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Nick McLean
American cinematographer (born 1941) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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George Nicholas McLean (born May 29, 1941) is an American cinematographer,[1] best known for his work on the television shows Friends, Joey, Cybill, and Evening Shade.
Early life
McLean was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of George McLean and Dorothy Jane (née Scott), and raised in the San Fernando Valley. His family was highly involved in the entertainment industry. His uncle was an actor and his step-father, Fred Jackman, Jr. was a cinematographer and the son of the second president of the American Society of Cinematographers.
McLean attended North Hollywood High School, and earned a football scholarship to the University of Southern California.[2][self-published source]
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Career
After graduating, McLean opened a pool hall and a body and fender shop in Van Nuys, California. After this, Jackman introduced McLean to the camera department at Columbia Pictures. He started working as a clapper boy in 1966 for the television series The Iron Horse. In 1969, McLean became a second assistant cameraman at Universal Studios, working on many shows, before providing aerial cinematography for the film Red Sky at Morning.
While working as a cameraman on the film Sharky's Machine, McLean was approached by Burt Reynolds, who directed the film; Reynolds offered him a job as the cinematographer for his film Stroker Ace, which McLean accepted. As another favor, Reynolds offered for McLean to shoot the sitcom Evening Shade. From that point onwards, McLean worked on various film and television projects, as camera operator[3] and director of photography.[4][5]
In 2002, McLean received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography in a Multicamera Series for his work on Friends.[6][7]
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Filmography
Film
- 1979: Cheech & Chong's Next Movie
- 1982: Stroker Ace
- 1983: Staying Alive[8]
- 1983: Cannonball Run II[9]
- 1984: Stick (released 1985)
- 1984: City Heat
- 1984: Twice in a Lifetime
- 1985: Gung Ho/Working Class Man
- 1985: The Goonies
- 1986: Cobra
- 1986: Short Circuit
- 1986: Heat (second unit)
- 1987: Spaceballs[10][11][self-published source][self-published source?]
- 1988: Mac and Me[12]
- 1994: My Father, the Hero (replaced Francis Veber)
- 1994: The Maddening
- 1999: The Last Producer/The Final Hit
Television
- 1988: The Pretenders
- 1989: B-Men
- 1988-89: B.L. Stryker
- 1990-93: Evening Shade
- 1991: Maverick Square[13]
- 1992: Hearts Afire
- 1993: The Man from Left Field
- 1993: Harlan & Merleen
- 1994-97: Cybill
- 1995: The Home Court
- 1998-99: Veronica's Closet
- 1999: Friends
- 2000-03: Friends[6]
- 2002: Life with Bonnie
- 2004: Listen Up
- 2004: Life on a Stick
- 2005: Hot Properties
- 2005: Joey
- 2006: 'til Death
Films as camera assistant/operator
- 1966: The Iron Horse
- 1970: Red Sky at Morning
- 1970: The Touch of Satan/Curse of Melissa/Night of the Demon
- 1972: Domo Arigato/Thank You Very Much
- 1973: The Sugerland Express
- 1973: Cinderella Liberty
- 1973: Larry
- 1974: Funny Lady
- 1975: Obsession
- 1975: Sweet Revenge/Dandy, the All American Girl
- 1975: Marathon Man
- 1976: Exorcist II: The Heretic
- 1976: Close Encounters of the Third Kind
- 1976: Looking for Mr. Goodbar
- 1977: The Deer Hunter
- 1977: Heaven Can Wait
- 1978: The Rose
- 1979: Being There/Chance
- 1979: Cheech and Chong's Next Movie/High Encounters (of the Ultimate Kind)
- 1980: Honky Tonk Freeway
- 1980: Rich and Famous
- 1981: Sharky's Machine
- 1981: The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
- 1982: Kiss Me Goodbye
Television as director
Miscellaneous
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References
External links
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