Caleb Deschanel Biography

Fast Facts

• Has received five separate Academy Award nominations for his cinematography
• Was given the Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Society of Cinematographers in 2010
• Attended high school at Severn School in Severna Park, Md
• Graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1968
• Attended Johns Hopkins University in the 1960s
• Along with filmmakers George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, he was one of the original members of the production company American Zoetrope
• Directed the 1991 music video for Rod Stewart's "Rhythm of My Heart․"
• Directed the music video for Eric Clapton's "Pretending․"
• Directed three episodes of "Twin Peaks," which starred his wife Mary Jo
• Graduated in 1969 from the American Film Institute (AFI) Conservatory in Hollywood in its first class
• Is a cinematographer and director for TV and films
• As a representative of the American Society of Cinematographers, he is a member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress