Imero Fiorentino Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Imero (Immie) Fiorentino (July 12, 1928 – October 1, 2013) was an American lighting designer, considered one of the most respected pioneers and leaders in the American entertainment industry. Beginning his career as a lighting designer in the Golden Age of Television, he designed productions for such celebrated series as Omnibus, U.S. Steel Hour, Pulitzer Prize Playhouse and Kraft Television Theatre. Fiorentino's expertise was often called upon by industry professionals throughout the world to consult on the planning and development of major productions, exhibits, museums and architectural projects; from the Republican National Convention and Democratic National Convention and numerous United States presidential election debates, major concert tours and television specials to the environmental lighting for Epcot’s World Showcase at Walt Disney World. His consulting work on major corporate events with clients included: Anheuser-Busch, Michelin, Electrolux, American Express and Xerox.
They did everything wrong - everything. To fill the shadows around Nixon's eyes, they put a light on the floor in front of him, and it washed him out. And they powdered his beard, which made it worse. [discussing the lighting in the first Nixon-Kennedy debate, in a 1970 interview with the Chicago Tribune]
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His parents were Sicilian immigrants. Young "Immie" was taken by an uncle to see every new show at Radio City Music Hall. The use of lighting and color impressed him. He read every available book on the subject. In high school, he lighted student shows, including those featuring classmate Vito Farinola, who later took the stage name Vic Damone.
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He earned a bachelor's degree in theater at Carnegie Tech in 1950. He was hired to teach theatrical lighting at Indiana University. Before he could start the job, his father died, leaving him as the family breadwinner. In New York, he sought work creating visual displays. He applied to Macy's, Gimbels, and the TV networks, and was hired as a member of ABC's lighting crew.
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Several months before graduating from high school, he found what he thought was an empty shell casing in the street. He planned to make it into a key chain, and used a soldering iron on it. It was a live round; shrapnel from the explosion blinded his right eye.
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He was hired to design the lighting for the last three Nixon-Kennedy TV debates, improving Nixon's appearance on camera. He subsequently designed the lighting for more than a dozen national political conventions, Democratic and Republican.
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He got rid of the lurid fluorescent lights that were a staple of early television. He used incandescent lights and shadows to downplay double chins and balding pates.
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight
1977
TV Movie documentary lighting director
Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek
1977
TV Movie documentary lighting designer
Frank Sinatra: The Main Event
1974
TV Movie documentary lighting consultant - uncredited
Carol Channing and Pearl Bailey: On Broadway
1969
TV Movie lighting director
Hal Holbrook: Mark Twain Tonight!
1967
TV Special documentary lighting director
The Heavyweight Championship of the World: Cassius Clay versus Sonny Liston
1964
lighting
The Mike Wallace Interview
1958
TV Series lighting director - 1 episode
The Patrice Munsel Show
1958
TV Series lighting director - 1 episode
The United States Steel Hour
1955
TV Series lighting - 2 episodes
The Elgin Hour
1955
TV Series lighting - 1 episode
The Motorola Television Hour
1954
TV Series lighting - 1 episode
Ponds Theater
1953
TV Series lighting director
Omnibus
1952
TV Series lighting director
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
TV Series lighting director
Pulitzer Prize Playhouse
1950
TV Series lighting director
The Paul Whiteman's Goodyear Revue
1949
TV Series lighting director
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight
1977
TV Movie documentary production consultant
Cinderella
1965
TV Movie production consultant
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1978
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight (1977)
1977
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Lighting Direction
Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek (1977)
Known for movies
Omnibus (1952) as Camera and Electrical Department
Hal Holbrook: Mark Twain Tonight! (1967) as Camera and Electrical Department
Tales of Tomorrow (1951) as Camera and Electrical Department
Neil Diamond: I'm Glad You're Here with Me Tonight (1977) as Camera and Electrical Department
$17 Million
