Dave Sirulnick (born May 26, 1964) is an American television producer.
Early life and education Sirulnick grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he attended Teaneck High School"Sharing a part in a student play", The Record, December 4, 1981. Accessed February 2, 2021, via Newspapers.com. "Two actors are sharing the role of the stage manager in the Teaneck High School production of Our Town.... The cast of 48 includes Suzanne Doyle and David Sirulnick as Mr. and Mrs. Webb..." and became involved with booking musicians such as LL Cool J, Run DMC, and Salt-N-Pepa at The Rink, a roller rink in nearby Bergenfield. He later attended Rutgers University. After graduating, he was hired as a news producer at CNN, like his father who was also a television producer.Block, Valerie. “40 Under 40 - Dave Sirulnick.” Crain's New York Business, January 1, 2000, www.crainsnewyork.com/awards/dave-sirulnick.
Career In 1987, he joined MTV, saying they "wanted someone to grow their news department. It's what I wanted my whole life: TV, music and news".Valarie Block, "Where Is Dave Sirulnick Now?", Crain's, October 12, 2012. He eventually became the executive vice president for Multiplatform Production, News and Music at MTV.Kennedy, Randy. "The Shorter, Faster, Cruder, Tinier TV Show", The New York Times Magazine, May 28, 2006. Accessed June 28, 2007. "But Sirulnick comes by his knowledge of hip-hop as honestly as his knowledge of television. Raised in Teaneck, N.J., he became obsessed with rap in junior high school when some of its first hits were starting to emerge from Sugar Hill Records in nearby Englewood, New Jersey." Sirulnick's responsibilities included oversight of MTV's signature show, Total Request Live.Interview: David Sirulnick. Frontline (US TV series). Accessed June 28, 2007. Half of MTV's programming had been within his job functions.Grigoriadis, Vanessa. "35 Under 35", New York, April 17, 2000. Accessed June 28, 2007. "14 Dave Sirulnick, producer. The 35-year-old executive VP of production at MTV is now in charge of half of the station's daily programming; without him, no Total Request Live.".Harley Brown, "Layoffs Hit MTV, VH1; Dave Sirulnick Among Exits", Billboard, March 10, 2015 In March 2015, he and others were dismissed from their positions at MTV by Viacom, the parent corporation.
, Sirulnick is a partner at RadicalMedia.
Television and film credits YearTelevision and FilmsCredited as Director Producer Writer Other notes 2012 Caged 2010 MTV Video Music Awards My Life as Liz Drake: Better Than Good Enough TV documentary When I Was 17 TV series documentary Summit On The Summit TV documentary Teen Cribs 2009 Made MTV Video Music Awards 2009 Get Schooled: You have the Right Creator It's On With Alexa Chung Steve-O: Demise and Rise TV documentary Be The Change Inaugural Ball TV movie Get Schooled Creator 2008 FNMTV Premiers MTV Goes Gold: New Year's Eve 2007 TV movie Total Final Live MTV Video Music Awards 2008 Jonas Brothers: Live & Mobile TV movie Kanye West Homecoming Special TV documentary 2007 One Upon a Prom 2007 TV movie MTV Goes Gold: New Years Eve 2007 TV movie Engaged & Underaged Two-A-Days: Hoover High Tiara Girls 2005 MTV Video Music Awards 2005 2004 The Shady National Convention TV Special Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County MTV Movie Awards 2004 This is my Band: D12 TV documentary I Want A Famous Face MTV Backstage at the Grammys 2003 MC Battle II: The Takeover in Times Square TV movie All Eyes On: Britney Spears TV documentary MTV Movie Awards 2003 Snoop To The Extreme TV movie MTV News: The Social History of the Hair TV documentary Short MTV News: The Social History of the Piercing TV documentary Short MTV Icon: Metallica TV Special MTV Backstage at the Grammys TV special 2002 MTV Video Music Awards Diary Presents: WMA Superstars TV movie MTV Movie Awards 2001 Pre-Show MTV News: The Social History of the Moshpit TV movie MTV Fashionable Loud: Sports Illustrated Edition TV movie Be Heard: An MTV Global Discussion with Colin Powell TV movie MTV Mardi Gras 2002 Stung TV movie MTV Icon: Aerosmith TV documentary 2001 The Life Of Aaliyah MTV 20: Live & Almost Legal TV documentary U2 on Tour: Leaving Nothing Behind TV documentary Camp Scott Lock-Up TV documentary MTV Movie Awards 2001 Pre-Show TV Special All Eyes On MTV Fashionable Loud: Spring Break, Cancun 2001 TV movie MTV Icon: Janet Jackson TV Special Documentary Rage Against The Machine: The Battle of Mexico City Video documentary Super Bowl XXXV Half-time show TRL Super Bowl TV movie Frontline Television News Himself 2000 MTV Video Music Awards Opening Act TV Special Choose Or Lose 2000: Why Care? TV documentary MTV Movie Awards 2000 Pre-Show TV Special Wanna Be A VJ 3 TV Special MTV Fashionable Loud: Spring Break, Cancun 2000 TV movie MTV Backstage at the Grammys TV Special MTV Video Music Awards 2000 The Lowdown 1999 MTV New Years Eve Live 1999 Wanna Be A VJ Too TV Special MTV Uncensored TV documentary Alanis T.V. TV Special Mansion T.V. TV Special Dre TV TV special MTV Fashionable Loud: Miami TV movie MTV 2 Large: New Years Eve 2000 TV Special 1998 MTV New Years Eve 1998 TV documentary Beastieography TV special True Life 1998–2009
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