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- Known For
- Art
- Born
- June 28, 1948
- Place of Birth
- Manhattan, New York, USA
- Died
- June 7, 2012
J. Michael Riva
John Michael Riva (June 28, 1948–June 7, 2012), better known as J. Michael Riva, was an American production designer. Riva was born in Manhattan to William Riva, a Broadway set designer, and Maria Elisabeth Sieber, a German-born actress and the daughter of Marlene Dietrich. Riva had three brothers (John Peter, John Paul, and John David). Riva attended the prep school Institute Le Rosey in Switzerland for six years before attending UCLA. Married to Wendy Mickell, he had four sons, Jean-Paul, Mikey, Daniel, and Adam. Riva had a long and prestigious career as an art director and production designer on numerous films, including the 1985 film The Colour Purple, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Art Direction. Other credits include The Goonies (1985), Lethal Weapon (1987), A Few Good Men (1992), Spider-Man 3 (2007), Iron Man (2008), and Iron Man 2 (2010). His final f…
Filmography
movieDjango Unchained
2012 · Production Design
movieThe Amazing Spider-Man
2012 · Production Design
movieIron Man 2
2010 · Production Design
movieSeven Pounds
2008 · Production Design
movieI Am 'Iron Man'
2008 · Self
movieIron Man
2008 · Production Design
movieSpider-Man 3
2007 · Production Design
movieThe Pursuit of Happyness
2006 · Production Design
movieZathura: A Space Adventure
2005 · Production Design
movieStealth
2005 · Production Design
movieCharlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003 · Production Design
movieThe Making of 'The Color Purple'
2003 · Self
movieEvolution
2001 · Production Design
movieCharlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
2001 · Self
movieCharlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World
2001 · Self
movieCharlie's Angels
2000 · Production Design
movieTuesdays with Morrie
1999 · Production Design
movieLethal Weapon 4
1998 · Production Design
movieSix Days Seven Nights
1998 · Production Design
movieHard Rain
1998 · Production Design
movieCongo
1995 · Production Design
movieNorth
1994 · Production Design
movieDave
1993 · Production Design
movieA Few Good Men
1992 · Production Design
movieRadio Flyer
1992 · Production Design
movieTango & Cash
1989 · Production Design
movieLethal Weapon 2
1989 · Production Design
tvTales from the Crypt
1989 · Director
movieScrooged
1988 · Production Designer
movieLethal Weapon
1987 · Production Design
movieThe Golden Child
1986 · Production Design
movieThe Color Purple
1985 · Production Design
tvAmazing Stories
1985 · Director
movieThe Goonies
1985 · Production Design
movieThe Slugger's Wife
1985 · Production Design
movieThe Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 · Production Design
movieBad Boys
1983 · Production Design
movieHalloween II
1981 · Production Design
movieThe Hand
1981 · Production Design
movieCallie & Son
1981 · Production Design
movieOrdinary People
1980 · Art Direction
movieBrubaker
1980 · Art Direction
movieFast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
1979 · Art Direction
movieBare Knuckles
1977 · Production Design
movieI Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977 · Production Design
movieBad Georgia Road
1977 · Art Direction
movieIlsa: Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks
1976 · Production Design