ALEX COLETTI
was an executive producer and director for MTV and is now an independent producer.
PHIL COLLEN
is the guitarist for Def Leppard.
PHIL COLLINS
is a best-selling solo recording artist and drummer. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2010 as a member of the band Genesis.
MILES COPELAND
was the founder of I.R.S. Records and the manager of the band the Police.
STEWART COPELAND
is best known as the drummer for the Police.
ANTON CORBIJN
is a Dutch photographer, stage designer, and director of feature films and music videos.
LINDA CORRADINA
worked at CNN and ABC News before joining MTV and running the news department.
LAUREN CORRAO
was a production executive at MTV. She is currently the president of Ellen Degeneres's production company, A Very Good Production.
CINDY CRAWFORD
is a model and an entrepreneur, as well as the first host of MTV's
House of Style
.
LOL CREME
was a member of the 1970s rock group 10cc and later worked as a music-video director, usually in partnership with Kevin Godley.
KEVIN CRONIN
is the lead singer for REO Speedwagon and wrote their number one hits “Keep On Loving You” and “Can't Fight This Feeling.”
ROBERTA CRUGER
was a director of talent relations at MTV. She currently works as a freelance journalist.
ADAM CURRY
was an MTV VJ from 1987 to 1993. He founded and sold an interactive advertising firm, cofounded the Mevio video site, and now cohosts the No Agenda podcast and hosts the Big App Show.
DJ JAZZY JEFF
and rapper turned actor Will Smith comprised the hip-hop group DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince.
DMC
is a member of the hip-hop group Run-DMC.
CLIVE DAVIS
is the chief creative officer of Sony Music Entertainment Worldwide. He was the founder of Arista Records and its president from 1975 through 2000.
MARTHA DAVIS
was the lead singer of the Motels, an LA rock band, from 1978 to 1987, when she began a solo career.
TAMRA DAVIS
has directed music videos as well as feature films, including
CB4
,
Billy Madison
,
Half-Baked
, and
Crossroads
.
JOE DAVOLA
cocreated MTV's
Remote Control
. Later, he was executive producer of the TV shows
Smallville
,
One Tree Hill
, and
What I Like About You
.
JONATHAN DAYTON
and Valerie Faris codirected MTV's
The Cutting Edge
, many music videos, and the 2006 film
Little Miss Sunshine
, which won two Academy Awards.
PAUL DEAN
has been the guitarist in Loverboy since 1978.
FREDDY DeMANN
is a music executive who has managed the careers of Michael Jackson and Madonna.
WARREN DeMARTINI
was the lead guitarist in Ratt, and cowrote their biggest hit, “Round and Round.”
HOWIE DEUTCH
has directed feature films including
Pretty in Pink
,
Some Kind of Wonderful
, and
The Replacements
, plus music videos.
DENNIS DeYOUNG
is a founding member and former lead singer of the band Styx.
BRIAN DIAMOND
joined MTV as an associate producer in 1981, moved to London in 1986 to launch MTV Europe, and is now a senior vice president at Spike TV.
JIM DIAMOND
sang and played guitar in Ph.D, who had the fifth video played on MTV.
JOHN DIAZ
is a music-video, television, and concert producer.
NIGEL DICK
is a music-video and film director whose credits include Guns N' Roses' “Welcome to the Jungle” and Britney Spears's “. . . Baby One More Time.” He was a cofounder of Propaganda Films.
BRUCE DICKINSON
was a product manager at Columbia Records in the early '80s and has worked in many different departments for a number of record labels.
TONY DISANTO
is a television producer who got his start as an intern at MTV in 1987. Later, as MTV's president of programming, he was responsible for the hit reality programs
The Hills
and
Jersey Shore
.
THOMAS DOLBY
is a musician and producer best known for his 1982 hit “She Blinded Me with Science.”
KEVIN DOLE
has directed
Pee-wee's Playhouse
, music videos, and hundreds of TV ads. His first film,
Kiss the Frog
, is scheduled to begin production in 2012.
PETER DOUGHERTY
joined MTV as a freelance production assistant, cocreated
Yo! MTV Raps
, and worked as creative director of MTV Europe.
