Darren Lavett

{{More citations needed|date=June 2019}} '''Darren John Lavett''' (October 31, 1964 – October 11, 2012) was an American [[music video]] director, who directed videos for [[The Offspring]], [[Bad Religion]], [[Bush (British band)|Bush]], [[Voodoo Glow Skulls]], [[Claw Hammer]], [[Testament (band)|Testament]] and several other bands. He is probably best known for directing the videos of [[The Offspring]]'s biggest hits "[[Come Out and Play (The Offspring song)|Come Out and Play]]" and "[[Self Esteem (song)|Self Esteem]]". He also directed Eminem's first music video, "[[Just Don't Give a Fuck]]".

Lavett attended [[El Camino Real High School]] in [[Woodland Hills, Los Angeles|Woodland Hills]], [[California]], and graduated from [[San Diego State University]].

Lavett produced the feature film L.A. cult classic ''[[Southlander]]''.

Lavett was the great-grandson of famed composer of ''"April Showers"'', ''"California, Here I Come"'' and co-founder of [[Capitol Records]], [[Buddy DeSylva]].

Lavett died of [[sleep apnea]] on the evening of October 11, 2012.

==Selected music video filmography== {{Incomplete list|date=August 2008}}

*[[Beastie Boys]] – "[[So What'cha Want]]" (1992) *[[Bad Religion]] – "[[Struck a Nerve]]" (1993) *[[Collision]] – "[[Maximum Respect]]" (1993) *[[Claw Hammer]] – "William Tell" (1993) *[[Further (band)|Further]] – "Real Gone" (1993) *[[Volume 10 (rapper)|Volume 10]] – "Pistol Grip Pump" (1993) *Further – "Surfing Pointers" (1994) *[[New Kingdom (band)|New Kingdom]] – "Cheap Thrills" (1994) *[[The Offspring]] – "[[Come Out and Play (The Offspring song)|Come Out and Play]]" (1994) *The Offspring – "[[Self Esteem (song)|Self Esteem]]" (1995) *[[Testament (band)|Testament]] – "Low" (1994) *Bad Religion – "[[Infected (song)|Infected]]" (1995) *[[Boogiemonsters]] – "Strange" (1994) *[[Buffalo Tom]] – "Tangerine" (1995) *Claw Hammer – "Hollow Legs" (1995) *[[Fledgling (band)|Fledgling]] – "Solomon's Crown" (1995) *[[Goodie Mob]] – "[[Cell Therapy (song)|Cell Therapy]]" (1995) *[[Red Aunts]] – "Freakathon" (1995) *[[Voodoo Glow Skulls]] – "Randy Gordo" (1995) *New Kingdom – "Mexico or Bust" (1996) *Red Aunts – "Eldrich Sauce" (1996) *Red Aunts – "Palm Tree Swing" (1996) *[[Bush (British band)|Bush]] – "[[Cold Contagious]]" (live version) (1997) *Claw Hammer – "Queen's Lead Helmet" (1997) *[[Richard Vission]] – "[[Drop the Beat]]" (1997) *Goodie Mob – "They Don't Dance No More" (1998) *[[Eminem]] – "[[Just Don't Give a Fuck]]" (1998) *[[Keith Morris]]' Midget Hand Job – "Black Christmas Tree" (2001)

==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20051227150652/http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Lavett&first=Darren+J. Darren Lavett] at the Music Video DataBase *{{IMDb name|id=1845483}}

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