Bruno Mars videography

Bruno Mars performing in Houston, Texas on November 24, 2010

American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars has appeared in twenty-four music videos, two films and five television shows. After appearing in a few music videos between 2008 and 2010, including "Wavin' Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix)", a video for "The Other Side" was released to introduce him to the music industry, as lead artist.[1] In 2010, he released videos for "Just the Way You Are" and "Grenade", both taken from his debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans. The former won Popular International Music Video at the 2011 Channel [V] Thailand Music Video Awards,[2] a MTV Video Music Award Japan for Best Male Video in 2011,[3] favorite International video at the 2011 Myx Music Awards.[4] Mars usually co-directs his videos along with Duddy, the duo has so far directed seven videos.[lower-alpha 1]

In 2011, videos for "The Lazy Song", "Liquor Store Blues" and "It Will Rain" were released. The latter, was awarded Best Male Video at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Japan.[12] Mars' second album Unorthodox Jukebox (2012) spawned the single "Gorilla", whose music video is set in a fictional South of the Border strip club named "La Jungla".[9][13] The Cameron Duddy and Bruno Mars-directed video "When I Was Your Man" depicts him as a lonely balladeer. The video for the lead single, "Locked Out of Heaven", won in the category of Best Male Video at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.[14] The third single, "Treasure" won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Choreography at the 2013 ceremony.[14] The Mark Ronson's collaboration "Uptown Funk" won Video of the Year at the 2015 Soul Train Music Awards.[15]

In addition to his music videos, Mars has starred as Little Elvis in the movie Honeymoon in Vegas (1992), as well as voicing Roberto in Rio 2 (2014). He has appeared in the same television show three times, Saturday Night Live, by the second time he hosted and performed in the same episode, in October 2012. Mars has additionally starred in episodes for the television shows Sesame Street, The Cleveland Show and Jane the Virgin.

