Roy Rede is a production designer

Production designer

In film and television, a production designer is the person responsible for the overall look of a filmed event such as films, TV programs, music videos or adverts. Production designers have one of the key creative roles in the creation of motion pictures and television. Working directly with the...

 for television, feature films and live theater. He was raised in Morris County, New Jersey, attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia and resides in Los Angeles, California. Rede was nominated for an Emmy Award

Emmy Award

An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...

 for his design of the opening of Super Bowl XXXVI

Super Bowl XXXVI

Super Bowl XXXVI was an American football game played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana to decide the National Football League champion following the 2001 regular season. The American Football Conference champion New England Patriots won their first Super...

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Before working as a production designer, Rede worked as a songwriter and record producer. While signed to Kyle Baxter Utley's Flip It Records he produced eclectic tracks featuring Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton is an American singer-songwriter, author, multi-instrumentalist, actress and philanthropist, best known for her work in country music. Dolly Parton has appeared in movies like 9 to 5, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Steel Magnolias and Straight Talk...

, Nanci Griffith

Nanci Griffith

Nanci Griffith, is an American singer, guitarist and songwriter from Austin, Texas.-Biography:...

 and Carly Simon

Carly Simon

Carly Elisabeth Simon is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author. She rose to fame in the 1970s with a string of hit records, and has since been the recipient of two Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and a Golden Globe Award for her work...

. The 1996 remix collaboration of his song "Relax" with DJ Junior Vasquez

Junior Vasquez

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 was the first dance single for Hungarian actress Zsa Zsa Gabor

Zsa Zsa Gabor

Zsa Zsa Gabor is a Hungarian-born American stage, film and television actress.She acted on stage in Vienna, Austria, in 1932, and was crowned Miss Hungary in 1936. She emigrated to the United States in 1941 and became a sought-after actress with "European flair and style", with a personality that...

. Rede produced artist Nanci Griffith's controversial Baroque version of her country hit "Gulf Coast Highway" using a full choir and orchestral string ensemble.

In the 1990s Rede designed several national TV commercials including spots for McDonalds, Dr Pepper, Verizon Wireless, and Budweiser Beer. He designed several music videos including Luther Vandross' "Power of Love", Barry White's "Put Me in Your Mix" and Chris Rock's "Champagne". In 1994 Rede moved into episodic television designing HBO's cult TV series Mr. Show

Mr. Show

Mr. Show with Bob and David is an American sketch comedy series featuring former Saturday Night Live writer/actor Bob Odenkirk and stand up comedian/actor David Cross...

, Tenacious D

Tenacious D (TV series)

Tenacious D, is a TV series that ran on HBO in 1997, 1999, and 2000. It featured the fictional accounts of the real band Tenacious D, which is composed of members Jack Black and Kyle Gass...

and Comedy Central's Strip Mall

Strip Mall

Strip Mall is a situation comedy that aired on Comedy Central from June 2000 until March 2001.The series, a spoof of prime time soap operas, was set in Van Nuys, California which is series star/creator/executive producer Julie Brown's hometown. The titular "Strip Mall" was the fictional Plaza del...

. Rede also designed network image campaigns for the Fox Television Network and Warner Bros' "the WB".

In 2000 he partnered with producer David Meiselman, forming production company Meiselman-Rede Media Group (MRMG). Rede and Meiselman signed MRMG to a five picture deal with distributor CinemaPop, where Rede went on to write and produce the animated series "Paris Falls" and the feature film "El Matadero".

Rede jumped into the reality TV wave in 2005, designing unscripted series including NBC's Treasure Hunters

Treasure Hunters (TV series)

Treasure Hunters is a reality television series on NBC and Global Television in which ten teams of three solve puzzles and complete challenges in hopes of solving the ultimate puzzle and winning the grand prize. Teams travel across the United States and Europe in search of seven "artifacts" which...

, Oxygen's Bad Girls Club, A&E's Billy the Exterminator, VH1's Celebrity Fit Club

Celebrity Fit Club (U.S. TV series)

Celebrity Fit Club is a reality television series which follows eight overweight celebrities as they try to lose weight.This show is based on the British version, which aired on the ITV Network from 2002 until 2006...

, Bravo's Tabatha's Salon Takeover

Tabatha's Salon Takeover

Tabatha's Salon Takeover is an American reality television series on the Bravo network, in which former Shear Genius contestant and hair salon owner, Tabatha Coffey helps failing salons turn around in one week...

and Rocco's Dinner Party

Rocco's Dinner Party

Rocco's Dinner Party is an American reality competition show that airs on the cable television network Bravo. Each week, three chefs are challenged to craft the perfect dinner party for celebrity chef Rocco DiSpirito and his guests. The contestants are judged on their cooking, service, and décor...

Rede moved into feature film design in 2008 designing the independent films Touching Home

Touching Home

Touching Home is a 2008 American drama film directed by Marin County, California twins Logan and Noah Miller. The film stars Ed Harris, Brad Dourif, and Robert Forster.-Cast:* Ed Harris as Charlie Winston* Brad Dourif as Clyde Winston...

starring Ed Harris

Ed Harris

Edward Allen "Ed" Harris is an American actor, writer, and director, known for his performances in Appaloosa, Radio, The Rock, The Abyss, Apollo 13, A Beautiful Mind, A History of Violence, and The Truman Show. Harris has also narrated commercials for The Home Depot and other companies...

, 2009's Across the Hall

Across the Hall (2009 film)

Across the Hall is a 2009 full-length remake of the 2006 American short film also titled Across the Hall.- Plot :Julian gets a call from his friend Terry who explains to him that he had earlier that day received a call that his fiancée, June , has cancelled her flight...

starring Brittany Murphy

Brittany Murphy

Brittany Anne Murphy-Monjack , known professionally as Brittany Murphy, was an American actress and singer. She starred in films such as Clueless, Just Married, Girl Interrupted, Spun, 8 Mile, Uptown Girls, Sin City, Happy Feet, and Riding in Cars with Boys...

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Rede is represented by Lynne Richardson at NY Office. He resides in Los Angeles. His career is ongoing.

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