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Cinematographer Thomas Ackerman was born on 14 September, 1948 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and enrolled in the University of Iowa, where he took a cinema course. He was hired by the university to shoot football games and training films for its School of Dentistry. In 1968 he went to work for Oscar-winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim, who became his mentor. After a stint in the US Air Force he went back to work for Guggenheim in Washington, DC. He moved to Los Angeles in 1973, hooked up with his Air Force buddy Mike Robeand was hired as a camera operator on a succession of Hollywood films, includingFrancis Ford Coppola's One from the Heart (1981). He was director of photography onBeetlejuice (1988) for director Tim Burton (for whom Ackerman had previously shotFrankenweenie (1984)). In addition to cinematographer, he has also served as a second-unit director, notably onAlvin and the Chipmunks (2007) and Furry Vengeance (2010).

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip Poster

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip ( 2015) | IMDb: 4.9

Adventure , Animation , Comedy , Family , Music

Through a series of misunderstandings, Alvin, Simon and Theodore come to believe that Dave is going to propose to his new girlfriend in New York City - and dump them. They have three days to get to him and stop the proposal.

Starring:

Jason Lee , Justin Long , Bella Thorne , Matthew Gray Gubler , Jesse McCartney , Kaley Cuoco

Directed by:

Thomas E. Ackerman , Walt Becker

Produced by:

Karen Rosenfelt , Jennifer Teves , Arnon Milchan

Hop ( 2011) | IMDb: 5.4

Animation , Comedy , Family

E.B., the Easter Bunny's teenage son, heads to Hollywood, determined to become a drummer in a rock 'n' roll band. In L.A., he's taken in by Fred after the out-of-work slacker hits E.B. with his car.

Starring:

Russell Brand , James Marsden , Kaley Cuoco , Hank Azaria , Elizabeth Perkins , Gary Cole

Directed by:

Michele Panelli-Venetis , Thomas E. Ackerman , Sharron Reynolds-Enriquez

Produced by:

Lisa Soltau , Michele Imperato , Beatriz Madrigal

Thomas E. Ackerman Movies: Top 2 Performances by a Successful Director

Biography