Julio Macat (born June 20, 1957) is an Argentine-American cinematographer.
Early life Born in Rosario, Argentina, Macat studied at University of California, Los Angeles.Behind the Lens: A Conversation with Cinematographer Julio Macat, ASC
Career He started his career off as a camera operator, under the guidance of director Andrei Konchalovsky, and worked on four of his movies including Runaway Train and Tango & Cash.Julio Macat, ASC.
Macat served as cinematographer on the 1990 Christmas comedy Home Alone and its sequels. He would frequently work on productions helmed by Adam Shankman, such as The Wedding Planner, A Walk to Remember and Bringing Down the House.
Personal life Macat has been married to actress Elizabeth Perkins since 2000, having met during production of Miracle on 34th Street.Julio Macat He has three children from a previous marriage.
He has been an AMPAS member since 2003.
Filmography Film +Key Denotes films that have not yet been released Year Title Director Notes 1988 Out of the Dark Michael Schroeder 1990 Home AloneChris Columbus1991 Only the Lonely The Borrower John McNaughton With Robert C. New 1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Chris Columbus 1993 So I Married an Axe Murderer Thomas Schlamme1994 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective Tom Shadyac Miracle on 34th Street Les Mayfield 1995 Moonlight and Valentino David Anspaugh1996 The Nutty Professor Tom Shadyac My Fellow Americans Peter Segal 1997 Home Alone 3 Raja Gosnell 1999 Crazy in Alabama Antonio Banderas2001 The Wedding Planner Adam Shankman Cats & Dogs Lawrence Guterman2002 A Walk to Remember Adam Shankman Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever Wych Kaosayananda 2003 Bringing Down the House Adam Shankman 2004 Catch That Kid Bart Freundlich 2005 Wedding Crashers David Dobkin 2006 Blind Dating James Keach 2007 Because I Said So Michael Lehmann2008 Columbus Day Charles Burmeister Smother Vince Di Meglio 2009 Thick as Thieves Mimi Leder 2010 Our Family Wedding Rick Famuyiwa 2011 Winnie the Pooh Stephen AndersonDon Hall Live-action scenes 2012 Pitch Perfect Jason Moore 2013 Syrup Aram Rappaport2014 Blended Frank Coraci Horrible Bosses 2Sean Anders 2015 Daddy's Home2016 The Boss Ben Falcone Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life Steve Carr 2017 Daddy's Home 2 Sean Anders 2018 Life of the Party Ben Falcone 2019 After the Wedding Bart Freundlich 2023 Brave the Dark Damian Harris 2025 Merv Jessica Swale
Short film Year Title Director Notes 2004 Gilded Stones James Dodson With Ryan Bradley Gaw 2016 Super Sex Matthew Modine
Documentary film Year Title Director Note 2017 Miracle on 42nd Street Alice Elliott With Joey Forsyte and John Hazard
Television Year Title Director Notes2013 Web Therapy Dan BucatinskyDon Roos 29 episodes Web Therapy Don Roos 7 episodes Trophy Wife Jason Moore Episode "Pilot" 2023 Fatal Attraction Alexandra CunninghamPete Chatmon 3 episodes
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