Michael Giacchino's biography
Michael Giacchino is 55 years old composer born at Riverside Township. He was born on Tuesday 10th of October 1967. According to year of birth 1967 Michael belongs to Generation X. Birthday on 10th of October means Michael is Libra. Libra sign depicts that it is all about “Balance”. It seems that their life is very balanced, however, things are way opposite as they always face unstable situations in order to balance it further.
Michael is white american. Michael is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be composer. You can know Michael also as musician. Michael is recently known as film score composer. Michael received Academy Award for Best Original Score Up in 2008
Michael Giacchino's family
Michael Giacchino's ex spouse
Sophia Barber-Giacchino
Michael Giacchino and Sophia Barber-Giacchino have been together. She is known as musician. His ex spouse was born on Thursday 1st of April 1971 in New York City.
Michael has 2 sons.
Michael Giacchino's son: Griffy Giacchino
Michael Giacchino's son's name is Griffy Giacchino. Michael´s son was born on Sunday 23rd of August 1998 in New York City.
Michael Giacchino's son: Mick Giacchino
Michael Giacchino's son's name is Mick Giacchino. Michael´s son was born on Sunday 2nd of April 2000 in New York City.
Michael Giacchino's schools
We found 4 schools Michael attended. Complete list of schools: Juilliard School, University of California, Los Angeles, School of Visual Arts, Holy Cross High School.
Detailed informations about his schools
- Graduated from School of Visual Arts with a BFA Film and Video in 1990.
Michael Giacchino's career
His main focus is to be composer and film score. He is famous thanks to The Incredibles.
Awards and competitions
Michael Giacchino's Awards
- He is the first video game composer to be nominated for an Academy Award. He won in 2009 for his acclaimed score of Up (2009).
- Was nominated for Film Composer of the Year in 2004, 2007, 2009 and 2011 by the International Film Music Critics Association. He only won the award in 2004.
Michael Giacchino's Nominations
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Score
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Original Score
What Michael Giacchino has done for a first time
- He is the first video game composer to be nominated for an Academy Award. He won in 2009 for his acclaimed score of Up (2009).
- He and J.J. Abrams have often spoken of their first meeting as if they'd known each other their whole lives, even though they grew up in opposite parts of the United States.
Michael Giacchino's quotes
- I think my writing has an old-fashioned feel to it, for whatever reason. I'm just so influenced by the music that I listened to growing up, a lot of it out of the 60's, so it has a natural tendency to feel like it's from another era.
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Michael Giacchino's body shape, hair color
Lets describe how Michael Giacchino looks. We will focus on his body shape, hair color. Body build is average. Michael´s hair is shade of brown - dark.
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