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Robert Legato

  • Visual Effects
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Director
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Robert Legato in Kevin Pollak's Chat Show (2009)
Robert Legato was born on 6 May 1956 in Ocean Township, New Jersey, USA. He is an assistant director and director, known for Titanic (1997), Apollo 13 (1995) and Hugo Cabret (2011).
BornMay 6, 1956
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BornMay 6, 1956
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    • Won 3 Oscars
      • 29 wins & 27 nominations total

    Photos9

    Visual FX crew review 3D motion capture data with James Cameron for Titanic. From bottom left: Brett Gassaway, James Cameron, Daniel Ma and Robert Legato.
    Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Adam Valdez, and Andrew R. Jones at an event for La 89e cérémonie des Oscars (2017)
    Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Adam Valdez, and Andrew R. Jones at an event for La 89e cérémonie des Oscars (2017)
    Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Adam Valdez, and Andrew R. Jones at an event for La 89e cérémonie des Oscars (2017)
    Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Adam Valdez, and Andrew R. Jones at an event for La 89e cérémonie des Oscars (2017)
    Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Adam Valdez, and Andrew R. Jones
    Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Adam Valdez, Luke Evans, and Daisy Ridley
    Robert Legato, Ben Grossmann, and Alex Henning

    Known for:

    Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet in Titanic (1997)
    Titanic
    7.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 1997
    Apollo 13 (1995)
    Apollo 13
    7.7
    • Visual Effects(Digital Domain)
    • 1995
    Asa Butterfield in Hugo Cabret (2011)
    Hugo Cabret
    7.5
    • Visual Effects
    • 2011
    Le Livre de la jungle (2016)
    Le Livre de la jungle
    7.4
    • Visual Effects
    • 2016

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Will Smith in Emancipation (2022)
      Emancipation
      6.2
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Ambulance (2022)
      Ambulance
      6.1
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • James Earl Jones, Kathy Griffin, Alfre Woodard, Scott Adsit, Carlos Alazraqui, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, Michael Beattie, Bob Bergen, Sebastian Cavazza, Cedric The Entertainer, Dane Cook, Walt Dohrn, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Penny Johnson Jerald, John Kani, Florence Kasumba, Beyoncé, Phil LaMarr, Danny Mann, Mike Mitchell, Don Rickles, Seth Rogen, Amy Sedaris, Peter Sohn, Aron Warner, Christopher Knights, John Oliver, Keegan-Michael Key, Will.i.am, Kristen DeLuca, Christopher Lee Parson, J. Lee, Donald Glover, Eric André, Billy Eichner, Teri Reeves, Ryan Potter, Chance the Rapper, Kristen Phaneuf, JD McCrary, Josh McCrary, and Shahadi Wright Joseph in Le Roi Lion (2019)
      Le Roi Lion
      6.8
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • 2019
    • Le Livre de la jungle (2016)
      Le Livre de la jungle
      7.4
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • 2016
    • Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill in Le loup de Wall Street (2013)
      Le loup de Wall Street
      8.2
      • production visual effects supervisor (as Rob Legato)
      • 2013
    • Asa Butterfield in Hugo Cabret (2011)
      Hugo Cabret
      7.5
      • production visual effects supervisor
      • 2011
    • George Harrison in George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
      George Harrison: Living in the Material World
      8.1
      • visual effects
      • 2011
    • Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)
      Shutter Island
      8.2
      • production visual effects supervisor (as Rob Legato)
      • 2010
    • Avatar (2009)
      Avatar
      7.9
      • virtual production conceived by
      • visual effects pipeline engineer (as Rob Legato, uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
      Standard Operating Procedure
      7.4
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2008
    • Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood in Shine a Light (2008)
      Shine a Light
      7.1
      • post production consultant (as Rob Legato)
      • 2008
    • The Key to Reserva (2007)
      The Key to Reserva
      7.9
      Short
      • visual effects supervisor (as Rob Legato)
      • 2007
    • Scarlett Johansson and Nicholas Art in Le journal d'une baby-sitter (2007)
      Le journal d'une baby-sitter
      6.2
      • visual effects consultant (as Rob Legato)
      • 2007
    • Raisons d'état (2006)
      Raisons d'état
      6.7
      • senior visual effects supervisor (as Rob Legato)
      • 2006
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in Les infiltrés (2006)
      Les infiltrés
      8.5
      • production visual effects supervisor (as Rob Legato)
      • 2006

