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J. Michael Riva(1948-2012)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Director
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J. Michael Riva was born on 28 June 1948 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA. He was a production designer and art director, known for Iron Man (2008), Django Unchained (2012) and The Color Purple (1985). He was married to Julia Riva and Wendy Riva. He died on 7 June 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
BornJune 28, 1948
DiedJune 7, 2012(63)
BornJune 28, 1948
DiedJune 7, 2012(63)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 9 nominations total

Known for

Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
Iron Man
7.9
  • Production Designer
  • 2008
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)
Django Unchained
8.5
  • Production Designer
  • 2012
Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
The Color Purple
7.7
  • Production Designer
  • 1985
Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, and Josh Lucas in Stealth (2005)
Stealth
5.1
  • Production Designer
  • 2005

Credits

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Production Designer

  • Leonardo DiCaprio, Jamie Foxx, and Christoph Waltz in Django Unchained (2012)
    Django Unchained
    8.5
    • Production Designer
    • 2012
  • The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
    The Amazing Spider-Man
    7.0
    • Production Designer
    • 2012
  • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke, and Scarlett Johansson in Iron Man 2 (2010)
    Iron Man 2
    6.9
    • Production Designer
    • 2010
  • Will Smith in Seven Pounds (2008)
    Seven Pounds
    7.6
    • Production Designer
    • 2008
  • Jeff Bridges, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, and Terrence Howard in Iron Man (2008)
    Iron Man
    7.9
    • Production Designer
    • 2008
  • James Cromwell, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, Theresa Russell, Tobey Maguire, Ted Raimi, Thomas Haden Church, Joe Virzi, Elizabeth Banks, Mike Alexander, Frank Anello, Becky Ann Baker, Dylan Baker, Elya Baskin, Joe Bays, Andre B. Blake, Bruce Campbell, Craig Castaldo, Terrell Clayton, Alan Cohn, Grant Curtis, Robert Curtis Brown, Gregg Daniel, Walt Dohrn, Dean Edwards, Hal Fishman, James Franco, Anne Gartlan, Lucy Gordon, Topher Grace, Rosemary Harris, Bryce Dallas Howard, Andrew James Jones, Ron King, Mark Kubr, Stan Lee, Tim Maculan, Sonya Maddox, Joe Manganiello, Danny Mann, Carolyn Neff, Bill Nunn, Ayesha Orange, Edward Padilla, Michael Papajohn, John Paxton, Alyssa Lakota, Timothy Patrick Quill, Emilio Rivera, Cliff Robertson, Bill E. Rogers, Shade Rupe, J.K. Simmons, Peter Sohn, Evelyn O. Vaccaro, Steve Valentine, Marc Vann, Jennifer Weston, Keith Woulard, Dan Callahan, Jeshua Vargas, Gary Flamik, Mageina Tovah, Claudia Katz Minnick, Toni Wynne, April Parker Jones, Martha Millan, Margaret Laney, Christina Cindrich, Dawn Marie Anderson, Reynaldo Gallegos, Natali Jones, Sincerely A. Ward, Nick Vlassopoulos, Gerald Bunsen, Jim Coope, David Backus, Vanessa Ross, Aimee Miles, Natalie McNeil, Jen Oda, Perla Haney-Jardine, Dan Cummings, Kristi Clainos, Brittany Krall, David Collihan, Joe O'Brien, Peter Donato, Rogelio T. Ramos, Linda Lee, Graig F. Weich, Arne Starr, Liam Stone, Ray Wineteer, Samantha Ressler, Stella Stark, Julie Jei, Derrick 'Phoenix' Thomas, Michael Ciesla, Tiffany L. Baker, La Rivers, Tanya Bond, Tony Besson, Kristin Somo, Brigid Turner, Ramon Adams, Marc C. Cancassi, Silq Webster, Anya Avaeva, Bernadette Lords, Bria Roberts, Sandrine Marlier, Jhing, Kellie Aiken, Abigail Skinner, Anjelia Pelay, Crystal Marie Denha, Kathryn Bryding, Michael McLaughlin, Nick Poltoranin, Paul Edney, Chuck Gerena, Arick Salmea, Kevin Fung, Christopher Stadulis, Jennifer Sparks, Carol Chaikin, Lorne Raimi, Emma Raimi, Taylor Hemhauser, Austin Hendrickson, Nasir Stewart, Jessi Collins, Menachem Mendel Boymelgreen, Henry Raimi, Vance Hammond, Logan Fry, Daniel Shafer, Dan Maysen, Cesar Di Parra, Eric Shackelford, Veronica, Amy V. Dewhurst, Robert Myers, Samantha Kelly, Vanessa Reseland, Sujeilee Candele, Irina Costa Jelinek, Christopher Jude, Halla, Brianna Leann Florian, Tiffany Ashley Florian, Amanda Florian, Laura McDavid, Tony Galtieri, Jimmy Star, Natalie Fabry, John Crann, Angelis Alexandris, Trenton Willey, Marmee Regine Cosico, Shaun Patrick Flynn, Brian Hopson, Tajna Tanovic, Aija Terauda, Daniel Mignault, Pierangeli Llinas, Philip Vaiman, Luis Rosa, A.J. Adelman, Fredrick Weiss, Donn R. Nottage, Don Pravda, Keith Fausnaught, Claude Jay, Tia Latrell, Kadrolsha Ona Carole, Michele-Nanette Miller, Emily Eckes, Tom Coughlin, Austin Rospert, Karen Schiff Freeman, and Roger Petan in Spider-Man 3 (2007)
    Spider-Man 3
    6.3
    • Production Designer
    • 2007
  • The 79th Annual Academy Awards (2007)
    The 79th Annual Academy Awards
    7.1
    TV Special
    • Production Designer
    • 2007
  • Will Smith, Brian Howe, Thandiwe Newton, and Jaden Smith in The Pursuit of Happyness (2006)
    The Pursuit of Happyness
    8.0
    • Production Designer
    • 2006
  • Jessica Biel, Jamie Foxx, and Josh Lucas in Stealth (2005)
    Stealth
    5.1
    • Production Designer
    • 2005
  • Josh Hutcherson and Jonah Bobo in Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
    Zathura: A Space Adventure
    6.3
    • Production Designer
    • 2005
  • Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle (2003)
    Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
    5.0
    • Production Designer
    • 2003
  • The 74th Annual Academy Awards (2002)
    The 74th Annual Academy Awards
    5.9
    TV Special
    • Production Designer
    • 2002
  • David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott, and Orlando Jones in Evolution (2001)
    Evolution
    6.1
    • Production Designer
    • 2001
  • Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels (2000)
    Charlie's Angels
    5.7
    • Production Designer
    • 2000
  • Hank Azaria and Jack Lemmon in Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)
    Tuesdays with Morrie
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1999

