Joel Gallen

Biography

Joel Gallen is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He has produced the MTV Movie Awards between 1995 and 2006,  as well as many of the Comedy Central Roasts. Gallen directed the film Not Another Teen Movie. He received a Prime Time Emmy and a Peabody for his work on America: A Tribute to Heroes. He has his own production company called Tenth Planet Productions.

Filmography

• Comedy Central Roasts (2003)
• Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
• Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023)
• 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2025)
• Tankman Begins (2005)
• 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2021)
• Chris Rock: Never Scared (2004)
• Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff (2010)
• Pete Davidson: SMD (2016)
• 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2024)
• Comedy Central Roast of Justin Bieber (2015)
• 2022 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (2022)
• The Cold Open (2019)
• MTV Reloaded (2003)
• Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner (2006)
• The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (2009)
• Last Laugh '04 (2004)
• Comedy Central Roast of Roseanne (2012)
• Comedy Central Roast of Bruce Willis (2018)
• Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert (2022)
• Sex and the Matrix (2000)
• America | A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
• Santana: In Concert (2005)
• Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable (2018)
• FireAid Benefit Concert (2025)
• Comedy Central Roast of James Franco (2013)
• Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe (2016)
• Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval (2024)
• Eric Clapton & Friends in Concert (1999)
• Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers (2009)