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 1956) is an American sound editor with over 125 film credits. He has won two Academy Awards, in 2021 for Best Sound for Dune and in 2015 for Best Sound Editing along with David White for their work on Mad Max: Fury Road.
Mangini is renowned for recording and editing a new roar track for Leo the Lion, the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) lion mascot (ironically, tiger sounds were used for the effect).
In April 2017, Mangini partnered with Pro Sound Effects to release The Odyssey Collection, developed from his personal sound library built throughout his career with partner Richard L. Anderson.
Mangini is of Italian descent. He married actress Annette McCarthy in 1984 and they have two sons. They separated some time later. He also has a son, Rio, from his marriage to Ann Whatu.
Oscar nominations
Mangini has received the following nominations for Best Sound Editing and Best Sound (for Dune in 2021):
- 59th Academy Awards (1986): Nominated for Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Lost to Aliens.
- 65th Academy Awards (1992): Nominated for Aladdin. Lost to Bram Stoker's Dracula.
- 70th Academy Awards (1997): Nominated for The Fifth Element. Lost to Titanic.
- 88th Academy Awards (2015): Won for Mad Max: Fury Road.
- 90th Academy Awards (2017): Nominated for: Blade Runner 2049. Lost to Dunkirk.
- 94th Academy Awards (2021): Won for Dune.
