Daniel Zirilli

DANIEL ZIRILLI (director/producer/writer) BIOGRAPHY Daniel Zirilli founded Popart Film Factory at age 24 (after graduating from Pepperdine University in Malibu) and to date has directed and/or produced/written over 50 feature films and 250 music videos and documentaries, and won many awards as a director for his work. Zirilli's latest films include "Invincible" (As director/producer/co-writer) starring Johnny Strong, Marko Zaror, Sally Kirkland, Michael Pare and Vladimir Kulich, and "Hollow Point" (As director/co-writer) with the ensemble cast of Luke Goss, Jay Mohr, Juju Chan, Bill Duke, Michael Pare, Kirk Fox, and Roger G. Smith. Daniel Zirilli also directed (with Micheal Mireno) "Acceleration" starring Dolph Lundgren, Sean Patrick Flanery, Natalie Burn, Chuck Liddell, Jason London Quinton "Rampage" Jackson and Danny Trejo. Zirilli also produced a film about the early days of Guns N' Roses- "It's So Easy and Other Lies" based on the book by Duff McKagan, and is currently producing a documentary based on "The Grapes Of Wrath" by legendary author John Steinbeck, featuring James Franco. Zirilli previously directed two other action films that debuted on NETFLIX, "The Asian Connection" starring Steven Seagal & Michael Jai White (Zirilli also co-wrote the story with Tom Sizemore) and "Crossing Point" (as director/producer) starring Jacob Vargas, Shawn Lock, Rudy Youngblood, Luke Goss, and Tom Sizemore. Zirilli has written or co-written 25 feature films that have been produced, and directed projects for Michael Jackson through Jackson's Moonwalker Entertainment, and produced the film and video for The Rolling Stones "Voodoo Lounge". Zirilli also wrote and directed "Black Beauty" released by Lionsgate, starring Luke Perry. Zirilli previously directed and/or produced a slate of four films for Lionsgate films/Grindstone, including Locked Down with Vinnie Jones, and House of the Rising Sun, with Amy Smart, Dominic Purcel and Dave Bautista in his first lead role in film. Zirilli also Executive Produced films with notable actors such as Peter Bogdanovich, Rose McGowan, Stephan Lang, Bruce Davidson and Morgan Freeman. 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, 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.