Bob Beemer

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Bob Beemer
Born (1955-02-08) February 8, 1955 (age 67)
Hollywood, California United States
Occupation Sound engineer
Years active1989 present

Robert Joseph "Bob" Beemer (born February 8, 1955) is an American sound mixer who has won four Oscars.

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Biography

Bob Beemer was born on February 8, 1955, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Hollywood, California. Graduating from Loyola High School, Los Angeles in 1973, he studied Communication Arts and English at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, earning a bachelor's degree in 1977 with a double major in those two fields. Always fascinated by sound, he became an expert in remixing for movies. His first professionally recorded sound was on Roots (1977).

Academy Awards

Beemer has won four Academy Awards for Best Sound and has been nominated for another three:

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