DEUCES WILD, Director Scott Kalvert on the set, 2002(c) MGM.

Scott Kalvert, who rose to fame in the 90s by directing iconic hip-hop music videos as well as for directing Hollywood movies, was found dead on Friday at his home in Woodland Hills. Kalvert’s death is still under investigation but the initial indication is that it was a suicide.

He was never a mainstream, rock star name but he definitely kept company over his career with mainstream, rock star names. From his days working in the world of music videos to the stars he worked with once he made it as an independent filmmaker, you won’t be able to say that Kalvert didn’t work with marquee names, even if he himself never was.

Some of the most iconic music videos of the 9-s were shot by Kalvert, from Will Smith’s Parents Just Don’t Understand to Mark Walhberg’s Good Vibrations and Salt ‘N Pepa’s Shoop, Kalvert made a name for himself in the indursty thanks to his music video work.

He’ll be best remembered for his cinematic work though that included the cult classic The Basketball Diaries which starred a young Leonardo DiCaprio as well as a raw Mark Walhberg. Both actors have gone on to become two of the most well known faces in the world and they have Kalvert to thank for part of that.

Scott Kalvert was 49 years old.