Art Director

  • Timothy Hutton, Donald Sutherland, and Mary Tyler Moore in Ordinary People (1980)
    Ordinary People
    7.7
    • Art Director
    • 1980
  • Robert Redford in Brubaker (1980)
    Brubaker
    7.2
    • Art Director
    • 1980
  • Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider (1979)
    Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
    5.5
    • Art Director (as Michael Riva)
    • 1979
  • Bad Georgia Road (1977)
    Bad Georgia Road
    4.6
    • Art Director (as Michael Riva)
    • 1977
  • Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks (1976)
    Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks
    5.0
    • Art Director (as Mike Riva)
    • 1976
  • Vacation Playhouse (1963)
    Vacation Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1967

Director

  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    Tales from the Crypt
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Director (as Michael Riva)
    • 1990
  • Kevin Costner, Harvey Keitel, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, and John Lithgow in Amazing Stories (1985)
    Amazing Stories
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Director (as Michael Riva)
    • 1986

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John Michael Riva
  • Born
    • June 28, 1948
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 7, 2012
    • New Orleans, Louisiana, USA(complications from a stroke)
  • Spouses
      Julia Riva(divorced)
  • Parents
    • Maria Riva
  • Relatives
      J. Paul Riva(Sibling)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Briefly engaged to actress Jamie Lee Curtis during the 1980s.
  • Trademark
    Frequently worked with Richard Donner.
  • Nickname
    • Michael Riva

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