Photo: Jeff Vespa © WireImage.com

Born in Wenonah, NJ. Film editor who began as a sound editor in the late 1980s: ANNA (1987), TRUE LOVE (1989), DOGFIGHT (1991, also ass't picture editor) and THE LAST PARTY (1993, also post-production supervisor). He assisted on EIGHT MEN OUT (1988) and cut his first feature with BLOWBACK (1991). Other notable film editing credits (many in collaboration with director Ang Lee) include PUSHING HANDS / "Tui shou" (1992), THE WEDDING BANQUET / "Hsi yen" (1993), EAT DRINK MAN WOMAN / "Yin shi nan nu" (1994), SCENES FROM THE NEW WORLD (also 1994), SENSE AND SENSIBILITY (1995), THE ICE STORM (1997), LULU ON THE BRIDGE (1998), RIDE WITH THE DEVIL (1999), CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON / "Wo hu cang long" (2000), THE HIRE: CHOSEN and GOSFORD PARK (both 2001), HULK (2003), GOING UPRIVER: THE LONG WAR OF JOHN KERRY (2004), "Medium" (TV series: 1 episode) and SYRIANA (both 2005), THE INNER LIFE OF MARTIN FROST and LUST, CAUTION / "Se, jie" (both 2007), and DANCING WITH SHIVA (2008).  Nominated for Achievement in Film Editing 2000: WO HU CANG LONG (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON) 1 nomination