Biography for
Janusz Kaminski (I) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

27 June 1959, Ziebice, Dolnoslaskie, Poland

Birth Name

Janusz Zygmunt Kaminski

Height

6' 1" (1.85 m)

Spouse

Rebecca Rankin	(12 January 2004 - present)
Holly Hunter	(20 May 1995 - 21 December 2001) (divorced)

Trivia

He attended Columbia College Chicago from 1982 to 1987 and earned his BA in Cinematography. Then transfered to The American Film Institute, where he earned his Masters Degree.

Took up film making as a profession at Columbia College after immigrating to the U.S. at 21.

He is the cinematographer for most of Steven Spielberg's movies.

After Schindler's List (1993), he started recruiting Columbia College Chicago undergraduate students to work on his and Steven Spielberg's films as production assistants and grips in the camera department.

His first name is pronounced "Ya-nush". A common misconception is that its pronunciation is the same as the mythical figure Janus.

Member of jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 2006.

Was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) from 1994 until his resignation in 2006.

Very first Cinematographer to present an award at the Academy Awards. He did so in 2009.

Personal Quotes

Truly, when you look at a horse, there are no emotions in its eyes. They don't blink, they don't smile and they don't get sad. They just get tired.