Jules Fisher | |
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 Fisher in May 2018 | |
| Born | November 12, 1937 (1937-11-12) (age 87) Norristown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Carnegie Institute of Technology |
| Known for | Lighting design |
| Spouse | Graciela Daniele |
| Awards | Tony Award for Best Lighting Design (9x) |
Jules Fisher (born November 12, 1937) is an Americanlighting designer and producer. He is credited with lighting designs for more than 300 productions over the course of his 50-year career ofBroadway andoff-Broadway shows, as well extensive work in film, ballet, opera, television, androck and roll concert tours.[1] He has been nominated 24 times forTony Awards (as a lighting designer), more than any other lighting designer, and won nineTony awards for Lighting Design, also more than any other lighting designer.[2]
Fisher was born inNorristown,Pennsylvania, the son of Anne (Davidson) and Abraham Fisher, a retailer.[1] He is a graduate ofCarnegie Institute of Technology.[3] He is married to choreographer-directorGraciela Daniele. He has been in a professional partnership with lighting designerPeggy Eisenhauer since 1985, and they formed Third Eye Ltd, a firm specializing in entertainment and theatre lighting. He is also a principal in the theatre consulting firm Fisher Dachs Associates, architectural lighting firm Fisher Marantz Stone, and teaches atThe New School. Fisher was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree from Carnegie Mellon University in May 2013.
Fisher has worked with many popular musicians on their concerts and tours including:
Fisher has designed theatrical lighting for many film features. Designs include:
Fisher can be seen as himself lighting a show in Bob Fosse'sAll That Jazz (1979).
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