Jon Johnson, MPSE (born October 16, 1954) is an American sound editor of television and feature film. He won the Academy Award for Best Sound Editing for his work on the

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submarine epic '' U-571'' (2000).

Career

Johnson has been a leading figure in sound editing for many years. His career began with work as a sound effects editor on animated programs such as ''

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'' and '' Super Friends: The Legendary Super Powers Show'', among others. His foray into feature film came with the horror film documentary ''

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'' (1984). Another milestone, his first supervising sound editor role, came two years later on the ''

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'' (1986) reunion special. Johnson's work in mainstream cinema took off with the popular

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films ''

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'' (1994) and '' Independence Day'' (1996). With the success of those projects, he went on to become a highly regard supervising sound editor in Hollywood. His credits include '' U-571'' (2000), ''

A Knight's Tale ''A Knight's Tale'' is a 2001 American medieval adventure comedy film written, co-produced and directed by Brian Helgeland. The film stars Heath Ledger as William Thatcher, a peasant squire who poses as a knight and competes in tournaments, win ...

'' (2001), ''

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'' (2006), '' The Blind Side'' (2009), '' Captain America: The First Avenger'' (2011) and '' Saving Mr. Banks'' (2013). He has not, however, forgotten his roots in television, having served as supervising sound editor on the miniseries ''

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'' (2008) and the television film ''

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'' (2009).

Awards

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johnson, Jon 1954 births Living people Best Sound Editing Academy Award winners American sound editors