Coletti Productions. He produced MTV’s Unplugged series, was a five-time producer of the VMAs, and served as a producer for Super Bowl XXXV and Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime shows.^[1]

Work

Coletti was in charge of filming Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart at the Powerscourt Estate in Ireland in 2009 for PBS.^{[citation needed]} He was EP and Director of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for HBO, from 2015-2019, and producer of the Audible series Words & Music (2020).^{[citation needed]} He was director of the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon for most of 2021, and executive producer of One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga for CBS/Paramount+.^{[citation needed]}

Coletti has also directed many concert performances featuring, among others, Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Ed Sheeran, and Coldplay.^{[citation needed]}

He has been nominated for 3 Emmy Awards for his work with Unplugged.^[2]

References

^ "MTV Puts a New Twist on the E*TRADE Super Bowl XXXV Halftime... -- re> NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ --". Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-06.
^ "Alex Coleti - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved March 5, 2007.

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[1] "MTV Puts a New Twist on the E*TRADE Super Bowl XXXV Halftime... -- re> NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ --". Archived from the original on 2015-02-06. Retrieved 2015-02-06.

[info-2] "Alex Coleti - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved March 5, 2007.

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+'''Alex Coletti''' is an executive producer and director,.
+A Brooklyn native and graduate of [[Brooklyn College]], he formerly worked for [[MTV Networks]] and now heads Alex Coletti Productions. He produced MTV’s [[MTV Unplugged|Unplugged]] series, was a five-time producer of the [[MTV Video Music Awards|VMA]]s, and served as a producer for [[Super Bowl XXXV halftime show|Super Bowl XXXV]] and [[Super Bowl XXXVIII halftime show|Super Bowl XXXVIII]] halftime shows.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MTV Puts a New Twist on the E*TRADE Super Bowl XXXV Halftime... -- re> NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mtv-puts-a-new-twist-on-the-etrade-super-bowl-xxxv-halftime-show-with-film-short-featuring-chris-rock-adam-sandler--ben-stiller-71102647.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206185233/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mtv-puts-a-new-twist-on-the-etrade-super-bowl-xxxv-halftime-show-with-film-short-featuring-chris-rock-adam-sandler--ben-stiller-71102647.html |archive-date=2015-02-06 |access-date=2015-02-06}}</ref>
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-Alex Coletti is known for Unplugged (1989), One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga (2021) and Words & Music (2020).
+== Work ==
-'''Alex Coletti''' is an executive producer and director, formerly for [[MTV Networks]], and is now head of Alex Coletti Productions.
+Coletti was in charge of filming ''[[Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart]]'' at the [[Powerscourt Estate]] in Ireland in 2009 for PBS.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} He was EP and Director of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for HBO, from 2015-2019, and producer of the Audible series Words & Music (2020).{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}} He was director of the [[The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon|Tonight Show]] starring Jimmy Fallon for most of 2021, and executive producer of [[One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga]] for CBS/Paramount+.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
-A Brooklyn native and graduate of [[Brooklyn College]], he produced MTV's iconic [[MTV Unplugged|Unplugged]] series, was a five-time producer of the [[MTV Video Music Awards|VMA]]s , and served as a producer for [[Super Bowl XXXV]] and Super Bowl XXXVIII Halftime shows.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mtv-puts-a-new-twist-on-the-etrade-super-bowl-xxxv-halftime-show-with-film-short-featuring-chris-rock-adam-sandler--ben-stiller-71102647.html |title=MTV Puts a New Twist on the E*TRADE Super Bowl XXXV Halftime... -- re> NEW YORK, Jan. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- |access-date=2015-02-06 |archive-date=2015-02-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150206185233/http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/mtv-puts-a-new-twist-on-the-etrade-super-bowl-xxxv-halftime-show-with-film-short-featuring-chris-rock-adam-sandler--ben-stiller-71102647.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> These shows included many iconic moments such as the [[Britney Spears]]/[[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] kiss, the 500 [[Eminem]]s, and Britney's carrying of a yellow python.
+Coletti has also directed many concert performances featuring, among others, [[Lady Gaga]], [[Kanye West]], [[Ed Sheeran]], and [[Coldplay]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
-He has been nominated for 3 [[Emmy Awards]] for his work with Unplugged.<ref name="info">{{cite web | url = https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171381/awards | title= Alex Coleti - Awards | website=IMDb.com | accessdate = March 5, 2007 }}</ref>
+He has been nominated for 3 [[Emmy Awards]] for his work with Unplugged.<ref name="info">{{cite web |title=Alex Coleti - Awards |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0171381/awards |accessdate=March 5, 2007 |website=IMDb.com}}</ref>
-In 2009 his production company, Alex Coletti Productions, was responsible for the Sundance Channel show "Spectacle: [[Elvis Costello]] With...", which ran for 2 seasons, and several specials, including the "[[Radio City Music Hall|Radio City]] Christmas Spectacular Starring [[The Rockettes]]" and "The National Christmas Tree Lighting."{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}https://m.imdb.com/title/tt1218502/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk
-Coletti was also in charge of filming ''[[Celtic Woman: Songs from the Heart]]'' at the [[Powerscourt Estate]] in Ireland in the summer of 2009 for PBS.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
-He was also EP and Director of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony for HBO, from 2015-2019, overseeing the inductions of artists such as Green Day, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pearl Jam, Nina Simone, Journey, Def Leppard, Tupac, Bon Jovi, Stevie Nicks, Roxy Music, Ringo Starr, Janet Jackson, The Cure, and others.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
-He has directed concert performances featuring Lady Gaga, Jay Z, Beyoncé, U2, Kanye West, Pearl Jam, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Coldplay, Tears For Fears, Rihanna, and The Pope.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
-He was director of the Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon for most of 2021, and directed exec produced Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga One Last Time, which garnered 4 Emmy nods for CBS/Paramount+.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
-He most recently was EP and director of the South Park 25th anniversary concert, a concert celebrating the music of the cartoon series, starring show creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker and filmed at Red Rocks in Colorado, for [[Comedy Central]] and [[Paramount+]].{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
-Coletti is also a producer of the Audible series Words + Music, responsible for episodes featuring such artists as Sting, Smokey Robinson, Sheryl Crow, Alanis Morrissette, Billie Joe Armstrong, Liz Phair, Gary Clark Jr, Eddie Vedder, Beck, Pete Townshend, Carlos Santana, and Jeff Tweedy.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}
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