Mark Mangini facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Mark Mangini
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| Born |
Mark Anthony Mangini
August 31, 1956 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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| Occupation | Sound editor |
| Years active | 1976–present |
| Spouse(s) |
Annette McCarthy
(m. 1984, divorced)
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| Children | 3, including Rio Mangini |
Mark Mangini (born in 1956) is an American sound editor. A sound editor is like a sound artist for movies. They create and mix all the sounds you hear in a film, from footsteps to explosions. Mark Mangini has worked on over 125 movies!
He has won two of the most important awards in filmmaking, called Academy Awards (also known as Oscars). He won in 2021 for Dune and in 2015 for Mad Max: Fury Road.
One of his most famous jobs was creating a new roar for Leo the Lion. Leo is the famous lion mascot for the movie studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Fun fact: even though it's a lion, tiger sounds were used to make the roar!
Mark Mangini has also built a huge collection of sounds over his career. This collection is used to create amazing soundscapes for movies. He has three children, including his son Rio.
Mark Mangini's Oscar Wins and Nominations
Mark Mangini has been nominated for the Best Sound Editing and Best Sound awards many times. Winning an Oscar is a huge honor in the movie world!
Here are some of the films he was nominated for:
- In 1986, he was nominated for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
- In 1992, he was nominated for the Disney movie Aladdin.
- In 1997, he was nominated for The Fifth Element.
- In 2015, he won an Oscar for his work on Mad Max: Fury Road.
- In 2017, he was nominated for Blade Runner 2049.
- In 2021, he won another Oscar for Dune.
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