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Known for Department
Camera
Known appearances
47
Gender
Male
Birthday
Sep 14, 1948 (75 old)
Place of Birth
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
Also known as
Thomas Ackerman

Thomas E. Ackerman

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).

Known for

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Night of the Living Deb
Night of the Living Deb
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Mardi Gras: Spring Break
Mardi Gras: Spring Break
Hop
Hop
Fired Up!
Fired Up!
Infestation
Infestation
Superhero Movie
Superhero Movie
Balls of Fury
Balls of Fury
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie 4
The Benchwarmers
The Benchwarmers
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
Are We There Yet?
Are We There Yet?
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
The Battle of Shaker Heights
The Battle of Shaker Heights
Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time
Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time
CinéMagique
CinéMagique
Snow Dogs
Snow Dogs
Rat Race
Rat Race
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
Beautiful Joe
Beautiful Joe
My Favorite Martian
My Favorite Martian
The Muse
The Muse
George of the Jungle
George of the Jungle
The Eighteenth Angel
The Eighteenth Angel
Jumanji
Jumanji
Baby's Day Out
Baby's Day Out
Dennis the Menace
Dennis the Menace
True Identity
True Identity
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Moonwalker
Moonwalker
Beetlejuice
Beetlejuice
Inside Out
Inside Out
Back to School
Back to School
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Frankenweenie
Frankenweenie
Roadhouse 66
Roadhouse 66
The Gift of Life
The Gift of Life
One from the Heart
One from the Heart
Foxfire Light
Foxfire Light
Talmage Farlow
Talmage Farlow
New Year's Evil
New Year's Evil
The Great Smokey Roadblock
The Great Smokey Roadblock

Camera

2015
Night of the Living Deb
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
2011
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
Mardi Gras: Spring Break
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
Hop
as.job job.Second Unit Director of Photography.he
2009
Fired Up!
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
Infestation
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
2008
Superhero Movie
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
2007
Balls of Fury
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
2006
Scary Movie 4
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
The Benchwarmers
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
2005
Are We There Yet?
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
2004
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
2003
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
The Battle of Shaker Heights
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
2002
CinéMagique
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
Snow Dogs
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
2001
Rat Race
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
2000
The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
Beautiful Joe
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
1999
My Favorite Martian
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
The Muse
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
1997
George of the Jungle
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
The Eighteenth Angel
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
1995
Jumanji
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
1994
Baby's Day Out
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
1993
Dennis the Menace
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
1991
True Identity
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
1989
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
1988
Moonwalker
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
Beetlejuice
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
1987
Inside Out
as.job job.Second Unit Director of Photography.he
1986
Back to School
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
1985
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
1984
Roadhouse 66
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
1982
The Gift of Life
as.job job.Camera Operator.he
One from the Heart
as.job job.Camera Operator.he
Foxfire Light
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
1980
New Year's Evil
as.job job.Director of Photography.he
1978
The Great Smokey Roadblock
as.job job.Camera Operator.he

Crew

2003
Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time
as.job job.Cinematography.he
1984
Frankenweenie
as.job job.Cinematography.he
1981
Talmage Farlow
as.job job.Cinematography.he

Production

2003
Los Zafiros: Music from the Edge of Time
as.job job.Producer.he

Directing

2015
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
as.job job.Second Unit Director.he
2011
Hop
as.job job.Second Unit Director.he
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