Biography
Leslie Lazarowitz (October 2, 1941 – January 6, 2017) was an American sound engineer. He was nominated for two Academy Awards in the category Best Sound for Raging Bull and Tootsie. Lazarowitz died from cancer on January 6, 2017, in Florida. He was 75.His life began in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. He studied at Brooklyn College, and started work as a photographer's assistant in the early 1960s. He soon was working in several roles at a commercial television studio, including editing.Throughout his career, Les Lazarowitz worked his way up to production sound mixer until his retirement in the late 1990s. He has worked with many directors including Martin Scorsese, John Badham, Sidney Pollack, Mike Nichols, Jonathan Demme, Penny Marshall, James Toback, and Brian De Palma. His film credits began in 1969 with Midnight Cowboy up through Don't Drink the Water in 1994.
Filmography
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Movies 30
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Celebrity (1998)
Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Night Falls on Manhattan (1997)
Kiss of Death (1995)
Don't Drink the Water (1994)
Wilder Napalm (1993)
Awakenings (1990)
Working Girl (1988)
Last Rites (1988)
Big (1988)
Fatal Attraction (1987)
The Pick-up Artist (1987)
Ishtar (1987)
Something Wild (1986)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
A Night in Heaven (1983)
The King of Comedy (1982)
Tootsie (1982)
Neighbors (1981)
So Fine (1981)
Raging Bull (1980)
Times Square (1980)
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
Taxi Driver (1976)
The Seven-Ups (1973)
Little Murders (1971)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1941-10-02
Deathday2017-01-06 (75 years old)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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