# Dave Sirulnick

Dave Sirulnick (born May 26, 1964) is an American television producer.
Sirulnick grew up in Teaneck, New Jersey, where he attended Teaneck High School and became involved with booking musicians such as LL Cool J, Run DMC, and Salt-N-Pepa at The Rink, a roller rink in nearby Bergenfield. He later attended Rutgers University. After graduating, he was hired as a news producer at CNN, like his father who was also a television producer.
In 1987, he joined MTV, saying they "wanted someone to grow their news department. It's what I wanted my whole life: TV, music and news". He eventually became the executive vice president for Multiplatform Production, News and Music at MTV. Sirulnick's responsibilities included oversight of MTV's signature show, Total Request Live. Half of MTV's programming had been within his job functions. He was the chief architect of the MTV Video Music Awards. In March 2015, he and others were dismissed from their positions at MTV by Viacom, the parent corporation.
As of January 2019, Sirulnick is a partner at RadicalMedia.

## Television and film credits

| Year | Television and Films | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as | Credited as |
| Year | Television and Films | Director | Producer | Writer | Other Notes |
| 2012 | Caged | | Yes | | |
| 2010 | MTV Video Music Awards | | Yes | | |
| 2010 | My Life as Liz | | Yes | | |
| 2010 | Drake: Better Than Good Enough | | Yes | | TV documentary |
| 2010 | When I Was 17 | | Yes | | TV series documentary |
| 2010 | Summit On The Summit | | Yes | | TV documentary |
| 2010 | Teen Cribs | | Yes | | |
| 2009 | Made | | Yes | | |
| 2009 | MTV Video Music Awards 2009 | | Yes | | |
| 2009 | Get Schooled: You have the Right | Yes | Yes | Yes | Creator |
| 2009 | It's On With Alexa Chung | | Yes | | |
| 2009 | Steve-O: Demise and Rise | | Yes | | TV documentary |
| 2009 | Be The Change Inaugural Ball | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2009 | Get Schooled | Yes | Yes | Yes | Creator |
| 2008 | FNMTV Premiers | | Yes | | |
| 2008 | MTV Goes Gold: New Year's Eve 2007 | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2008 | Total Final Live | | Yes | | |
| 2008 | MTV Video Music Awards 2008 | | Yes | | |
| 2008 | Jonas Brothers: Live & Mobile | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2008 | Kanye West Homecoming Special | | Yes | | TV documentary |
| 2007 | One Upon a Prom 2007 | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2007 | MTV Goes Gold: New Years Eve 2007 | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2007 | Engaged & Underaged | | Yes | | |
| 2007 | Two-A-Days: Hoover High | | Yes | | |
| 2007 | Tiara Girls | | Yes | | |
| 2005 | MTV Video Music Awards 2005 | | Yes | | |
| 2004 | The Shady National Convention | | Yes | | TV Special |
| 2004 | Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County | | Yes | | |
| 2004 | MTV Movie Awards 2004 | | Yes | | |
| 2004 | This is my Band: D12 | | Yes | | TV documentary |
| 2004 | I Want A Famous Face | | Yes | | |
| 2004 | MTV Backstage at the Grammys | | Yes | | |
| 2003 | MC Battle II: The Takeover in Times Square | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2003 | All Eyes On: Britney Spears | | Yes | | TV documentary |
| 2003 | MTV Movie Awards 2003 | | Yes | | |
| 2003 | Snoop To The Extreme | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2003 | MTV News: The Social History of the Hair | | Yes | | TV documentary Short |
| 2003 | MTV News: The Social History of the Piercing | | Yes | | TV documentary Short |
| 2003 | MTV Icon: Metallica | | Yes | | TV Special |
| 2003 | MTV Backstage at the Grammys | | Yes | | TV special |
| 2002 | MTV Video Music Awards | | Yes | | |
| 2002 | Diary Presents: WMA Superstars | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2002 | MTV Movie Awards 2001 Pre-Show | | Yes | | |
| 2002 | MTV News: The Social History of the Moshpit | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2002 | MTV Fashionable Loud: Sports Illustrated Edition | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2002 | Be Heard: An MTV Global Discussion with Colin Powell | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2002 | MTV Mardi Gras 2002 | | Yes | | |
| 2002 | Stung | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2002 | MTV Icon: Aerosmith | | Yes | | TV documentary |
| 2001 | The Life Of Aaliyah | | Yes | | |
| 2001 | MTV 20: Live & Almost Legal | | Yes | | TV documentary |
| 2001 | U2 on Tour: Leaving Nothing Behind | | Yes | | TV documentary |
| 2001 | Camp Scott Lock-Up | | Yes | | TV documentary |
| 2001 | MTV Movie Awards 2001 Pre-Show | | Yes | | TV Special |
| 2001 | All Eyes On | | Yes | | |
| 2001 | MTV Fashionable Loud: Spring Break, Cancun 2001 | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2001 | MTV Icon: Janet Jackson | | Yes | | TV Special Documentary |
| 2001 | Rage Against The Machine: The Battle of Mexico City | | Yes | | Video documentary |
| 2001 | Super Bowl XXXV Half-time show | | Yes | | |
| 2001 | TRL Super Bowl | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2001 | Frontline Television News | | | | Himself |
| 2000 | MTV Video Music Awards Opening Act | | Yes | | TV Special |
| 2000 | Choose Or Lose 2000: Why Care? | | Yes | | TV documentary |
| 2000 | MTV Movie Awards 2000 Pre-Show | | Yes | | TV Special |
| 2000 | Wanna Be A VJ 3 | | Yes | | TV Special |
| 2000 | MTV Fashionable Loud: Spring Break, Cancun 2000 | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 2000 | MTV Backstage at the Grammys | | Yes | | TV Special |
| 2000 | MTV Video Music Awards 2000 | | Yes | | |
| 2000 | The Lowdown | | Yes | | |
| 1999 | MTV New Years Eve Live 1999 | | Yes | | |
| 1999 | Wanna Be A VJ Too | | Yes | | TV Special |
| 1999 | MTV Uncensored | | Yes | | TV documentary |
| 1999 | Alanis T.V. | | Yes | | TV Special |
| 1999 | Mansion T.V. | | Yes | | TV Special |
| 1999 | Dre TV | | Yes | | TV special |
| 1999 | MTV Fashionable Loud: Miami | | Yes | | TV movie |
| 1999 | MTV 2 Large: New Years Eve 2000 | | Yes | | TV Special |
| 1998 | MTV New Years Eve 1998 | | Yes | | TV documentary |
| 1998 | Beastieography | | Yes | | TV special |
| 1998 | True Life | | Yes | | 1998–2009 |