Rob Bredow

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Rob Bredow
Born
(1974-03-22) March 22, 1974 (age 48)
Orange County, California, U.S. [1] [2]
OccupationVisual effects artist
Children2 [2]

Robert D. Bredow (born March 22, 1974) [3] is an American visual effects artist. [4] He was born in California, where he grew up in La Habra. [1] He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Visual Effects for the film Solo: A Star Wars Story . [5]

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  1. 1 2 https://www.californiabirthindex.org/birth/robert_d_bredow_born_1974_12174656.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 1 2 Giardina, Carolyn (May 8, 2020). "ILM Head Talks AI, Deepfakes and 'Mandalorian' Visual Effects". The Hollywood Reporter . Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  3. "Robert D Bredow, Born 03/22/1974 in California | CaliforniaBirthIndex.org". www.californiabirthindex.org. Retrieved 2022-10-25.
  4. Robertson, Barbara (February 12, 2019). "Oscar-Nominated VFX Supervisor Rob Bredow on Solo: A Star Wars Story". StudioDaily. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  5. "The 91st Academy Awards (2019) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Retrieved December 10, 2021.