Bernard Rose (director)

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Bernard Rose, born in London, England on August 4, 1960, is a film director famous for his direction in the 1992 horror cult classic, Candyman. He began making super 8 films when he was 9. By 1975, he won an amateur movie competition hosted by BBC which led to the broadcasting of his works.

He worked for Jim Henson on the last season of The Muppet Show and then again on The Dark Crystal in 1981. He attended National Film and Television School and graduated in 1982 with a Master's in Filmmaking. After this, he moved on to directing music videos for MTV.

Shortly after his production of music videos, he moved on to direct British TV films such as Prospects and then finally in 1988 directed his first major full length film, Paperhouse.

He got his big break into American cinema with his 1992 cult classic Candyman.