Bob Beemer

Bob Beemer, (AKA Robert Joseph Beemer; Bobby Beemerino) was born on February 8, 1955, at Queen of Angels Hospital in Hollywood, California. Graduating from Loyola High School, Los Angeles in 1973, he studied Communication Arts and English at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, earning a bachelors degree in 1977 with a double major in those two fields. Always fascinated by sound, he became an expert in remixing for movies. His first professionally recorded sound was on Roots (1977). The Academy of Motion Pictures has honored Beemer for his work in sound by nominating him for several Academy Awards. As of 2007, he has won that prestigious award for four films: Speed (1994), Gladiator (2000), Ray (2004), and Dreamgirls (2006).

Filmography

An incomplete list of Beemer's more famous movies:
*The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
*The Passion of the Christ (2004)
*Road to Perdition (2002)
*American Beauty (1999)
*The Adventures of Elmo in Grouchland (1999)
*Independence Day (1996)
*Die Hard With A Vengeance (1995)
*Cliffhanger (1993)
*Sommersby (1993)
*Lord of the Flies (1990)
*The Abyss (1989)

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0066446/ Bob Beemer's IMDB.com entry]
* [http://www.lmu.edu/Page34159.aspx Bob Beemer's profile at LMU website]