Jeff Wexler
Jeff Wexler is an American sound engineer .
Life
Wexler grew up in Chicago and did his master's degree in sociology in San Francisco with the real plan to become a teacher. Through his father, the Oscar- winning cinematographer Haskell Wexler , he got a job as a production assistant on Hal Ashby's black comedy Harold and Maude during the semester break in 1969 . Based on this experience, Wexler decided to rethink his previous life plans, turned to the film business and became a sound engineer. Between 1976 and 1981, Wexler worked on eight of Ashby's other films, including Coming Home and Welcome Mr. Chance , in which his father was a cameraman. Wexler had another long collaboration with Cameron Crowe , between 1996 and 2015 including Jerry Maguire - Game of Life and Vanilla Sky .
In 1997 he was nominated for a BAFTA Film Award and an Oscar for his performance on Independence Day . In 2001 he received a Primetime Emmy and a BAFTA Film Award , and a second Oscar nomination followed in 2004 for Last Samurai .
Filmography (selection)
- 1976: This Land is My Land (Bound for Glory)
- 1978: Coming Home - You are returning home (Coming Home)
- 1979: Welcome Mr. Chance (Being There)
- 1982: An Officer and a Gentleman
- 1983: Staying Alive
- 1984: Against All Odds (Against All Odds)
- 1987: Mel Brooks' Spaceballs (Spaceballs)
- 1987: Throw mom off the train! (Throw Momma from the Train)
- 1987: Tin Men
- 1989: The War of the Roses (The War of the Roses)
- 1990: Ghost - Message from Sam (Ghost)
- 1993: Perfect World (A Perfect World)
- 1995: Get Shorty (Get Shorty)
- 1996: Independence Day
- 1996: Jerry Maguire - Game of Life (Jerry Maguire)
- 1997: It couldn't be better (As Good as It Gets)
- 1999: Fight Club
- 2000: Almost Famous - Almost Famous (Almost Famous)
- 2001: Vanilla Sky
- 2003: Last Samurai (The Last Samurai)
- 2005: Elizabethtown
- 2006: Mission: Impossible III
- 2007: Rush Hour 3
- 2011: We Bought a Zoo (We Bought a Zoo)
Awards
- 1997: BAFTA Film Award nomination for Best Sound for Independence Day
- 1997: Oscar nomination for Best Sound for Independence Day
- 2001: Primetime Emmy in the category Outstanding Single Camera Sound Mixing for a Miniseries or a Movie for 61 *
- 2001: BAFTA Film Award for Best Sound for Almost Famous
- 2004: Oscar nomination for Best Sound for The Last Samurai
Web links
- Jeff Wexler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Jeff Wexler in the All Movie Guide (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ CV on JWSound (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wexler, Jeff |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American sound engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20th century |