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).
Filmography
all 47
Movies 47
Director 14
Producer 1
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015)
Night of the Living Deb (2015)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
Mardi Gras: Spring Break (2011)
Hop (2011)
Fired Up! (2009)
Infestation (2009)
Superhero Movie (2008)
Balls of Fury (2007)
Scary Movie 4 (2006)
The Benchwarmers (2006)
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World (2006)
Are We There Yet? (2005)
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie (2004)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)
The Battle of Shaker Heights (2003)
CinéMagique (2002)
Snow Dogs (2002)
Rat Race (2001)
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
Beautiful Joe (2000)
My Favorite Martian (1999)
The Muse (1999)
George of the Jungle (1997)
The Eighteenth Angel (1997)
Jumanji (1995)
Baby's Day Out (1994)
Dennis the Menace (1993)
True Identity (1991)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
Moonwalker (1988)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Inside Out (1987)
Stevie Nicks: Live at Red Rocks (1987)
Back to School (1986)
Girls Just Want to Have Fun (1985)
Frankenweenie (1984)
Roadhouse 66 (1984)
The Gift of Life (1982)
One from the Heart (1982)
Foxfire Light (1982)
Talmage Farlow (1981)
New Year's Evil (1980)
A Place to Be (1979)
The Great Smokey Roadblock (1978)
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Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1948-09-14 (76 years old)
Birth PlaceCedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsThomas Ackerman
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