Robert Joseph "Bob" Beemer (born February 8, 1955) is an American sound mixer who has won four Oscars.
Bob Beemer | |
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Born | Hollywood, California United States | February 8, 1955
Occupation | Sound engineer |
Years active | 1989 – present |
Biography
editBob Beemer was born on February 8, 1955, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Hollywood, California. Graduating from Loyola High School, Los Angeles in 1973, he studied Communication Arts and English at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, earning a bachelor's degree in 1977 with a double major in those two fields. Always fascinated by sound, he became an expert in remixing for movies. His first professionally recorded sound was on Roots (1977).
Academy Awards
editBeemer has won four Academy Awards for Best Sound and has been nominated for another three:
- Won
- Nominated
- Cliffhanger (1993)[5]
- Independence Day (1996)[6]
- Road to Perdition (2002)[7]
References
edit- ^ "The 67th Academy Awards (1995) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ "The 73rd Academy Awards (2001) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-19.
- ^ "The 77th Academy Awards (2005) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "The 79th Academy Awards (2007) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-20.
- ^ "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-22.
- ^ "The 69th Academy Awards (1997) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-10-23.
- ^ "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2011-11-20.