Biography

Bruno Rubeo was born on October 26, 1946 in Rome, Lazio, Italy. He was a production designer and actor, known for The Merchant of Venice (2004), Driving Miss Daisy (1989) and Proof of Life (2000). He was married to Mayes C. Rubeo. He died on November 3, 2011 in Trevi, Rome, Lazio, Italy.

Production designer of two 'Best Picture' Academy Award winners [Platoon (1986) and Driving Miss Daisy (1989)] and a 'Best Picture' nominee [Born on the Fourth of July (1989)].

Director Oliver Stone on the production design of Talk Radio (1988): "A lot of it was Robert Richardson and I learning how to use space by shooting in that tight little studio, which was cleverly built by Bruno Rubeo. As you noticed, we used a lot of glass and reflections, bringing the lights up and down so that characters would appear and disappear, playing with different levels of reality within the studio. (...) We built a three-sided set with a translight of the Dallas night skyline outside the window, and Bob used light banks with everything on dimmers so that the lights would come in and out at very precise moments..." [2015].

Production designer of 4 features directed by Oliver Stone and 5 features directed by Taylor Hackford.

Served in the Italian Navy before immigrating to Canada where he worked as an Art Director on several TV and independent film projects.