Michael Slovis
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Slovis at the 2013 Montclair Film Festival
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| Born | Plainfield, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Residence | Montclair, New Jersey |
| Occupation | Cinematographer, television director |
| Years active | 1981–present |
| Spouse(s) | Maria Slovis |
| Children | 3 |
Michael Slovis is an American cinematographer and television director.
Career
Slovis began his professional career in 1981. For many years, he worked as a camera operator on films. He became a cinematographer in 1995, working on the films Party Girl (1995), Half Past Dead (2002), Halloweentown (1998), The Thirteenth Year (1999), and Ready to Run (2000). In 2000, Slovis became a cinematographer on the series Ed, and went on to work on the series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, New Amsterdam, Fringe, Royal Pains, Rubicon, Running Wilde, Breaking Bad, and Better Call Saul.[1]
As a director, Slovis made his directorial debut with the 2001 television film Spirit. Later, he went on to direct episodes of Ed, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Rubicon, Breaking Bad, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and Hell on Wheels[1] In 2006, Slovis won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a One Hour Series for his work on CSI.[2]
In 2014, he directed the first two episodes of the fifth season of the HBO series Game of Thrones.[3]
Personal life
Slovis currently resides in Montclair, New Jersey with his wife Maria. They have three children.[1] He is an alumnus of New York University's Tisch School of the Arts.[4] and also holds a BFA in Professional Photographic Illustration from Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT).
