Caleb Deschanel's biography

Caleb Deschanel is 78 years old cinematographer born at Philadelphia. He was born on Thursday 21st of September 1944. According to year of birth 1944 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 21st of September means he is Virgo. Virgo is an earthy sign of Zodiac Belt. People born under this Rising Sign are practical in nature. They believe in reality and represents themselves as a strong person.

He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be cinematographer. You can know him also as film director. He is recently known as television director.

Caleb Deschanel's dad

Caleb Deschanel's father's name is Paul Jules Deschanel.

Caleb Deschanel's mom

Caleb Deschanel's mother's name is Anna Orr.

Caleb Deschanel's family

Caleb Deschanel's spouse

Mary is known as actor. His spouse was born on Sunday 25th of November 1945 in Los Angeles.

Caleb Deschanel's ex spouse

He has 2 daughters.

Caleb Deschanel's daughter: Emily Deschanel

Caleb Deschanel's daughter's name is Emily Deschanel. She is known as actor. His daughter was born on Monday 11th of October 1976 in Los Angeles.

Caleb Deschanel's daughter: Zooey Deschanel

Caleb Deschanel's daughter's name is Zooey Deschanel. She is known as actor. His daughter was born on Thursday 17th of January 1980 in Los Angeles.

Caleb Deschanel's schools

We found 4 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: University of Southern California, Johns Hopkins University, USC School of Cinematic Arts, Severn School.

Detailed informations about his schools

Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1968)
Attended Johns Hopkins University before USC film school.

Caleb Deschanel's career

His main focus is to be cinematographer.

Awards and competitions

Caleb Deschanel's Awards

Caleb Deschanel was nominated for a 2019 Academy Award in the Best Cinematography category for his work on Never Look Away (2018) but lost to Alfonso CuarÃ³n for Roma (2018).

Caleb Deschanel's Nominations

He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography
He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Caleb Deschanel's quotes

Most people think of cinematographers as choosing subjects of an epic nature to show off what they do - big, sweeping images of war or pageantry.
Even great actors shine brighter in the right atmosphere.
The Chinese are brought up to believe that you should be silent in class. The teacher speaks, and you just listen and absorb what they say.
In 'Tree of Life,' the cinematography records a small story, a celebration of the courage of everyday life. But it does it so up close and so effortlessly that it has the effect of elevating the intimacy of the story to a grand scale.
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Caleb Deschanel's body shape

Lets describe how Caleb Deschanel looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.

Caleb Deschanel