Phil Abraham is an American
cinematographer
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and
television director
A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...
. He worked on all six seasons of ''
The Sopranos
''The Sopranos'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime drama television series created by David Chase. The story revolves around Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini), a New Jersey-based American Mafia, Italian-American mobster, portraying h ...
'', initially as a camera operator, then as a cinematographer and eventually as an episodic director. He won the 2008
for his work on the
pilot
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of ''
Mad Men
''Mad Men'' is an American period drama television series created by Matthew Weiner and produced by Lionsgate Television. It ran on the cable network AMC from July 19, 2007, to May 17, 2015, lasting for seven seasons and 92 episodes. Its fict ...
'' and has been nominated for four other Primetime Emmy Awards for
Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series for his work on ''The Sopranos''. Besides working as a cinematographer for ''Mad Men'', he has also worked as a director for fifteen episodes. He picked up two more nominations for a
for ''Mad Men'' episodes "The Jet Set" and "
The Other Woman".
He attended high school at
York Preparatory School
York Preparatory School commonly referred to as York Prep School, is an independent, university-preparatory school in the Upper West Side area of Manhattan, New York City, near Lincoln Square, Manhattan, Lincoln Square.
The coeducational school p ...
and graduated from
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Epis ...
, along with ''Mad Men'' creator
Matthew Weiner
Matthew Hoffman Weiner () (born June 29, 1965) is an American television writer, producer, and director best known as the creator and showrunner of the television series ''Mad Men'', and as a writer and executive producer on ''The Sopranos''.
...
.
Filmography
Director
Cinematographer
Camera operator
References
External links
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American cinematographers
American television directors
Living people
Wesleyan University alumni
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)