Born in Los Angeles, CA; educated at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Art director and production designer who entered American film as an assistant art director for BOUND FOR GLORY (1976). He also assisted on THE CHINA SYNDROME (1979). Art director credits include SECOND-HAND HEARTS (1981), THE ADVENTURES OF BUCKAROO BANZAI ACROSS THE 8TH DIMENSION (1984), THE GOONIES and THE SLUGGER'S WIFE (both 1985), EMPIRE OF THE SUN (uncredited) and TALKING WALLS (both 1987). Notable production designer credits include "Amazing Stories" (1985, TV series), BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (1989), BACK TO THE FUTURE PART III (1990), DEATH BECOMES HER (1992), JURASSIC PARK (1993), FORREST GUMP (1994), THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK and AMISTAD (both 1997), WHAT LIES BENEATH and CAST AWAY (both 2000), ARTIFICIAL INTELLEGENCE: AI (2001), THE POLAR EXPRESS (2004), WAR OF THE WORLDS and MUNICH (both 2005), THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 (scheduled for 2008), and AVATAR (planned for release in 2009).  Nominated for Achievement in Art Direction 1994: FORREST GUMP - Art Direction 1 nomination