Owen Roizman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Owen Roizman

American cinematographer

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1936

Place of Birth: Brooklyn, New York, United States

Profession: cinematographer, camera operator

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Owen Roizman, ASC (born September 22, 1936) is an American cinematographer.
He has received five Academy Award nominations for Best Cinematography, for the films The French Connection (1971), The Exorcist (1973), Network (1976), Tootsie (1982), and Wyatt Earp (1994).
He served on the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and was president of the American Society of Cinematographers. His first feature film was Stop (1970), and several other notable credits include The Heartbreak Kid (1972), Three Days of the Condor (1975), Absence of Malice (1981), True Confessions (1981), The Addams Family (1991), and Grand Canyon (1991).
He is known for his "gritty" style and received an Academy Honorary Award in 2017.