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Robert Legato

Visual Effects · Born 1956-05-06 · Ocean Township, New Jersey, USA

Biography

Robert Legato (born 1956) is an American visual effects supervisor, second unit director, and second director of photography. Raised in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Legato graduated from Ocean Township High School.

Known for

Filmography

2025You Know: Uncovering What Lies BeneathSelf
2024MegalopolisThanks
2024Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1Second Unit Director
2023The Equalizer 3Second Unit Director
2022EmancipationVisual Effects Supervisor
2022AmbulanceVisual Effects Supervisor
2019The Lion KingVisual Effects Supervisor
2018Medal of HonorDirector
2016EloiseDirector
2016The Jungle BookVisual Effects Supervisor
2015Misery Loves ComedyEditor
2014Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)Thanks
2014Learning to DriveThanks
2013The Wolf of Wall StreetVisual Effects Supervisor
2012Shoot the Moon: The Making of 'Hugo'Self
2012Hugo: Big Effects, Small ScaleSelf
2011HugoVisual Effects Supervisor
2011George Harrison: Living in the Material WorldVisual Effects
2010Shutter IslandSecond Unit Director
2006The DepartedVisual Effects Supervisor
2004The AviatorVisual Effects Supervisor
2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneVisual Effects Supervisor
2000What Lies BeneathVisual Effects Supervisor
2000In the Shadow of the Vampire: The Making of Interview with the VampireSelf (as Rob Legato)
1998ArmageddonVisual Effects Supervisor
1997TitanicVisual Effects Supervisor
1995Apollo 13Visual Effects Supervisor
1994Interview with the VampireVisual Effects Supervisor
1994Star Trek: The Next Generation Viewer's Choice MarathonVisual Effects Supervisor
1993Star Trek: Deep Space NineDirector
1992HBO First LookSelf
1987Star Trek: The Next GenerationDirector
—Skibidi ToiletVisual Effects Supervisor
—Untitled Hannibal FilmVisual Effects Supervisor

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