ADAM DUBIN
directed the Metallica documentary
A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
and codirected two Beastie Boys videos.
KAREN DUFFY
joined MTV as a VJ in 1991. She has modeled for Revlon and wrote a book,
Model Patient: My Life as an Incurable Wiseass
, about her struggle with sarcoidosis.
MICHAEL DUGAN
has written for
Remote Control
,
Beavis and Butt-head
,
The Jon Stewart Show
,
The Tom Green Show
, and many other TV comedies.
JONATHAN ELIAS
wrote the MTV “Moon Landing” theme and produced Duran Duran's 1988 album
Big Thing
.
JOE ELLIOTT
is the singer for Def Leppard. The Sheffield, Englandâbased band has sold more than 35 million albums in the U.S.
LEN EPAND
was a video production executive for PolyGram Records.
EVERLAST
wrote and rapped on House of Pain's 1992 hit “Jump Around” and made three albums with the group.
FAB 5 FREDDY
is a graffiti artist, filmmaker, hip-hop pioneer, and the original host of
Yo! MTV Raps
.
SIOBHAN FAHEY
is a founding member of the 1980s British trio Bananarama and later started the band Shakespear's Sister.
VALERIE FARIS
and Jonathan Dayton codirected MTV's
The Cutting Edge
, many music videos, and the 2006 film
Little Miss Sunshine
, which won two Academy Awards.
TIM FARRISS
plays guitar with INXS, whose sixth album,
Kick
, was a worldwide blockbuster, selling six million copies in the U.S. and earning five Video Music Awards, including Best Video.
MARK FENSKE
wrote and directed commercials and music videos, including Van Halen's “Right Now,” and is a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University.
SIMON FIELDS
is a music-video, TV, and movie producer. He was a cofounder of Limelight Productions and is currently a partner at JLE/Nuyorican Productions.
AMY FINNERTY
was a music programming executive at MTV from 1989 to 2000.
PAUL FLATTERY
was an English music-video producer who worked for Jon Roseman before cofounding his own production firm with Bruce Gowers and Simon Fields.
FLEA
is the cofounder and bassist for Red Hot Chili Peppers.
WISH FOLEY
was a regular on the 1970s TV series
Family
and later played Alice in Tom Petty's “Don't Come Around Here No More” video.
TOM FRESTON
was the CEO of MTV Networks from 1987 to 2006. Hired in March 1980, he was MTV's first head of marketing. He runs Firefly3, a media investment and consulting company whose clients include Oprah Winfrey, Vice Media, and Tolo TV in Afghanistan. He is the chairman of the ONE campaign, an antipoverty advocacy group.
MARTIN FRY
and his group ABC had five Top 40 hits in the U.S. between 1981 and 1990.
JOEL GALLEN
is an Emmy-winning television producer who produced MTV's Video Music Awards and
Unplugged
.
PATTI GALLUZZI
joined MTV in 1988 and rose to senior vice president of music and talent.
LES GARLAND,
a former radio programmer and record executive, was the executive vice president of programming for MTV from 1982 to 1987. He currently owns a media consultancy firm, AfterPlay Entertainment.
BOB GELDOF
fronted the Boomtown Rats, starred in
The Wall
, and was the impetus behind “Do They Know It's Christmas?” and Live Aid.
BETSY LYNN GEORGE
was Devon, the tempting teen in Billy Idol's “Cradle of Love.” She was also seen in Deep Purple's “King of Dreams,” TV shows including
Wild Palms
, and movies including
Point Break
. She lives in Pennsylvania and teaches yoga.
GERARDO
is a Latin rapper/singer who had a Top 10 hit in 1991 with “Rico Suave.”
GARY GERSH
is a music-industry executive who signed Nirvana to Geffen Records. He later comanaged Nirvana, and currently manages John Legend and Soundgarden.
MARK GHUNEIM
did video promotion for Beggars Banquet/4AD and for Columbia Records. He's the founder and CEO of the marketing agency Wiredset.
BILLY GIBBONS
sings and plays guitar in ZZ Top.
DEBBIE GIBSON
is a singer whose 1987 debut album,
Out of the Blue
, released when she was seventeen, produced four Top 5 singles.
