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Born in Versailles, France. He grew up in Versailles with a family who was very influenced by pop music. When he was young, Gondry wanted to be a painter or an inventor. In the 1980s he entered an art school in Paris where he could develop his graphic skills and where he also met friends with whom he created a pop-rock band called Oui-Oui. The band released 2 albums ("Chacun tout le monde" and "Formidable") and several singles until their separation in 1992. Gondry was the drummer of the band and also directed their video clips in which it was possible to see his strange world, influenced by the 60s and by his childhood. One of his videos was shown on MTV, and when Björk saw it, she asked him to make her first solo video for "Human Behaviour." The partnership is famous: Gondry directed five of Björk's videos, benefitting from the huge budgets. This led to commissions for other artists around the world, including Massive Attack. He also made a lot of commercials for The Gap, Smirnoff, Air France, Nike, Coca-Cola, Adidas, Polaroid and Levis - the latter making him the most highly-awarded director for a one-off commercial. Hollywood became interested in his success, and he directed his first feature, HUMAN NATURE (2001), which showed at the 2001 Cannes Festival. Other writing/directing credits include ONE DAY (also 2001), PECAN PIE (2003), ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004), LA SCIENCE DE RÊVES / THE SCIENCE OF SLEEP (2006), and BE KIND REWIND and TÔKYÔ! (segment: "Interior Design") (both 2008). Gondry directed Dave Chappelle's BLOCK PARTY (2005).  Best Achievement in Writing (Original Screenplay) 2004: ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (story - with Charlie Kaufman and Pierre Bismuth) 1 nomination, 1 Award