Don Zimmerman (film editor)

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Don Zimmerman
Occupation Film editor
SpouseDonna Zimmerman
Children Dan Zimmerman
Dean Zimmerman
David Zimmerman
Debi Zimmerman
Dana Zimmerman

Don Zimmerman is an American film editor. [1]

His first job as lead editor was the film Coming Home , for which he was nominated for an Academy Award at the 51st Academy Awards. [2]

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Early life

Zimmerman initially studied to become a veterinarian. He served in Vietnam, and later became a music editor. He moved into film editing after meeting director Hal Ashby, who was also an editor at the time. [3]

Career

Zimmerman began his career in 1969 as an apprentice editor in music and sound effects working for the Mirisch Co. on films such as: The Hawaiians , Gaily, Gaily, Little Big Man , The Godfather, Where's Papa and Jonathan Livingston Seagull . He then became a picture assistant editor for director Hal Ashby on films such as: The Landlord , Harold and Maude , Shampoo and Being There . [3] Zimmerman went on to work with director Hal Ashby on six films including Coming Home , for which he received an Academy Awards nomination.

In 1993, Zimmerman began working with director Tom Shadyac. Zimmerman went on to work with Shadyac on Ace Ventura: Pet Detective , The Nutty Professor, Patch Adams, and Liar Liar.

Personal life

Zimmerman is married to Donna Zimmerman. The couple have five children, all of whom are in the film business. Sons Dean, Danny and David are all film editors. Debi is a costumer. Dana works in post-production. [3]

YearFilm
1978 Coming Home
1979 Being There
1980 A Change of Seasons
1982 Best Friends
1982 Rocky III
1982 Barbarosa
1983 Staying Alive
1984 Teachers
1985 Rocky IV
1985 My Man Adam
1986 Cobra
1987 Fatal Beauty
1987 Over the Top
1988 Everybody's All-American
1989 The Package
1990 Navy SEALs
1991 The Prince of Tides
1992 Diggstown
1992 Leap of Faith
1994 Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994 The Scout
1995 A Walk in the Clouds
1996 The Nutty Professor
1997 Liar Liar
1998 Half Baked
1998 Patch Adams
1999 Brokedown Palace (uncredited)
1999 Galaxy Quest
2002 Dragonfly
2003 Just Married
2003 The Cat in the Hat
2004 Flight of the Phoenix
2005 Fun with Dick and Jane
2006 Night at the Museum
2008 Jumper
2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2010 Marmaduke
2012 Men in Black 3
2013 Red 2
2020 Bill & Ted Face the Music

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References

  1. The New York Times
  2. "51th Academy Awards (1979) - Movies from 1978". FilmAffinity. Retrieved 2011-06-11.
  3. 1 2 3 Caranicas, Peter (2010-06-15). "Zimmerman's keep editing in the family". Variety. Retrieved 2021-03-16.