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
Also known As
Michael Riva
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...
Acting
2003
Production
2008
as Production Design
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as Production Design
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as Production Design
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as Production Design
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as Production Design
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2012
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as Production Design
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as Art Direction
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as Production Design
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as Production Design
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as Art Direction
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as Production Design
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as Production Design
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as Art Direction
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as Production Design
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as Production Design
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as Production Design
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as Production Designer
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as Production Design
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as Production Design
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as Production Design
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as Art Direction
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as Production Design
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as Production Design
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as Production Design
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as Production Design
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as Production Design
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as Production Design
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