# Darren Lavett

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**Darren John Lavett** (October 31, 1964 – October 11, 2012) was an American [music video](/source/Music_video) director, who directed videos for [The Offspring](/source/The_Offspring), [Bad Religion](/source/Bad_Religion), [Bush](/source/Bush_(British_band)), [Voodoo Glow Skulls](/source/Voodoo_Glow_Skulls), [Claw Hammer](/source/Claw_Hammer), [Testament](/source/Testament_(band)) and several other bands. He is probably best known for directing the videos of [The Offspring](/source/The_Offspring)'s biggest hits "[Come Out and Play](/source/Come_Out_and_Play_(The_Offspring_song))" and "[Self Esteem](/source/Self_Esteem_(song))". He also directed Eminem's first music video, "[Just Don't Give a Fuck](/source/Just_Don't_Give_a_Fuck)".

Lavett attended [El Camino Real High School](/source/El_Camino_Real_High_School) in [Woodland Hills](/source/Woodland_Hills%2C_Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California), and graduated from [San Diego State University](/source/San_Diego_State_University).

Lavett produced the feature film L.A. cult classic *[Southlander](/source/Southlander)*.

Lavett was the great-grandson of famed composer of *"April Showers"*, *"California, Here I Come"* and co-founder of [Capitol Records](/source/Capitol_Records), [Buddy DeSylva](/source/Buddy_DeSylva).

Lavett died of [sleep apnea](/source/Sleep_apnea) on the evening of October 11, 2012.

## Selected music video filmography

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2008)

- [Beastie Boys](/source/Beastie_Boys) – "[So What'cha Want](/source/So_What'cha_Want)" (1992)

- [Bad Religion](/source/Bad_Religion) – "[Struck a Nerve](/source/Struck_a_Nerve)" (1993)

- [Collision](/source/Collision) – "[Maximum Respect](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Maximum_Respect&action=edit&redlink=1)" (1993)

- [Claw Hammer](/source/Claw_Hammer) – "William Tell" (1993)

- [Further](/source/Further_(band)) – "Real Gone" (1993)

- [Volume 10](/source/Volume_10_(rapper)) – "Pistol Grip Pump" (1993)

- Further – "Surfing Pointers" (1994)

- [New Kingdom](/source/New_Kingdom_(band)) – "Cheap Thrills" (1994)

- [The Offspring](/source/The_Offspring) – "[Come Out and Play](/source/Come_Out_and_Play_(The_Offspring_song))" (1994)

- The Offspring – "[Self Esteem](/source/Self_Esteem_(song))" (1995)

- [Testament](/source/Testament_(band)) – "Low" (1994)

- Bad Religion – "[Infected](/source/Infected_(song))" (1995)

- [Boogiemonsters](/source/Boogiemonsters) – "Strange" (1994)

- [Buffalo Tom](/source/Buffalo_Tom) – "Tangerine" (1995)

- Claw Hammer – "Hollow Legs" (1995)

- [Fledgling](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fledgling_(band)&action=edit&redlink=1) – "Solomon's Crown" (1995)

- [Goodie Mob](/source/Goodie_Mob) – "[Cell Therapy](/source/Cell_Therapy_(song))" (1995)

- [Red Aunts](/source/Red_Aunts) – "Freakathon" (1995)

- [Voodoo Glow Skulls](/source/Voodoo_Glow_Skulls) – "Randy Gordo" (1995)

- New Kingdom – "Mexico or Bust" (1996)

- Red Aunts – "Eldrich Sauce" (1996)

- Red Aunts – "Palm Tree Swing" (1996)

- [Bush](/source/Bush_(British_band)) – "[Cold Contagious](/source/Cold_Contagious)" (live version) (1997)

- Claw Hammer – "Queen's Lead Helmet" (1997)

- [Richard Vission](/source/Richard_Vission) – "[Drop the Beat](/source/Drop_the_Beat)" (1997)

- Goodie Mob – "They Don't Dance No More" (1998)

- [Eminem](/source/Eminem) – "[Just Don't Give a Fuck](/source/Just_Don't_Give_a_Fuck)" (1998)

- [Keith Morris](/source/Keith_Morris)' Midget Hand Job – "Black Christmas Tree" (2001)

## External links

- [Darren Lavett](https://web.archive.org/web/20051227150652/http://www.mvdbase.com/tech.php?last=Lavett&first=Darren+J.) at the Music Video DataBase

- [Darren Lavett](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1845483/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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