Mason Bendewald
Encyclopedia
Daniel Mason Bendewald is an American director, producer and photographer. He is the director of the P90X
workout program, which is still the top ranking infomercial. He is the brother of actor Andrea Bendewald
.
Bendewald opened Mini Mace Pro with his classmate, Don Argott
, in 1995. The two met at The Art Institute of Philadelphia, and started the company in the spare bedroom of an apartment on Walnut Street. The partnership dissolved in 2002 when Bendewald moved to Los Angeles, and Argott remained in Philadelphia and later opened 9.14 Pictures.
Bendewald rebranded the company MEGA MACE and rented space in Beverly Hills at Beachbody's offices, beginning a long relationship with CEO Carl Daikler and fitness trainer Tony Horton
.
Bendewald directed Horton in P90X
Extreme Home Fitness reputed to be the most successful fitness series produced in the U.S. – selling millions worldwide. Other notable titles Bendewald directed and produced include: Ten Minute Trainer, RevAbs, Slim in 6, the Shakeology Workouts, YRG Fitness Series
, Gold Medal Fitness, Fit Kids Club, Get Real, and P90X One On One, a reality style workout series.
Bendewald wrote and directed several short films including Vesting and Nice Shot as well as the quirky The Doreen Episodes, featuring Liz Lytle, created as a webisode series. Between 2006 - 2010 he worked on his first feature length documentary Tunahaki about an orphanage in Tanzania where the children study acrobats.
, Mexico
and is a supporter of Friends of El Faro, a grassroots
non-profit organization
that helps raise money for the orphanage. He creates fundraising videos each year to help raise awareness of the 100 children living there. Bendewald has also traveled to support orphanages in Peru, Africa, and most recently Haiti after the 2010 Earthquake to assist the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
and Love a Child in their efforts.
P90X
P90X, or Power 90 Extreme, is a home exercise system developed by Tony Horton in conjunction with Beachbody CEO Carl Daikeler, Beachbody Fitness Advisor Steve Edwards, nutritionist Carrie Wyatt, Creative Director Ned Farr, and workout video director Mason Bendewald of MEGA MACE productions...
workout program, which is still the top ranking infomercial. He is the brother of actor Andrea Bendewald
Andrea Bendewald
Andrea R. Bendewald is an American actress best known for her role as Maddy Piper on Suddenly Susan.-Personal life:Andrea is the daughter of Judith Bendewald and Mervin Bendewald, both of New York, and the sister of Mason Bendewald....
.
Directing/Producing
While in Philadelphia, Bendewald founded the Reject Film Fest in 1997, showcasing films that were rejected by the currently established festivals. For consideration, filmmakers were required to submit a copy of one of their rejection letters. After a commercially successful second year Bendewald closed the festival to return to directing.Bendewald opened Mini Mace Pro with his classmate, Don Argott
Don Argott
Don Argott is an American documentary filmmaker and musician originally from Pequannock, New Jersey, and currently residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Argott has directed several documentary films and has also worked as a producer and cinematographer. He co-owns the production company 9.14...
, in 1995. The two met at The Art Institute of Philadelphia, and started the company in the spare bedroom of an apartment on Walnut Street. The partnership dissolved in 2002 when Bendewald moved to Los Angeles, and Argott remained in Philadelphia and later opened 9.14 Pictures.
Bendewald rebranded the company MEGA MACE and rented space in Beverly Hills at Beachbody's offices, beginning a long relationship with CEO Carl Daikler and fitness trainer Tony Horton
Tony Horton
Anthony Darrin Horton is a former Major League Baseball player. A first baseman who batted and threw right-handed, Horton played for the Boston Red Sox and Cleveland Indians ....
.
Bendewald directed Horton in P90X
P90X
P90X, or Power 90 Extreme, is a home exercise system developed by Tony Horton in conjunction with Beachbody CEO Carl Daikeler, Beachbody Fitness Advisor Steve Edwards, nutritionist Carrie Wyatt, Creative Director Ned Farr, and workout video director Mason Bendewald of MEGA MACE productions...
Extreme Home Fitness reputed to be the most successful fitness series produced in the U.S. – selling millions worldwide. Other notable titles Bendewald directed and produced include: Ten Minute Trainer, RevAbs, Slim in 6, the Shakeology Workouts, YRG Fitness Series
Diamond Dallas Page
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, Gold Medal Fitness, Fit Kids Club, Get Real, and P90X One On One, a reality style workout series.
Bendewald wrote and directed several short films including Vesting and Nice Shot as well as the quirky The Doreen Episodes, featuring Liz Lytle, created as a webisode series. Between 2006 - 2010 he worked on his first feature length documentary Tunahaki about an orphanage in Tanzania where the children study acrobats.
Humanitarian Service
Bendewald volunteers at the El Faro orphanage in TijuanaTijuana
Tijuana is the largest city on the Baja California Peninsula and center of the Tijuana metropolitan area, part of the international San Diego–Tijuana metropolitan area. An industrial and financial center of Mexico, Tijuana exerts a strong influence on economics, education, culture, art, and politics...
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
and is a supporter of Friends of El Faro, a grassroots
Grassroots
A grassroots movement is one driven by the politics of a community. The term implies that the creation of the movement and the group supporting it are natural and spontaneous, highlighting the differences between this and a movement that is orchestrated by traditional power structures...
non-profit organization
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
that helps raise money for the orphanage. He creates fundraising videos each year to help raise awareness of the 100 children living there. Bendewald has also traveled to support orphanages in Peru, Africa, and most recently Haiti after the 2010 Earthquake to assist the Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
Harvard Humanitarian Initiative
The Harvard Humanitarian Initiative is an interfaculty Harvard University initiative dedicated to advancing research, practice, and policy in the field of humanitarian assistance...
and Love a Child in their efforts.