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Wally Pfister (Walter C. Pfister) was born on 8 July, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, U.S., is an American cinematographer and director (born 1961). Discover Wally Pfister's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 62 years old?
Popular As |
Walter C. Pfister |
Occupation |
Cinematographer, director |
Age |
62 years old |
Zodiac Sign |
Cancer |
Born |
8 July, 1961 |
Birthday |
8 July |
Birthplace |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Nationality |
United States
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He is a member of famous Cinematographer with the age 62 years old group.
Wally Pfister Height, Weight & Measurements
At 62 years old, Wally Pfister height not available right now. We will update Wally Pfister's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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Who Is Wally Pfister's Wife?
His wife is Anna Julien (m. 1992-2015)
Loan Chabanol (m. 2018)
Family |
Parents |
Not Available |
Wife |
Anna Julien (m. 1992-2015)
Loan Chabanol (m. 2018) |
Sibling |
Not Available |
Children |
3, including Claire Julien |
Wally Pfister Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Wally Pfister worth at the age of 62 years old? Wally Pfister’s income source is mostly from being a successful Cinematographer. He is from United States. We have estimated Wally Pfister's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
Source of Income |
Cinematographer |
Wally Pfister Social Network
Timeline
His father, also known as Wally, was a TV news producer, who began his career with CBS-TV in Chicago in 1955.
Later, as an executive at ABC News, the elder Pfister worked with David Brinkley and Peter Jennings, covering political conventions, space flights and the civil rights movement.
Walter C. Pfister (born July 8, 1961) is an American director and former cinematographer, who is best known for his work with filmmaker Christopher Nolan.
When Pfister was about 11, a film company shot scenes for Shamus (1973), featuring Burt Reynolds, in his Irvington neighborhood.
The boy was fascinated by the crew setting up lights and cameras.
Soon afterward, he began shooting 8 mm home movies and short films.
Pfister also emulated his father by shooting slides on Kodachrome film and assembling them into shows for family and friends.
After high school, Pfister found a job as a production assistant at a television station, WMDT-TV, in Salisbury, Maryland.
Within a couple of months, he borrowed a CP-16 news camera and began shooting films on weekends, including a visual essay about a Victorian house.
"I did these slow, little intricate moves around the architecture of the house", he recalls, "cut it together with music, and showed it to the production manager. They made me a cameraman. I shot very low budget PSAs for $125 a week".
Within a few months, Pfister found a job as a cameraman for a Washington news service, which provided film for TV stations around the country.
He covered the United States Congress, the White House and breaking news from 1982 through 1985.
In 1985 Pfister began a freelance career shooting documentaries for the PBS series Frontline and industrial videos for various Washington production companies.
In 1988, Robert Altman came to Washington to direct a mini-series for HBO called Tanner '88 (1988).
Altman was looking for a real news cameraman to play that role in his show.
They hired Pfister and asked him to also shoot some B-roll.
When the producers saw his work, they brought Pfister on the show as the second unit cameraman.
It was the first time he was exposed to acting and dramatic material.
After that experience, Pfister enrolled at the American Film Institute.
During his second year, he collaborated with his classmates on a short film called "Senzeni Na?", which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film in 1991.
The film told the story of a man caught up in the apartheid struggle.
Pfister drew on his documentary experience, and lit it darkly and stark, using a single light so the actor could play in and out of that source.
Janusz Kamiński had just graduated from the AFI Conservatory and met Pfister that year.
He saw Pfister's film and recruited him as a grip and electrician for various projects, including a few with Phedon Papamichael.
Roger Corman gave Pfister an opportunity to shoot pickup shots and inserts for a Papamichael film.
It was the first time he shot a 35 mm film.
After that, Pfister handled the second unit for Papamichael on Body Chemistry and also on other Corman films.
Pfister shot The Unborn, his first feature, in 1991.
After that, he filmed an array of independent B-movies, typically on 15-day schedules.
In 1995, Papamichael asked Pfister to operate for him on Diane Keaton's Unstrung Heroes (1995).
In 1998, Pfister shot The Hi-Line in Montana in the dead of winter on a $300,000 budget.
It got into the competition at Sundance Film Festival.
Some of his collaborations with Nolan include Memento (2000), The Dark Knight Trilogy (2005–2012), and Inception (2010).
For his work on Inception, Pfister won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography and received a BAFTA Award nomination.
In 2014, Pfister made his directorial debut with Transcendence (2014), through Alcon Entertainment.
In addition to feature films, he has also directed commercials and television, including episodes of Flaked and The Tick.
Pfister was born in Chicago, Illinois, and raised in the New York City suburb of Irvington-on-Hudson.
He is the son of Patricia Ann (née Conway) and Walter J. Pfister, Jr. His grandfather was the city editor of a newspaper in Wisconsin.