Nationality American Role Film director Name Casey Tebo | Website Official website Spouse(s) Melissa Mahoney Movies Rock for the Rising Sun | |
Born November 22, 1974 (age 49) ( 1974-11-22 ) New Bedford MA Occupation Screenwriter, director, film producer Relatives Dutch (Son), Boone (Son), Ripley (Daughter) | ||
Casey Patrick Tebo - Derek Miller - live in Toronto
Casey Tebo (born Casey Patrick Thibeault) is an American television film and music video director. His most recent work, writing and directing the dark comedy indie thriller "Happy Birthday" (2016). He started out with directing live performances for Aerosmith, Mötley Crüe, Judas Priest , Velvet Revolver, Run DMC, Jennifer Hudson and Sarah McLachlan. He has directed live broadcast segments for Disney/ESPN, NFL, and MTV and specials including VH1's "Fashion Rocks", ABC's "Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve" and Hard Rock Cafe's "London Calling".
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A graduate of Apponequet Regional High who later studied filmmaking at Southern Connecticut State University, Tebo was working as a graphic artist and designed some of Aerosmith's official shirts as he was was discovered by the band's singer Steven Tyler, who invited him to film one of their upcoming concerts. The footage was eventually approved to be used on the live album Rockin' the Joint, which Tebo edited alongside English music director Dick Carruthers. Tyler was impressed and asked Tebo to become their road documentarian.
Prior to becoming a director, Tebo was a graphic artist, collaborating with Outkast, Radiohead, Deep Purple, Kid Rock, Slash and Stone Temple Pilots. He's been published in Rolling Stone, Spin, and Playboy.
His first narrative short film entitled "THE CAPTIVUS" was released in March 2011, and played at the 2012 Cannes Film Festival 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, Zachari Levi, and producer Adi Shanker.
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:
In the Summer of 2015 Tebo along with film producer Todd Thompson from Cross Creek Pictures, started a new Television production company called Vermilion Entertainment.