Frank Joseph Urioste[pronunciation?] (born April 28, 1938) is an American film editor with about 30 film credits. He has been nominated three times for theAcademy Award for Best Film Editing, forRoboCop (1987),Die Hard (1988), andBasic Instinct (1992).[1]
Urioste was born to Frank T. Urioste and Angelina "Angie" Saracino (1909–2006). He also has a sister, Carol. His father worked as an airplane bomb sight manufacturer duringWorld War II, and shortly afterwards started atMGM, where he was a music editor for over 30 years.[2]
Urioste began his career in 1957, when he worked withHenry Mancini at MGM as a music editor.[1]
The first film that Urioste edited wasWhat Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969).[3] He continued to edit films during the 1970s, such asMidway (1976),Damnation Alley (1977) andThe Boys in Company C (1978).[3] Urioste has also worked in television; in 1979, he edited the television film,I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings.[3] In 1974, he edited the filmThe Spikes Gang.[4] In 1979, he editedFast Break.[5]
In 1983, he editedAmityville 3-D.[6] That same year, Urioste editedTrenchcoat, starringMargot Kidder andRobert Hays.[7] Other films that Urioste edited during the 1980s includeConan the Destroyer (1984),Die Hard (1988) andRoad House (1989).[3] He also editedThe Hitcher (1986), starringRutger Hauer.[8] Urioste was nominated for anAcademy Award for his editing inDie Hard.[9]
Urioste has also collaborated with directorPaul Verhoeven in such films asRoboCop (1987),Total Recall (1990) andBasic Instinct (1992).[3][10][11][12]
In 1993, Urioste editedCliffhanger.[13] That same year, he edited the film,Tombstone.[14] In 1995, he co-editedCutthroat Island.[15][16] In 1996, he co-edited the film,Executive Decision, starringKurt Russell.[17]
Urioste usedAvid Technology for the first time when he had less than four weeks to editLethal Weapon 4 (1998).[18]
In addition to film editing, Urioste has been the senior vice president of feature development atWarner Bros. since 1998.[1][19] Urioste also served on the board of governors of theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences from 1994 to 1997 and is on the advisory board of the film editors branch of the Academy.[1]
Urioste received theAmerican Cinema Editors Career Achievement Award in 2007.[1]
He is married to Gemma Urioste. Together, they have had four children; Rosemarie, Maryan, Michelle, and Frank Jr. He has 10 grandchildren, and all celebrated his lifetime achievement at the Eddie Awards.[2]
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