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1
      • second unit director
      • Completed
      • 2024
    • Denzel Washington in Equalizer 3 (2023)
      Equalizer 3
      6.8
      • second unit director
      • 2023
    • Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Chris Tucker, Jason Bateman, and Viola Davis in Air (2023)
      Air
      7.4
      • second unit director (as Rob Legato)
      • 2023
    • Will Smith in Emancipation (2022)
      Emancipation
      6.2
      • second unit director
      • 2022
    • Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
      Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
      6.6
      • second unit director: Maryland unit (as Rob Legato)
      • 2020
    • James Earl Jones, Kathy Griffin, Alfre Woodard, Scott Adsit, Carlos Alazraqui, Kristen Alderson, Kristen Ariza, Michael Beattie, Bob Bergen, Sebastian Cavazza, Cedric The Entertainer, Dane Cook, Walt Dohrn, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Penny Johnson Jerald, John Kani, Florence Kasumba, Beyoncé, Phil LaMarr, Danny Mann, Mike Mitchell, Don Rickles, Seth Rogen, Amy Sedaris, Peter Sohn, Aron Warner, Christopher Knights, John Oliver, Keegan-Michael Key, Will.i.am, Kristen DeLuca, Christopher Lee Parson, J. Lee, Donald Glover, Eric André, Billy Eichner, Teri Reeves, Ryan Potter, Chance the Rapper, Kristen Phaneuf, JD McCrary, Josh McCrary, and Shahadi Wright Joseph in Le Roi Lion (2019)
      Le Roi Lion
      6.8
      • second unit director
      • 2019
    • Le Livre de la jungle (2016)
      Le Livre de la jungle
      7.4
      • second unit director
      • 2016
    • Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill in Le loup de Wall Street (2013)
      Le loup de Wall Street
      8.2
      • second unit director
      • 2013
    • Asa Butterfield in Hugo Cabret (2011)
      Hugo Cabret
      7.5
      • second unit director
      • 2011
    • Jackie Earle Haley in Freddy: Les Griffes de la nuit (2010)
      Freddy: Les Griffes de la nuit
      5.2
      • second unit director: Los Angeles & insert units (as Rob Legato)
      • 2010
    • Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)
      Shutter Island
      8.2
      • second unit director (as Rob Legato)
      • 2010
    • Raisons d'état (2006)
      Raisons d'état
      6.7
      • second unit director (as Rob Legato)
      • 2006
    • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in Les infiltrés (2006)
      Les infiltrés
      8.5
      • second unit director (as Rob Legato)
      • 2006
    • Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell in Ma sorcière bien-aimée (2005)
      Ma sorcière bien-aimée
      4.8
      • second unit director
      • 2005
    • Leonardo DiCaprio in Aviator (2004)
      Aviator
      7.5
      • second unit director (as Rob Legato)
      • 2004
    • Alan Rickman, Robbie Coltrane, Richard Harris, Maggie Smith, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)
      Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers
      7.6
      • second unit director
      • 2001

    Director

    • Medal of Honor: Les héros militaires américains (2018)
      Medal of Honor: Les héros militaires américains
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Robert Patrick, Eliza Dushku, and Chace Crawford in Eloise (2016)
      Eloise
      4.6
      • Director
      • 2016
    • BlackBoxTV (2010)
      BlackBoxTV
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2012
    • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
      Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993
    • Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (1991)
      Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition
      5.4
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 1991
    • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: La nouvelle génération (1987)
      Star Trek: La nouvelle génération
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1990–1991

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Rob Legato
    • Born
      • May 6, 1956
      • Ocean Township, New Jersey, USA
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      • 1 Article

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      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2013.

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