Born in Los Angeles, CA. Sound re-recording mixer of over 200 films and television movies who entered American film in the early 1970s. His first feature film assignment was WHEN THE NORTH WIND BLOWS (1974). Other notable (non-nominated) credits include THE SHOOTIST, HARRY AND WALTER GO TO NEW YORK, THE GUMBALL RALLY and NICKELODEON (all 1976), STAR WARS, EXORCIST II: THE HERETIC, BOBBY DEARFIELD and THE GAUNTLET (all 1977), AN UNMARRIED WOMAN and SGT. PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND (both 1978), THE CHINA SYNDROME and TIME AFTER TIME (both 1979), THE STUNT MAN and POPEYE (both 1980), WOLFEN (1981), THE SWORD AND THE SORCERER (1982), JAWS 3-D (1983), REPO MAN and THE COTTON CLUB (both 1984), EXTREME PREJUDICE (1987), THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR and TALK RADIO (both 1988), THE ABYSS and DRIVING MISS DAISY (both 1989), THE END OF INNOCENCE and THE GODFATHER, PART III (both 1990), THE DOORS, LITTLE MAN TATE and THE ADDAMS FAMILY (all 1991), LOVE FIELD and HOFFA (both 1992), LAST ACTION HERO (1993), TRUE LIES, NATURAL BORN KILLERS and NELL (all 1994), DIE HARD: WITH A VENGEANCE and JUDGE DREDD (both 1995), JACKIE BROWN (1997), THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR and END OF DAYS (both 1999), HOLLOW MAN (2000), THE MUMMY RETURNS (2001), ROLLERBALL, CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND and INSOMNIA (all 2002), KILL BILL: VOL. 1 and RADIO (both 2003), COLLATERAL and CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS (both 2004), KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, FLIGHTPLAN and RENT (all 2005), SEPTEMBER DAWN and DOOGAL (both 2006), GRACE IS GONE, GRINDHOUSE, NEXT, LUCKY YOU, DEATH PROOF, INTO THE WILD, IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH, AMERICAN GANGSTER and MR. MAGORIUM'S WONDER EMPORIUM (all 2007), THE EYE, THE ROCKER, MAMMA MIA!, "John Adams" (TV), EAGLE EYE and BODY OF LIES (all 2008), INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS and THE TIME TRAVELER'S WIFE (both 2009), and EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES, COUNTDOWN TO ZERO and HOT TUB TIME MACHINE (all 2010).  Nominated for Sound 1979: THE ELECTRIC HORSEMAN (w. Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz & Al Overton, Jr.)  Nominated for Sound 1980: ALTERED STATES (w. Arthur Piantadosi, Les Fresholtz & Willie D. Burton)  Nominated for Sound 1982: TRON (w. Lee Minkler, Bob Minkler & Jim LaRue)  Nominated for Sound 1985: A CHORUS LINE (w. Donald O. Mitchell, Gerry Humphreys & Chris Newman)  Nominated for Achievement in Sound 1989: BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (w. Gregory H. Watkins, Wylie Stateman & Tod A. Maitland)  Nominated for Achievement in Sound 1991: JFK (w. Gregg Landaker & Tod A. Maitland)  Nominated for Achievement in Sound 1993: CLIFFHANGER (w. Bob Beemer & Tim Cooney)  Best Achievement in Sound 2001: BLACK HAWK DOWN (w. Myron Nettinga & Chris Munro))  Best Achievement in Sound 2002: CHICAGO (w. Dominick Tavella & David Lee)  Best Achievement in Sound Mixing 2006: DREAMGIRLS (w. Bob Beemer and Willie Burton)  Nominated for Achievement in Sound 2009: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS (w. Tony Lamberti and Mark Ulano) 11 nominations, 3 Awards