Robert Yeoman

Cinematographer. Born 10 March 1951 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Oscar nomination

Born

10 March 1951, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Active

1989–present

Frequently works with

Wes Anderson, Barry Mendel, Jeremy Dawson, Owen Wilson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Adrien Brody, Bill Murray

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Biography

Robert D. Yeoman is an American cinematographer. He studied at Duke University and the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.

Yeoman has served as director of photography on all of Wes Anderson’s live-action feature films from Bottle Rocket (1996) to Asteroid City (2023), including Rushmore (1998), The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), The Darjeeling Limited (2007), Moonrise Kingdom (2012) and The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014). He has also worked on films such as Drugstore Cowboy (1989), Bridesmaids (2011), Spy (2015) and Ghostbusters (2016).

He received an Academy Award nomination and a BAFTA Award nomination for The Grand Budapest Hotel. Yeoman won an Independent Spirit Award for Drugstore Cowboy and is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

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