Born in Rome, Italy; son of a projectionist at the Lux Film Studio; educated at Duca D'Aosta Technical Photographic Institute, Italian Cinemagraphic Training Center and Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia, Rome. Modern master of his art who came to prominence for his work on the films of Bernardo Bertolucci, including THE CONFORMIST (1971), LAST TANGO IN PARIS (1973) and THE LAST EMPEROR (1987). Storaro has shot a number of English-language films, including several directed by Francis Ford Coppola (APOCALYPSE NOW, 1979; ONE FROM THE HEART, 1982; TUCKER: THE MAN AND HIS DREAM, 1988; NEW YORK STORIES, 1989 - segment "Life without Zoe"). Other notable (non-nominated) credits include I NORMANNI (1962), IL LABIRINTO and L'URIO (both 1966), CORPO D'AMORE / BODY OF LOVE (1972), NOVECENTO / 1900 and SCANDALO (both 1976), AGATHA and LA LUNA (both 1979), LADYHAWKE (1985), ISHTAR (1987), THE SHELTERING SKY (1990), LITTLE BUDDHA (1993), FLAMENCO (DE CARLOS SAURA) (1995), TAXI (1996), BULWORTH and TANGO (both 1998), GOYA (1999), MIRKA, PICKING UP THE PIECES and "Dune" (TV mini-series) (all 2000), ZAPATA and EXORCIST: THE BEGINNING (both 2004), DOMINION: PREQUEL TO THE EXORCIST (2005), IO, DON GIOVANNI (2007), and DARE TO LOVE ME and L'IMBROGLIO NEÍ LENZUOLO (both scheduled for 2008). He was the 14th recipient of the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers, the youngest recipient and only the second recipient after Sven Nykvist not to be a US citizen.  Cinematography 1979: APOCALYPSE NOW  Cinematography 1981: REDS  Best Achievement in Cinematography 1987: THE LAST EMPEROR  Nominated for Achievement in Cinematography 1990: DICK TRACY 4 nominations, 3 Awards