J. Michael Riva
Profile info
Known forArt
GenderMale
Birthday28 June 1948
Died7 June 2012 (age 63)
Place of birthManhattan, New York, USA
Known credits46
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 desi…
Django Unchained
2012 · Production Design
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012 · Production Design
Iron Man 2
2010 · Production Design
Seven Pounds
2008 · Production Design
Iron Man
2008 · Production Design
Spider-Man 3
2007 · Production Design
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006 · Production Design
Zathura: A Space Adventure
2005 · Production Design
Stealth
2005 · Production Design
Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle
2003 · Production Design
The Making of 'The Color Purple'
2003 · Self
Evolution
2001 · Production Design
Charlie’s Angels: Getting G’d Up
2001 · Self
Charlie’s Angels: Welcome to Angel World
2001 · Self
Charlie's Angels
2000 · Production Design
Tuesdays with Morrie
1999 · Production Design
Lethal Weapon 4
1998 · Production Design
Six Days Seven Nights
1998 · Production Design
Hard Rain
1998 · Production Design
Congo
1995 · Production Design
North
1994 · Production Design
Dave
1993 · Production Design
A Few Good Men
1992 · Production Design
Radio Flyer
1992 · Production Design
Tango & Cash
1989 · Production Design
Lethal Weapon 2
1989 · Production Design
Tales from the Crypt
1989 · Director
Scrooged
1988 · Production Designer
Scrooged
1988 · Production Design
Lethal Weapon
1987 · Production Design
The Golden Child
1986 · Production Design
The Color Purple
1985 · Production Design
Amazing Stories
1985 · Director
The Goonies
1985 · Production Design
The Slugger's Wife
1985 · Production Design
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
1984 · Production Design
Bad Boys
1983 · Production Design
Halloween II
1981 · Production Design
The Hand
1981 · Production Design
Callie & Son
1981 · Production Design
Ordinary People
1980 · Art Direction
Brubaker
1980 · Art Direction
Fast Charlie... the Moonbeam Rider
1979 · Art Direction
Bare Knuckles
1977 · Production Design
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden
1977 · Production Design
Bad Georgia Road
1977 · Art Direction
Ilsa: Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks
1976 · Production Design
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