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Gene S. Cantamessa(1931-2011)

  • Sound Department
  • Actor
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Gene S. Cantamessa
Gene S. Cantamessa was born on 17 February 1931 in New York City, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) and 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984). He died on 8 November 2011 in Sherman Oaks, California, USA.
BornFebruary 17, 1931
DiedNovember 8, 2011(80)
BornFebruary 17, 1931
DiedNovember 8, 2011(80)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 9 nominations total

Known for

Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
7.9
  • Sound Department(as Gene Cantamessa)
  • 1982
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.6
  • Sound Department(as Gene Cantamesa)
  • 1977
2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984)
2010: The Year We Make Contact
6.7
  • Sound Department(as Gene Cantamessa)
  • 1984
Walter Koenig, Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, James Doohan, DeForest Kelley, George Takei, and Nichelle Nichols in Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
7.3
  • Sound Department
  • 1986

Credits

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Sound Department

  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in End of Days (1999)
    End of Days
    5.8
    • production sound mixer
    • 1999
  • Harrison Ford and Anne Heche in Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
    Six Days Seven Nights
    5.9
    • production sound mixer
    • 1998
  • Robin Williams and Billy Crystal in Fathers' Day (1997)
    Fathers' Day
    5.3
    • production sound mixer
    • 1997
  • The Relic (1997)
    The Relic
    5.8
    • sound mixer
    • 1997
  • Michael Jordan and Billy West in Space Jam (1996)
    Space Jam
    6.5
    • production sound mixer (as Gene Cantamessa)
    • 1996
  • Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane, and Dianne Wiest in The Birdcage (1996)
    The Birdcage
    7.2
    • production sound mixer (as Gene Cantamessa)
    • 1996
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Danny DeVito, and Emma Thompson in Junior (1994)
    Junior
    4.7
    • production sound mixer (as Gene Steven Cantamessa)
    • 1994
  • Richard Gere and Lena Olin in Mr. Jones (1993)
    Mr. Jones
    5.8
    • sound mixer
    • 1993
  • Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver in Dave (1993)
    Dave
    6.9
    • production sound mixer (as Gene Cantamessa)
    • 1993
  • Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile, and Sarah Rose Karr in Beethoven (1992)
    Beethoven
    5.7
    • sound mixer
    • 1992
  • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
    7.2
    • production sound
    • 1991
  • Keanu Reeves, William Sadler, and Alex Winter in Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991)
    Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
    6.3
    • production sound mixer
    • 1991
  • Harrison Ford and Annette Bening in Regarding Henry (1991)
    Regarding Henry
    6.7
    • sound mixer (as Gene Cantamessa)
    • 1991
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Robert Cave, Christian Cousins, Joseph Cousins, Ben Diskin, Miko Hughes, Sarah Rose Karr, Tom Kurlander, Ross Malinger, Marissa Rosen, and Tameka Runnels in Kindergarten Cop (1990)
    Kindergarten Cop
    6.2
    • production sound mixer
    • 1990
  • Gene Wilder in Funny About Love (1990)
    Funny About Love
    4.8
    • sound mixer
    • 1990

Actor

  • The Candidate (1972)
    The Candidate
    7.0
    • (as Gene Cantamessa)
    • 1972

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Gene Cantamesa
  • Born
    • February 17, 1931
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 8, 2011
    • Sherman Oaks, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Children
    • Steve Cantamessa

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  • Trivia
    He is the father of soundman Steve Cantamessa.
  • Trademark
      Sound mixer of many Ivan Reitman films.

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