Caleb Deschanel
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Caleb Deschanel

Born 21 September 1944 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Caleb Deschanel is an American film cinematographer and film/television director. He has been nominated for six Academy Awards, each time in the field of cinematography. The first nomination came in 1983 for the film The Right Stuff. His second was in 1984 for The Natural, the third in 1996 for Fly Away Home, the fourth in 2000 for The Patriot, the fifth for The Passion of the Christ (2004), and the sixth for Never Look Away (2018). He is the father of actresses Emily Deschanel and Zooey Deschanel.

Known for

The Lion King
Jack Reacher
National Treasure
The Passion of the Christ
The Patriot
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Bones
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Twin Peaks
My Sister's Keeper
Killer Joe
Dream House
Wildwood
The Lion King
Never Look Away
Unforgettable
Rules Don't Apply
The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years
Winter's Tale
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
Killer Joe
Jack Reacher
Dream House
My Sister's Keeper
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Killshot
Ask the Dust
The Passion of the Christ
National Treasure
The Hunted
Timeline
The Patriot
Anna and the King
Message in a Bottle
Hope Floats
Fly Away Home
It Could Happen to You
Crusoe
The Slugger's Wife
The Natural
The Right Stuff
The Escape Artist
Let's Spend the Night Together
Being There
More American Graffiti
The Black Stallion
Rodeo
Lanton Mills
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