Spouse Susan Traylor Parents Sara Dylan, Bob Dylan | Name Jesse Dylan Role Film director | |
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Full Name Jesse Byron Dylan Residence Los Angeles, California Nationality United States of America Siblings Jakob Dylan, Sam Dylan, Anna Dylan, Maria Dylan, Desiree Gabrielle Dennis-Dylan Movies American Wedding, How High, Kicking & Screaming, Made In America, William Eggleston in the Re Similar People Jakob Dylan, Bob Dylan, Sara Dylan, Adam Herz, Jason Biggs | ||
Children William Dylan, Feury Mae | ||
Reconciliation a film by jesse dylan part i
Jesse Byron Dylan (born January 6, 1966) is an American film director, and the founder, CEO and creative director of the media production company Wondros. He is also a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and TED, and the founder of Lybba, a non-profit devoted to the benefits of community, data and technology in healthcare. He is the son and brother of singer-songwriters Bob Dylan and Jakob Dylan, respectively.
Contents
- Reconciliation a film by jesse dylan part i
- Jesse Dylan Director of williams Yes We Can Video
- Personal life
- Yes We Can
- Other work
- Lybba
- References
Jesse Dylan, Director of will.i.am's "Yes We Can" Video
Personal life
Dylan was born in New York City, and is the eldest son of musician Bob Dylan and Sara Lownds Dylan. His siblings include Anna Lea (b. July 11, 1967), Samuel Isaac Abraham (b. July 30, 1968), and Jakob Luke (b. December 9, 1969). In addition, his father adopted Sara's daughter from a prior marriage, Maria Lownds (b. October 21, 1961). Bob and Sara Dylan divorced when Jesse was 11 years old.
Dylan attended New York University film school and began his career directing music videos for clients including Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Tom Petty, Lita Ford, Public Image Limited, and Lenny Kravitz.
Dylan is married and has two children, Pablo and Feury Mae, also known as Mae Mae.
"Yes We Can"
In 2008, he directed the will.i.am Emmy Award winning music video "Yes We Can," inspired by Barack Obama's campaign for president. The film was created in three days, and featured over 30 celebrity supporters singing then-Candidate Barack Obama’s New Hampshire Primary concession speech. Originally posted on YouTube, “Yes We Can” received over 26 million views just days after its release, and was recognized by AdAge in 2012 as one of the most influential political ads of all time.
Other work
His feature film directorial work consists of comedies such as Kicking and Screaming, starring Will Ferrell and Robert Duvall, and American Wedding. Other feature-length projects include the documentary Crips and Bloods: Made in America, which explores the culture of gangs and systemic violence in South Los Angeles. He produced the film for director Stacy Peralta who premiered it at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. Dylan also produced and directed an original television series, “CONversations with Ricky Jay,” which was built around sleight of hand artist Ricky Jay.
Lybba
In 2007, Dylan launched Lybba, a non-profit organization focused on the open source healthcare movement. The project, according to Fast Company, "combines the latest verified medical data with social networking to allow patients and health-care professionals to make informed decisions." The self-professed goal of the project: "to create an online central repository of medical information." Since their foundation, Lybba has worked with such partners as the Collaborative Chronic Care Network (C3N), And Early Development Systems Initiative (EDSI).