Robert Legato

Robert Legato

Known for: Visual Effects
Biography: 1956-05-06 (67 years old)

Biography

Robert Legato directed the 2016 film Eloise.


Legato has been nominated for five Academy Awards and has won three. His first win was for his visual effects work on Titanic, his second was for his work on Hugo and his third for The Jungle Book. In 1996, he won the BAFTA award for Best Achievement in Special Effects for Apollo 13, for which he also garnered his first Academy Award nomination. He won Academy Awards in Visual effects for Hugo and The Jungle Book. In 2020, he received his fifth Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for The Lion King.


Prior to his work in film, he was a Visual Effects Supervisor for Star Trek: The Next Generation from 1987 to 1992, and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine in 1993. His work on the Star Trek franchise earned him three Emmy nominations and two wins, as well as an in-front-of-the-camera appearance on Reading Rainbow for an episode devoted to a behind-the-scenes look at TNG.


Legato is a member of the Directors Guild of America (DGA), American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) and the Visual Effects Society (VES).

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Filmography

all 25

Movies 21

Director 10

TV Shows 4

self 4

Second Unit Director
Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1

Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024)

Movie
Second Unit Director
The Equalizer 3

The Equalizer 3 (2023)

Movie
5.25
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Lion King

The Lion King (2019)

Movie
6.38
Director
Medal of Honor

Medal of Honor (2018)

TV
Director
Eloise

Eloise (2017)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book (2016)

Movie
7.64
Editor
Misery Loves Comedy

Misery Loves Comedy (2015)

Movie
Thanks
Learning to Drive

Learning to Drive (2014)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor / Second Unit Director of Photography / Second Unit Director
The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)

Movie
8.4
Self
Hugo: Big Effects, Small Scale

Hugo: Big Effects, Small Scale (2012)

Movie
Self
Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'

Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo' (2012)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Hugo

Hugo (2011)

Movie
7.56
Visual Effects Supervisor / Second Unit Director of Photography / Second Unit Director
Shutter Island

Shutter Island (2010)

Movie
8.63
Visual Effects Supervisor
The Departed

The Departed (2006)

Movie
6.78
Visual Effects Supervisor / Second Unit Director
The Aviator

The Aviator (2004)

Movie
6.2
Visual Effects Supervisor
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)

Movie
7.15
Visual Effects Supervisor
What Lies Beneath

What Lies Beneath (2000)

Movie
6.56
Self (as Rob Legato)
In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire

In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the Vampire (2000)

Movie
Visual Effects Supervisor
Titanic

Titanic (1997)

Movie
8.3
Visual Effects Supervisor
Apollo 13

Apollo 13 (1995)

Movie
7.08
Visual Effects Supervisor / Second Unit Director
Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire (1994)

Movie
6.75
Visual Effects Supervisor
Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon

Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice Marathon (1994)

Movie
Director
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)

TV
5.7
Self
HBO First Look

HBO First Look (1992)

TV
Director
Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)

TV
6.47

Ratings

Average 6.7
Based on 9.11 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1987
1997
2010
2010
2023
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Information

Known For
Visual Effects

Gender
Male

Birthday
1956-05-06 (67 years old)

Birth Place
Monmouth County, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Rob Legato, 로버트 르가토

Awards
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects


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