Gregg Heschong

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Gregg Heschong
OccupationCinematographer, television director and camera operator
Years active1973–present

Gregg Heschong is an American cinematographer and television director.

For much of his career, he amassed a number cinematography credits in the television series The Tracey Ullman Show , Perfect Strangers , The George Carlin Show , Wanda at Large , 'Til Death , Twins , Better with You , $#*! My Dad Says and Fuller House . As well as working as a cinematographer and director for the series Family Matters , NewsRadio , Becker and True Jackson, VP .

Prior to a career in television, Heschong has also had a career in feature films working as a camera operator and director of photography on the films Firefox (1982), Tron (1982), Broadcast News (1987) and Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).

In 2006, Heschong received a Primetime Emmy nomination for his cinematography work on The New Adventures of Old Christine , [1]

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References

  1. "Primetime Emmy nominations for Greg Heschong". Primetime Emmy® Award Database. Retrieved February 22, 2010.