Julio Macat

Julio Macat

Cinematographer. Born 20 June 1957 in Rosario, Argentina.

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Born
20 June 1957, Rosario, Argentina
Active
1985–2012

Biography

Julio Macat is an Argentine-American cinematographer. Born in Rosario, Argentina, he moved to Los Angeles in 1971 and studied at the University of California, Los Angeles. He began his career as a camera technician and later worked as a camera operator with director Andrei Konchalovsky on films including Runaway Train (1985) and Tango & Cash (1989).

Macat served as director of photography on Home Alone (1990) and its sequels Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) and Home Alone 3 (1997). His other credits include Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Wedding Crashers (2005) and Pitch Perfect (2012). He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

He has been married to actress Elizabeth Perkins since 2000, having met her during the production of Miracle on 34th Street (1994).

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