Music videos

Title Year Other performer(s) credited Director(s) Description Ref.
"Love" 2009 Jaeson Ma Michael Chang The video doesn't feature any of the performers. It is a lyric video that features multiple people looking for the true meaning of love, discovering that are different kinds of love. [16]
"Nothin' on You" 2010 B.o.B Ethan Lader It was filmed in L.A. and features photo shoots of other cities like London and Tokyo. The video is based on multiple collages of women taping over each other. It features both artists performing, in a scene B.o.B plays guitar, Mars plays the drums and Philip Lawrence plays the piano. [17]
"Billionaire" Travie McCoy Mark Staubach Mars plays a guitar and sings the chorus by side with Travie McCoy during most the video. McCoy is seen in various sets helping out people in different ways. Pete Wentz makes a cameo appearance riding around on Vespas. [18]
"The Other Side" Cee Lo Green
B.o.B
 Nick Bilardello and Cameron Duddy Follows Mars in a casual day in his life, from posing at a photo shoot to "scratch" on an empty sidewalk. Throughout the video his artistic abilities are shown by playing instruments, as he tries to integrate the overnight success with his daily basis. [1]
"Just the Way You Are" None Ethan Lader As Mars walks in his love interest, Nathalie Kelley, is listening to "Just the Way You Are" on her Walkman. Mars stops the tape player, removes the cassette tape. Then, he pulls the media out of the cassette tape and arranges the media into several shapes such as letters, a drum and a bell which he rings with his fingers in synchronization with the chimes. [19]
"Grenade" None Nabil Elderkin Filmed in L.A. Mars drags a piano across the city, as a way of showing affection to a girl who doesn't love him back. In the way to her house, he meets some unpleasant personas and founds his beloved with another man. Mars drags the piano away and ends up in a railroad track, hoping to end his misery. [20]
"Liquor Store Blues" 2011 Damian Marley Jake Summer Features Mars and Marley singing together in a psychedelic room with a colorful background. Smoke emerges in the screen in every direction during the whole video. [21]
"The Lazy Song" None Cameron Duddy and Bruno Mars The official video is one continuous and uninterrupted shot, Mars sings in a bedroom with five monkeys, they perform dance moves typical of a boy-band, fool around and mimick the song's lyrics. Philip Lawrence makes an appearance, before being driven off by the chimps. The video ends with Mars pouring confetti and striking a pose for the camera. [5]
None Nez An alternative version for the official video was created and features Leonard Nimoy and his daily routine in a lazy life. Mars and Philip Lawrence appear on the video, walking out of a grocery store as Nimoy walks in. [22]
"Lighters" Bad Meets Evil Rich Lee Mars plays an upright piano during his verses. Meanwhile, Bad Meets Evil find their way from their own darkness' to the light through an underground tunnel. They rise through a manhole which leads them to a field where Mars is singing. The video ends with a group watching the rise of sky lanterns aglow. [23]
"It Will Rain" None Phil Pinto and Bruno Mars Starts with Mars spoiling and kissing a love interest, however, things escalate by the time they start to fight which leads into loneliness for both. The video intercuts with footage of the film The Twilight: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 with Bella and Edward. [24]
"Young, Wild & Free" Snoop Dogg
Wiz Khalifa		 Dylan Brown Mars does not appear in the music video. Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa are the two students from N. Hale High School having fun with Slip-N-Slide and girls, footage from the movie is also featured in the video. [25]
"Mirror" 2012 Lil Wayne Antoine Fuqua Through the video Lil Wayne is shown splashing red, black and white paint on a mural on the wall. Mars is either sitting on a ladder singing or singing while standing up. In the end of the video, the painting turns out to be Wayne crucified on a cross. [26]
"This Is My Love" Gold 1
Jaeson Ma		 Claudio Zagarini and Michel Zeynali In the video, Gold 1 is the only performer featured on it. It consists of several shots of Gold 1 performing, along with cuts from the "Love" video. [27]
"Locked Out of Heaven" None Cameron Duddy and Bruno Mars Mars is seen playing the song with his band mates (The Hooligans) at intimate venue to a small crowd having fun. These scenes are interleaved with others that feature The Hooligans smoking, drinking beer and playing games along with Mars in an alley. The video features wonky-TV effects. [6]
"When I Was Your Man" 2013 None Stars Mars as a lonely balladeer sitting in front of a piano with sunglasses donned and a half-full glass of whiskey atop his instrument; reminding himself of what he could have done to keep his lover. Video based on 70's vibe and retro effects. [7]
"Treasure" None Features Mars and his band, The Hooligans, dancing together. The music video is a recreation of Mars' 2013 Billboard Music Awards performance, with 80's effects. [8]
"Bubble Butt" Major Lazer
2 Chainz
Tyga
Mystic		 Eric Wareheim The video features three women, who are hosed in their butts, inflating them to ridiculous size. Meanwhile, a psychedelic nightclub is revealed and several women are dancing in super size butts. None of the performers appear on the video. [28]
"Gorilla" None Cameron Duddy and Bruno Mars The music video opens with a pair of women in strip club named "La Jungla". The two of them are talking about Isabella, portrayed by Freida Pinto, who has been "fooling around" with someone else's man (Mr. Mars). Pinto, after an introduction by Luiz Guzmán, starts to pull off spins on the pole as Mars and his band perform the song. Through the video, Isabella and Mars chemistry is raised by physically intense scenes. The video closes in a chase scene. [9]
"Uptown Funk" 2014 Mark Ronson In the video, Mars and Mark Ronson get their shoes shined, hair permed and jam, along with their crew, side by side to a stretch limo. It features scenes of Mars and part of the crew dancing in the street, while Ronson lays in the background. [10]
"24K Magic" 2016 None

