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Thomas E. Ackerman

Thomas E. Ackerman

Biography

Cinematographer Thomas Ackerman was born on 14 September, 1948 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and enrolled in the University of Iowa, where he took a cinema course. He was hired by the university to shoot football games and training films for its School of Dentistry. In 1968 he went to work for Oscar-winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim, who became his mentor. After a stint in the US Air Force he went back to work for Guggenheim in Washington, DC. He moved to Los Angeles in 1973, hooked up with his Air Force buddy Mike Robeand was hired as a camera operator on a succession of Hollywood films, includingFrancis Ford Coppola's One from the Heart (1981). He was director of photography onBeetlejuice (1988) for director Tim Burton (for whom Ackerman had previously shotFrankenweenie (1984)). In addition to cinematographer, he has also served as a second-unit director, notably onAlvin and the Chipmunks (2007) and Furry Vengeance (2010).

Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-09-14

Place of Birth

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA

Cast


    Crew

    Beetlejuice

    Beetlejuice

    19887.4 / 10

    Scary Movie 4

    Scary Movie 4

    20065.5 / 10

    George of the Jungle

    George of the Jungle

    19975.6 / 10

    Baby's Day Out

    Baby's Day Out

    19946.4 / 10

    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

    19897.2 / 10

    Are We There Yet?

    Are We There Yet?

    20055.7 / 10

    Snow Dogs

    Snow Dogs

    20025.6 / 10

    Superhero Movie

    Superhero Movie

    20085.3 / 10

    Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

    Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

    20046.7 / 10

    Dennis the Menace

    Dennis the Menace

    19935.9 / 10

    Jumanji

    Jumanji

    19957.2 / 10

    Balls of Fury

    Balls of Fury

    20075.2 / 10

    Rat Race

    Rat Race

    20016.3 / 10

    The Benchwarmers

    The Benchwarmers

    20065.9 / 10

    Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

    Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

    20046.0 / 10

    Back to School

    Back to School

    19866.3 / 10

    True Identity

    True Identity

    19915.5 / 10

    Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

    Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

    20035.1 / 10

    Mardi Gras: Spring Break

    Mardi Gras: Spring Break

    20115.7 / 10

    Hop

    Hop

    20115.8 / 10

    Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

    Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip

    20156.0 / 10

    New Year's Evil

    New Year's Evil

    19804.8 / 10

    The Great Smokey Roadblock

    The Great Smokey Roadblock

    19785.9 / 10

    One from the Heart

    One from the Heart

    19816.0 / 10

    Foxfire Light

    Foxfire Light

    19823.5 / 10

    The Gift of Life

    The Gift of Life

    19820.0 / 10

    Roadhouse 66

    Roadhouse 66

    19845.2 / 10

    Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    Girls Just Want to Have Fun

    19856.1 / 10

    Inside Out

    Inside Out

    19876.3 / 10

    The Eighteenth Angel

    The Eighteenth Angel

    19974.9 / 10

    My Favorite Martian

    My Favorite Martian

    19995.6 / 10

    The Muse

    The Muse

    19995.2 / 10

    Beautiful Joe

    Beautiful Joe

    20005.3 / 10

    The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

    The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle

    20004.2 / 10

    The Battle of Shaker Heights

    The Battle of Shaker Heights

    20035.6 / 10

    Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

    Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

    20065.3 / 10

    Infestation

    Infestation

    20095.9 / 10

    Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

    Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

    20115.7 / 10

    Moonwalker

    Moonwalker

    19886.9 / 10

    Night of the Living Deb

    Night of the Living Deb

    20155.3 / 10

    Fired Up!

    Fired Up!

    20096.1 / 10

    Frankenweenie

    Frankenweenie

    19846.9 / 10

    Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time

    Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time

    20033.0 / 10

    Talmage Farlow

    Talmage Farlow

    19815.0 / 10