J. Michael Riva

Personal Info

Know For

Art

Gender

Male

Birthday

1948-06-28 (64 years old)

Deathday

2012-06-07

Place of Birth

Manhattan, New York, USA

J. Michael Riva

Biography

John Michael Riva (June 28, 1948–June 7, 2012), better known as J. Michael Riva, was an American production designer. Riva was born in Manhattan to William Riva, a Broadway set designer, and Maria Elisabeth Sieber, a German-born actress and the daughter of Marlene Dietrich. Riva had three brothers (John Peter, John Paul, and John David). Riva attended the prep school Institute Le Rosey in Switzerland for six years before attending UCLA. Married to Wendy Mickell, he had four sons, Jean-Paul, Mikey, Daniel, and Adam. Riva had a long and prestigious career as an art director and production designer on numerous films, including the 1985 film Th...

Production

2008

Iron Man

as Production Design

2006

The Pursuit of Happyness

as Production Design

2007

Spider-Man 3

as Production Design

2005

Stealth

as Production Design

1985

The Color Purple

as Production Design

1987

Lethal Weapon

as Production Design

1989

Lethal Weapon 2

as Production Design

1998

Lethal Weapon 4

as Production Design

2000

Charlie's Angels

as Production Design

2010

Iron Man 2

as Production Design

1993

Dave

as Production Design

1976

1994

North

as Production Design

1983

Bad Boys

as Production Design

2012

Django Unchained

as Production Design

1977

1981

The Hand

as Production Design

2012

The Amazing Spider-Man

as Production Design

1980

Ordinary People

as Art Direction

1992

Radio Flyer

as Production Design

2005

Zathura: A Space Adventure

as Production Design

2008

Seven Pounds

as Production Design

1980

Brubaker

as Art Direction

1981

Callie & Son

as Production Design

1998

Six Days Seven Nights

as Production Design

1977

Bare Knuckles

as Production Design

1985

The Slugger's Wife

as Production Design

2001

Evolution

as Production Design

1988

Scrooged

as Production Designer

1992

A Few Good Men

as Production Design

1999

Tuesdays with Morrie

as Production Design

1998

Hard Rain

as Production Design

1977

Bad Georgia Road

as Art Direction

1989

Tango & Cash

as Production Design

1985

The Goonies

as Production Design

1995

Congo

as Production Design

1988

Scrooged

as Production Design

1986

The Golden Child

as Production Design

1981

Halloween II

as Production Design

2003

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