Guest appearances

Title Year Performer(s) Director(s) Description Ref.
"Long Distance" 2008 Brandy Chris Robinson Mars is seen playing the piano in a sequence of the music video. [29]
"The Dedication" 2009 Jibbs
Lloyd
 Erik White Mars appears in the DJ booth dancing at the beginning of the video. [30]
"Wavin' Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix)" 2010 K'Naan Nabil Elderkin Mars is featured in the beginning of the video playing the bongo drum. [31]
"Feel Right" 2015 Mark Ronson
Mystikal
 Cameron Duddy and Bruno Mars Mars is one of the judges of the talent show. [11]

Filmography

Films

Title Year Role Notes Ref.
Honeymoon in Vegas 1992 Little Elvis Himself [32]
Rio 2 2014 Roberto Voice role [33]

Television

Title Year Role(s) Channel Notes Ref.
Saturday Night Live 2010 Musical guest NBC Episode: "Jane Lynch/Bruno Mars" [34]
Sesame Street 2011 Himself PBS Episode: "Getting Centered" [35]
The Cleveland Show 2012 Himself (voice) Fox Episode: "Menace II Secret Society" [36]
Saturday Night Live Host/Musical guest NBC Episode: "Bruno Mars" [37]
2014 Musical guest Episode: "Cameron Diaz/Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars" [38]
Jane the Virgin 2016 Himself The CW Episode: "Chapter Forty-Four" [39]
Saturday Night Live 2016 Musical guest NBC Episode: "Emily Blunt/Bruno Mars"

Notes

  1. ↑ Videography credits for Cameron Duddy and Bruno Mars.[5][6][7][8][9][10][11]

