J. Michael Riva

Realização

28 de junho de 1948 — 7 de junho de 2012 (63 anos)
John Michael Riva (June 28, 1948–June 7, 2012), better known as J. Michael Riva, was an American production designer.

Riva was born in Manhattan to William Riva, a Broadway set designer, and Maria Elisabeth Sieber, a German-born actress and the daughter of Marlene Dietrich. Riva had three brothers (John Peter, John Paul, and John David). Riva attended the prep school Institute Le Rosey in Switzerland for six years before attending UCLA. Married to Wendy Mickell, he had four sons, Jean-Paul, Mikey, Daniel, and Adam.

Riva had a long and prestigious career as an art director and production designer on numerous films, including the 1985 film The Colour Purple, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction. Other credits include The Goonies (1985), Lethal Weapon (1987), A Few Good Men (1992), Spider-Man 3 (2007), Iron Man (2008), and Iron Man 2 (2010).

His final films, The Amazing Spider-Man and Django Unchained, were released posthumously. He was the production designer for the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, as well as for the 74th and 79th Academy Awards in 2002 and 2007, respectively. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on the latter.

Riva suffered a stroke on June 1, 2012, in New Orleans, Louisiana, during production of Django Unchained. He died in a hospital there on June 7, 2012, at age 63. Django director Quentin Tarantino commented, "Michael became a dear friend on this picture, as well as a magnificent, talented colleague."

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Filmes e Séries no Plex

  • Bad Boys
    Bad Boys1983
  • Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks
    Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks1976
  • Nunca Te Prometi um Jardim de Rosas
    Nunca Te Prometi um Jardim de Rosas1977
  • Callie & Son
    Callie & Son1981

Conhecido Por

  • A Cor Púrpura
    A Cor Púrpura1985
  • SOS Fantasmas
    SOS Fantasmas1988
  • The 79th Annual Academy Awards
    The 79th Annual Academy Awards2007
  • The 74th Annual Academy Awards
    The 74th Annual Academy Awards2002
  • Contos da Cripta
    Contos da Cripta7 temporadas
  • Contos Assombrosos
    Contos Assombrosos2 temporadas

Filmografia