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Sound re-recording mixer with almost 150 film and television credits who entered American film with HIGH WIRE (1984). Some of Tavella's other notable credits include BARTON FINK (1991), FAR AND AWAY and MALCOLM X (both 1992), A BRONX TALE and WHAT'S EATING GILBERT GRAPE (both 1993), Ken Burns' "Baseball" (1994, TV mini-series), THE BROTHERS McMULLEN and MONEY TRAIN (both 1995), BASQUIAT (1996), ULEE'S GOLD, CHASING AMY and AFFLICTION (all 1997), ILLUMINATA (1998), THE CIDER HOUSE RULES (1999), THE ORIGINAL KINGS OF COMEDY, STATE AND MAIN and CHOCOLAT (all 2000), Ken Burns' "Jazz" (2001, TV mini-series) and THE ROYAL TENENBAUMS (also 2001), CHICAGO (2002), TUPAC: RESURRECTION and RED BETSY (both 2003), VANITY FAIR, UNFORGIVABLE BLACKNESS: THE RISE AND FALL OF JACK JOHNSON and SAVING FACE (all 2004), RING OF FIRE: THE EMILE GRIFFITH STORY, FORTY SHADES OF BLUE, THE BALLAD OF JACK AND ROSE, BROKEN FLOWERS and ROMANCE & CIGARETTES (all 2005), INFAMOUS, THE NAMESAKE, THE FOUNTAIN, PENELOPE, AMERICAN COMBATANT and FACTORY GIRL (all 2006), MIGRATION, BROOKLYN RULES, SPINNING INTO BUTTER, BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU'RE DEAD, HONEYDRIPPER, Ken Burns' "The War" (TV series) and DAN IN REAL LIFE (all 2007), and DEFINITELY, MAYBE, THE LUCKY ONES, 8 and KIT KITTREDGE: AN AMERICAN GIRL (all 2008).  Best Achievement in Sound 2002: CHICAGO (w. Michael Minkler and David Lee) 1 nomination, 1 Award