J. Michael Riva

J. Michael Riva

Known for: Art
Biography: 1948-06-28
Deathday: 2012-06-07 (63 years old)

Biography

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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Filmography

all 46

Movies 44

self 2

TV Shows 2

Director 2

Writer 1

Production Design
Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2 (2010)

Movie
7.1
Production Design
Iron Man

Iron Man (2008)

Movie
7.64
Production Design
Stealth

Stealth (2005)

Movie
5.89
Production Design
Evolution

Evolution (2001)

Movie
6.75
Production Design
Hard Rain

Hard Rain (1998)

Movie
6.08
Production Design
Congo

Congo (1995)

Movie
5.65
Production Design
North

North (1994)

Movie
Production Design
Dave

Dave (1993)

Movie
4.25
ProductionDesigner
Radio Flyer

Radio Flyer (1992)

Movie
6
Production Designer / Production Design
Scrooged

Scrooged (1988)

Movie
5.97
Production Design
Bad Boys

Bad Boys (1983)

Movie
2
Production Design
Halloween II

Halloween II (1981)

Movie
6
ProductionDesigner
Callie & Son

Callie & Son (1981)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
The Hand

The Hand (1981)

Movie
ProductionDesigner
Bare Knuckles

Bare Knuckles (1977)

Movie

Information

Known For
Art

Gender
Male

Birthday
1948-06-28

Deathday
2012-06-07 (63 years old)

Birth Name
John Michael Riva

Birth Place
Manhattan, United States

Height

Mother
Maria Riva

Siblings
Peter Riva

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Michael Riva

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