Film editor who has shared two Oscars®. He entered American film as an assistant editor on VALLEY GIRL (1983). Other notable credits (alone or in collaboration) include THE PRINCESS BRIDE (sound asst.) and WALL STREET (assoc. editor) (both 1987), TALK RADIO (1988, co-editor), BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (1989), JFK and THE DOORS (both 1991), INDECENT PROPOSAL (1993), THE RIVER WILD (1994), FRENCH KISS (1995), BROKEN ARROW and JERRY MAGUIRE (both 1996), MEET JOE BLACK (1998), BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999, assoc. editor), ALMOST FAMOUS (2000), VANILLA SKY (2001), "Live from Baghdad" (2002, TV), SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE (2003), THE SKELETON KEY (2005), THE HOLIDAY (2006), and LIONS FOR LAMBS (2007).  Best Achievement in Film Editing 1989: BORN ON THE FOURTH OF JULY (w. David Brenner)  Best Achievement in Film Editing 1991: JFK (w. Pietro Scalia)  Nominated for Achievement in Film Editing 1996: JERRY MAGUIRE  Nominated for Achievement in Film Editing 2000: ALMOST FAMOUS (w. Saar Klein) 4 nominations, 2 Awards