Robert Legato
Age: N/A | From: Ocean Township, New Jersey, USA
Person Details
Birthday:
Aliases: Rob Legato , 로버트 르가토
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Ocean Township, New Jersey, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 27
TV Involvements: 6
Most Famous Work
Biography
Robert Legato directed the 2016 film Eloise. Legato has been nominated for five Academy Awards and has won three. His first win was for his visual effects work on Titanic, his second was for his work on Hugo and his third for The Jungle Book. In 1996, he won the BAFTA award for Best Achievement in Special Effects for Apollo 13, for which he also garnered his first Academy Award nomination. He won Academy Awards in Visual effects for Hugo and The Jungle Book. In 2020, he received his fifth Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for The Lion King. Prior to his work in film, he was a Visual Effects Supervisor for Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1987 to 1992, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in 1993. His work on the Star Trek franchise earned him three Emmy nominations and two wins, as well as an in-front-of-the-camera appearance on Reading Rainbow for an episode devoted to a behind-the-scenes look at TNG. Legato is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the Visual Effects Society (VES).
Most Famous Work
The Equalizer 3
(2023) Second Unit Director
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
(1993) Director
Star Trek: The Next Generation
(1987) Director
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(2001) Visual Effects Supervisor
Medal of Honor
(2018) Director
Titanic
(1997) Visual Effects Supervisor
The Wolf of Wall Street
(2013) Visual Effects Supervisor
The Lion King
(2019) Visual Effects SupervisorActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Self | |
| Self | ||
| 2000 | Self (as Rob Legato) | |
| 1992 | Self | |
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Directing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Second Unit Director | |
| 2023 | Second Unit Director | |
| 2018 | Director | |
| 2017 | Director | |
| 2013 | Second Unit Director | |
| 2010 | Second Unit Director | |
| 2004 | Second Unit Director | |
| 1994 | Second Unit Director | |
| 1993 | Director | |
| 1987 | Director | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Visual Effects
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2016 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2013 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2011 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2010 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2006 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2004 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2001 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 2000 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 1997 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 1995 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| 1994 | Visual Effects Supervisor | |
| Visual Effects Supervisor | ||
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Editing
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Editor | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Crew
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Thanks | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Second Unit Director of Photography | |
| 2010 | Second Unit Director of Photography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |