Adam Chazen (born July 19, 1986) is an American special effects producer who has worked in television and film, and is best known for his work on the cable television series ''

Game of Thrones ''Game of Thrones'' is an American fantasy drama television series created by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss for HBO. It is an adaptation of ''A Song of Ice and Fire'', a series of fantasy novels by George R. R. Martin, the first ...

'', for which he has received five Emmy Awards. Chazen grew up in

Old Bridge Township, New Jersey Old Bridge Township is a Township (New Jersey), township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States, located in the Raritan River, Raritan Valley region and within the New York metropolitan area. As of the 202 ...

and attended Cheesequake Elementary School and Carl Sandburg Middle School before graduating from

Old Bridge High School Old Bridge High School (formed from combining the former Cedar Ridge and Madison Central High Schools) is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Old Bridge Township in Middlesex ...

in 2004. Building on an interest in film that started in middle school, Chazen initiated his career in TV and film by recording events at his high school. He attended

Rowan University Rowan University is a public research university in Glassboro, New Jersey, with a medical campus in Stratford and medical and academic campuses in Camden. It was founded in 1923 as Glassboro Normal School on a site donated by 107 residents. ...

, earning a degree in radio, television and film from the school's College of Communication and Creative Arts.Santoriello, Angela
"Old Bridge native wins Emmy for outstanding visual effects Now a resident of Ireland, Adam Chazen earned award for HBO’s ''Game of Thrones''
''News Transcript'', October 3, 2012. Accessed June 4, 2018. "Old Bridge High School graduate Adam Chazen shares his Emmy award with his mom, Michele. Adam Chazen has an eye for the unusual. That is why the Old Bridge, Middlesex County, native was handed the Outstanding Special Visual Effects award at the 2012 Creative Arts Emmys for his work on HBO’s ''Game of Thrones.''" Rowan University recognized Chazen in 2013 as the recipient of its Distinguished Young Alumnus Award. In 2016, Chazen was inducted in his former high school's Hall of Fame in Old Bridge Township, New Jersey. After graduating from Rowan in 2008, Before moving to

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, to work on ''Game of Thrones'', Chazen had worked on the documentary '' Being Elmo: A Puppeteer's Journey'', and the films ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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'', before moving to

to work on ''Game of Thrones''. As a visual effects associate producer on ''Game of Thrones'', he was part of the HBO team that won the

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects This is a list of the winning and nominated programs of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a series, miniseries, film, or special. Since the award ceremony of 1998, the category has been divided into Special Vis ...

in five consecutive years, from 2012 to 2016. In 2019, Chazen was nominated for another Emmy for the final season of ''

.''

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chazen, Adam 1980s births Living people Old Bridge High School alumni People from Old Bridge Township, New Jersey Rowan University alumni Special effects people Year of birth missing (living people)