MAK GILCHRIST
is a British model who appeared in Robert Palmer's “Addicted to Love” video.
BOB GIRALDI
has directed short films, award-winning TV ads, and videos, including Michael Jackson's “Beat It,” Pat Benatar's “Love Is a Battlefield,” and Lionel Richie's “Hello.”
NEIL “SPYDER” GIRALDO
is Pat Benatar's guitarist, producer, and husband.
COREY GLOVER
has been the lead singer in Living Colour since 1986.
KEVIN GODLEY
was a member of the 1970s rock group 10cc and later worked as a music-video director, usually in partnership with Lol Creme.
GREG GOLD
is a producer and director. He was a cofounder of Propaganda Films.
JULIAN GOLDBERG
was an executive producer at MTV from 1981 to 1987.
DOUG GOLDSTEIN
was the tour manager for Guns N' Roses from 1986 through 1989, then managed the band from 1989 to 2003.
MARK GOODMAN
was one of the five original MTV VJs. He currently hosts a variety of shows on Sirius XM Radio.
BRUCE GOWERS
is a music-video and television director whose clip for Queen's “Bohemian Rhapsody,” in 1975, is often considered the most influential pre-MTV music video.
CAMILLE GRAMMER
was a dancer on
Club MTV
. She later posed for
Playboy
, married (and divorced) actor Kelsey Grammer, and starred on the
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
.
BRIAN GRANT
is a music-video and television director and producer. He was the cofounder of MGMM Productions, with Scott Millaney, Russell Mulcahy, and David Mallet.
CEE LO GREEN
has been a solo artist, a member of Gnarls Barkley, a member of Goodie Mob, and a coach on NBC's
The Voice
.
PAULA GREIF
is a music-video and commercial director.
MEG GRIFFIN
has been a radio DJ since 1975 and was briefly an MTV VJ. She currently hosts several shows on Sirius XM.
DAVE GROHL
was the drummer for Nirvana and started his own band, Foo Fighters, in 1994.
ALLEN GRUBMAN
is an entertainment industry lawyer.
SAMMY HAGAR
recorded eight solo albums before joining Van Halen in 1986.
ARSENIO HALL
is an actor, comedian, and former host of
The Arsenio Hall Show
, which ran from 1989 to 1994. He hosted the Video Music Awards from 1988 to 1991.
DARYL HALL
is a cofounder of the duo Hall & Oates, which has sold more than 60 million albums. He created and hosts the Web series
Live from Daryl's House.
HERBIE HANCOCK
is a jazz pianist and composer. The video for his hip-hop song “Rockit,” directed by Godley and Creme, won five Moonmen at the inaugural Video Music Awards in 1984.
JERRY HARRISON
played guitar and keyboards in Talking Heads.
DEBBIE HARRY
is the lead singer of Blondie, who released the first-ever album-length music video,
Eat to the Beat
, in 1979.
COLIN HAY
is an Australian recording artist. He's best known as the singer for the 1980s band Men at Work.
GREG HAYMES
is lead singer of Blotto, under the name Sergeant Blotto. Their “I Wanna Be a Lifeguard” video was an early MTV staple.
CAROLYNE HELDMAN
was an MTV VJ from 1986 to 1988. She is currently the program director of Aspen Public Radio.
LIZ HELLER
was a video promotion executive for MCA Records.
DOUG HERZOG
is the president of MTV Networks Entertainment Group. He joined MTV in 1984 as director of news.
SUSANNA HOFFS
is a singer/guitarist for the band the Bangles.
DAVE HOLMES
is a comic and writer who joined MTV after placing second in the 1998 “Wanna Be a VJ” contest.
PETER HOOK
played bass for Joy Division and New Order.
TREVOR HORN
is a record producer, a cofounder of the ZTT record label, and bassist/singer for the Buggles, the first band ever shown on MTV.
ADAM HOROVITZ,
also known as Ad-Rock, is a member of the hip-hop group the Beastie Boys.
ALAN HUNTER
was one of the original five VJs on MTV, starting in 1981.
TOM HUNTER
joined MTV in 1987 as the vice president of music programming. He went on to become the president of MTV Latin America.