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Son of soundman Gene S. Cantamessa. Sound mixer who entered American film as a boom operator for JOY OF SEX (1984). Among his many feature film credits are STAR TREK IV: THE VOYAGE HOME (1986), "batteries not included" (1987), THE PRESIDIO, CADDYSHACK II and TWINS (all 1988), GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989), POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE and KINDERGARTEN COP (both 1990), REGARDING HENRY and STAR TREK VI: THE UNDISCOVERED COUNTRY (both 1991), DISCLOSURE (1994), PRIMAL FEAR (1996), WAG THE DOG (1997), SPHERE (1998), LIBERTY HEIGHTS (1999), BEDAZZLED (2000), SHOWTIME (2002), TIMELINE (2003), ENVY, DODGEBALL: A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY and RAY (all 2004), MONSTER-IN-LAW, MR. AND MRS. SMITH and RUMOR HAS IT (all 2005), ACCEPTED (2006), WILD HOGS, MR. WOODCOCK and THE HEARTBREAK KID (all 2007), WHAT JUST HAPPENED?, TROPIC THUNDER and SEVENTEEN AGAIN (all 2008), and MY SISTER'S KEEPER (scheduled for release in 2009).  Best Achievement in Sound Mixing 2004: RAY (w. Scott Millan, Bob Beemer and Greg Orloff) 1 nomination, 1 Award