Al Di Sarro
Alfred Steven Di Sarro (born December 14, 1951 - January 13, 2011 in Agua Dulce , California ) was an American special effects artist . He received an Oscar nomination in 1989 for his work on Die Hard .
Life
Al Di Sarro attended high school in Burbank . He began working for television as a special effects artist in 1982, for example for the television series The A-Team and The Greatest American Hero . The first film he contributed the special effects to was Predator . He was nominated for an Oscar for his third film, Die Hard .
His other best-known works include the submarine structures for the Hunt for Red October and Crimson Tide - In Deepest Danger and the interior of the Boeing 747 in Turbulence . He received the VES Award from the Visual Effects Society Awards for his work on The Attack .
Al Di Sarro passed away on January 13, 2011 at his estate in Agua, Dulce. Over 600 people attended his memorial service at Universal Studios , Los Angeles County .
Filmography
- 1982–1983: The Greatest American Hero (TV series)
- 1983–1987: The A-Team ( A-Team , TV series)
- 1987: Predator
- 1988: Action Jackson
- 1988: Die Hard
- 1989: Road House
- 1990: The Hunt for Red October (The Hunt for Red October)
- 1990: Die Harder 2 (Die Harder)
- 1991: Last Boy Scout (The Last Boy Scout)
- 1995: Quick and the Dead (The Quick and the Dead)
- 1995: Crimson Tide (Crimson Tide)
- 1997: Turbulence
- 2002: The stop (The Sum of All Fears)
- 2003: 2 Fast 2 Furious
- 2007: Transformers
Web links
- Al Di Sarro in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Mike J. Sasgen : Al Di Sarro. (No longer available online.) Mike J. Sasgen, February 14, 2011, archived from the original on November 2, 2013 ; Retrieved January 6, 2013 .
- ^ Gary Arnold: Turbulence: Foul Flight for Viewers . In: The Washington Times . January 10, 1997 ( questia.com ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Di Sarro, Al |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Di Sarro, Alfred Steven |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American special effects artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 14, 1951 |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 13, 2011 |
| Place of death | Agua Dulce , California |