References

  1. 1 2 Fried, Melanie (July 16, 2010). "Bruno Mars Brings Cee-Lo to 'The Other Side'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Channel V day". Student-Weekly. Archived from the original on October 1, 2011. Retrieved December 7, 2011.
  3. ↑ "MTV Video Music Aid Japan". MTV Japan. July 2, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ Philippines, MYX (2011). "MYX Music Awards 2011 Winners". myx. ABS-CBN Corporation. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 29, 2014.
  5. 1 2 Lipshutz, Jason (April 14, 2011). "Bruno Mars Monkeys Around in 'Lazy Song' Video". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  6. 1 2 McIntyre, Hugh (October 15, 2012). "Bruno Mars Gets 'Locked Out of Heaven' in New Video: Watch". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved January 1, 2013.
  7. 1 2 Staff, Rolling Stone (February 5, 2013). "Bruno Mars Plays Lonely Balladeer in 'When I Was Your Man'". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  8. 1 2 Staff, Vibe (June 14, 2013). "New Video: Bruno Mars 'Treasure'". Vibe. SpinMedia. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 Grow, Kory (October 15, 2013). "Bruno Mars Goes Primal in 'Gorilla'". Rolling Stone. Diane Wenner. Retrieved October 16, 2013.
  10. 1 2 Reed, Ryan (November 17, 2014). "Mark Ronson, Bruno Mars Strut Through Retro 'Uptown Funk' Video". Rolling Stone. Jann Wenner. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  11. 1 2 Reed, Ryan (May 11, 2015). "Mark Ronson, Mystikal 'Feel Right' in Hilarious Talent Show Video". Rolling Stone. Diane Warren. Retrieved May 13, 2014.
  12. ↑ "MTV Video Music Awards Japan 2012 Winners". Allpopasia. Allpopasia.com. March 21, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2013.
  13. ↑ Montgomery, James (October 15, 2013). "Bruno Mars Turns Up The Heat In 'Gorilla' Video". MTV News. MTV Network. Retrieved October 15, 2013.
  14. 1 2 Willis, Kim (August 26, 2013). "MTV VMAs: The winners and nominees". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved September 8, 2013.
  15. ↑ Mitchell, Gail (November 29, 2015). "The Weeknd, 'Uptown Funk' and Jidenna Big Winners at 2015 Soul Train Awards". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  16. ↑ Ma, Jaeson; Mars, Bruno (performers); Chang, Michael (director); Chou, Christina (executive producer) (2009). "Love" (music video).
  17. ↑ "B.o.B - The Making of "Nothin' On You" ft. Bruno Mars". Atlantic Records. YouTube. March 2, 2010. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  18. ↑ Paine, Kelsey (May 6, 2010). "Pete Wentz in New Travie McCoy Video". Spin. SpinMedia. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  19. ↑ Concepcion, Mariel (September 8, 2010). "Bruno Mars Is Love-Struck In 'Just The Way You Are' Clip". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  20. ↑ Vena, Jocelyn (August 23, 2011). "Bruno Mars' VMA-Nominated "Grenade":Road to Video of The Year". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved May 10, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Video: Bruno Mars f/ Damien Marley – "Liquor Store Blues"". Rap-Up. Devin Lazerine. March 3, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Music Video: Bruno Mars - The Lazy Song (Alternate Version)". the next 2 shine. May 28, 2011. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  23. ↑ Montgomery, James (August 23, 2011). "Eminem and Bruno Mars rise up in new "Lighters" Video". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
  24. ↑ James, Nicole (November 9, 2011). "Video Premiere: It Will Rain". MTV. Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved May 9, 2016.
  25. ↑ Bain, Becky (November 23, 2011). "Wiz Khalifa & Snoop Dogg Are "Young, Wild & Free" High-Schoolers In Their Video". Idolator. SpinMedia. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  26. ↑ Kuchik, Natalie (February 1, 2012). "Lil Wayne releases official 'Mirror' music video feat. Bruno Mars". AXS. AEG. Retrieved May 11, 2016.
  27. ↑ Gold 1; Mars, Bruno; Ma, Jaeson (performers); Zagarini, Claudio; Zeynali, Michel (directors); Giorgilli, Vanni; Singer, Stephen (executive producers) (2012). "This Is My Love" (music video).
  28. ↑ Jacobs, Mathew (May 29, 2013). "Major Lazer's 'Bubble Butt' Video: Diplo Project's Bizarre New Clip Places Emphasis On Inflated Rump-Shaking". The Huffington Post. AOL. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  29. ↑ "Rap-Up TV: On Set of Brandy's 'Long Distance' Video". Rap-Up. Devin Lazerine. October 21, 2008. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  30. ↑ "The Dedication (Ay DJ)". Vevo. United States: Vevo. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  31. ↑ "Wavin'Flag (Coca-Cola Celebration Mix)". MTV. United States: Viacom Media Networks. Retrieved July 3, 2015.
  32. ↑ Weisman, Aly (February 12, 2013). "6-Year-Old Bruno Mars Made A Cameo As Elvis In 'Honeymoon In Vegas'". Business Insider. BusinessInsider.com. Retrieved March 3, 2014.
  33. ↑ Alexander, Bryan (September 24, 2013). "First Look: Rio 2". USA Today. Retrieved September 24, 2013.
  34. ↑ Sims, David (October 10, 2010). "Saturday Night Live: "Jane Lynch/Bruno Mars"". The A.V. Club. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  35. ↑ Bain, Becky (November 29, 2011). "Bruno Mars Sings About Not Giving Up On 'Sesame Street'". Idolator. SpinMedia. Retrieved May 2, 2016.
  36. ↑ Snierson, Dan (October 18, 2012). "'Cleveland Show': See a secret meeting of Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, Bruno Mars, will.i.am, and Questlove -- Exclusive Video". Entertainment Weekly. Time Inc. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
  37. ↑ Bonaime, Ross (October 21, 2012). "Saturday Night Live Review: "Bruno Mars" (Episode 38.05)". Paste. Wolfgang's Vault. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
  38. ↑ Peters, Mitchell (November 23, 2014). "'SNL' Recap: Bruno Mars and Mark Ronson Bring the Funk With Mystikal, Cameron Diaz Raps & More". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 8, 2015.
  39. ↑ Strecker, Erin (May 17, 2016). "Bruno Mars Debuts 'Rest of My Life' on 'Jane the Virgin'". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 17, 2016.
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