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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 (2011).
BornMay 6, 1956
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BornMay 6, 1956
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  • Won 3 Oscars

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LeVar Burton and Robert Legato in Reading Rainbow (1983)
LeVar Burton and Robert Legato in Reading Rainbow (1983)
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 The Oscars (2017)
Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Adam Valdez, and Andrew R. Jones at an event for The Oscars (2017)
Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Adam Valdez, and Andrew R. Jones at an event for The Oscars (2017)
Robert Legato, Dan Lemmon, Adam Valdez, and Andrew R. Jones at an event for The 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, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates, Gloria Stuart, and Frances Fisher 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 (2011)
Hugo
7.5
  • Visual Effects
  • 2011
Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
The Jungle Book
7.4
  • Visual Effects
  • 2016

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Will Smith in Emancipation (2022)
    Emancipation
  • Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza González, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in Ambulance (2022)
    Ambulance
  • James Earl Jones and JD McCrary in The Lion King (2019)
    The Lion King
  • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
    The Jungle Book
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
    The Wolf of Wall Street
    • (as Rob Legato)
  • Asa Butterfield in Hugo (2011)
    Hugo
  • George Harrison in George Harrison: Living in the Material World (2011)
    George Harrison: Living in the Material World
  • Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)
    Shutter Island
    • (as Rob Legato)
  • Sigourney Weaver, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez, Zoe Saldana, and Sam Worthington in Avatar (2009)
    Avatar
    • (as Rob Legato)
  • Standard Operating Procedure (2008)
    Standard Operating Procedure
  • Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood in Shine a Light (2008)
    Shine a Light
    • (as Rob Legato)
  • The Key to Reserva (2007)
    The Key to Reserva
    • (as Rob Legato)
  • Scarlett Johansson and Nicholas Art in The Nanny Diaries (2007)
    The Nanny Diaries
    • (as Rob Legato)
  • The Good Shepherd (2006)
    The Good Shepherd
    • (as Rob Legato)
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
    The Departed
    • (as Rob Legato)

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • The Equalizer 3
    • In Production
  • Will Smith in Emancipation (2022)
    Emancipation
  • Sacha Baron Cohen in Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
    Borat Subsequent Moviefilm
    • (as Rob Legato)
  • James Earl Jones and JD McCrary in The Lion King (2019)
    The Lion King
  • Bill Murray, Christopher Walken, Ben Kingsley, Idris Elba, Scarlett Johansson, Lupita Nyong'o, and Neel Sethi in The Jungle Book (2016)
    The Jungle Book
  • Leonardo DiCaprio and Jonah Hill in The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
    The Wolf of Wall Street
  • Asa Butterfield in Hugo (2011)
    Hugo
  • Jackie Earle Haley in A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010)
    A Nightmare on Elm Street
    • (as Rob Legato)
  • Leonardo DiCaprio in Shutter Island (2010)
    Shutter Island
    • (as Rob Legato)
  • The Good Shepherd (2006)
    The Good Shepherd
    • (as Rob Legato)
  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jack Nicholson, and Matt Damon in The Departed (2006)
    The Departed
    • (as Rob Legato)
  • Nicole Kidman and Will Ferrell in Bewitched (2005)
    Bewitched
  • Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator (2004)
    The Aviator
    • (as Rob Legato)
  • Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Harris, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
    Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • Tom Cruise in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
    Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
    • (as Rob Legato)

Director

  • Medal of Honor (2018)
    Medal of Honor
  • Robert Patrick, Eliza Dushku, and Chace Crawford in Eloise (2016)
    Eloise
  • BlackBoxTV (2010)
    BlackBoxTV
  • 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
  • Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition (1991)
    Star Trek Logs: An MTV Big Picture Special Edition
  • Michael Dorn, Jonathan Frakes, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
    Star Trek: The Next Generation

Personal details

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    • May 6, 1956
    • Ocean Township, New Jersey, USA
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    • 1 Interview
    • 1 Article

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

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