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Jacek Laskus Biography (1951-)

Full name, Jacek Wojciech Laskus; born August 29, 1951, in Warsaw, Poland; immigrated to the United States, 1977; son of Edward and Irena (maiden name, Wodzinska) Laskus; married Marianne Hjertstrad (divorced); married Victoria Westhead (divorced). Addresses: Agent: Savic, Kopaloff & Associates,6399 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 414, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Office: 1865 N. Curson Ave., West Hollywood, CA 90046-2205.

Nationality

Polish

Gender

Male

Occupation

Cinematographer

Birth Details

August 29, 1951

Warsaw, Poland

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Cinematographer
• Almonds and Raisins (documentary), TeleCulture Films, 1983
• Far from Poland, Film Forum, 1984
• Parting Glances, Cinecom International, 1986
• Heart, New World, 1987
• Square Dance (also known as Home Is Where the Heart Is), Island, 1987
• Inheritance, Bill Donovan, 1988
• Stepfather 2: Make Room for Daddy (also known as Stepfather II), Millimeter, 1989
• Rules of the Game, 1990
• Cousin Bobby (documentary), Cinevista, 1992
• It Was a Wonderful Life (documentary), Cinewomen, 1992
• The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them, Miramax, 1992
• Selected Models, 1995
• Cover Me, Playboy Entertainment Group, 1995
• The Undercover Kid, Leucadia Film, 1996
• Choke, PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, 1999
• The Giving Tree (also known as Brutal Truth and Shaded Places), A-pix Entertainment, 2000
• The Whole Shebang, Lions Gate Films, 2000
• Film Work
• Other
• Creative consultant, Something Wild, Orion, 1986
• Special effects cinematographer (Los Angeles), The Exorcist III (also known as William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
• Second unit cinematographer, New Jack City, Warner Bros., 1991
• Second unit cinematographer, The Glass Shield (also known as The Johnny Johnson Trial), Miramax, 1994
• Additional photography cinematographer, Threesome, TriStar, 1994
• Additional camera operator, A Thin Line between Love & Hate, New Line Cinema, 1996
• Television Cinematographer
• Series
• The Guardian, CBS, 2001-
• Movies
• The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, CBS, 1988
• Incident at Dark River (also known as Dark River: A Father's Revenge and The Smell of Money), TNT, 1989
• Bad Attitudes, Fox, 1991
• Quicksand: No Escape, USA Network, 1992
• Blindsided, USA Network, 1993
• Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics, CBS, 1994
• The Garden of Redemption (also known as War Stories), Showtime, 1997
• Elmore Leonard's Gold Coast (also known as Gold Coast), Showtime, 1997
• A Soldier's Sweetheart, Showtime, 1998
• The Devil's Arithmetic, Showtime, 1999
• Common Ground, Showtime, 2000
• Specials
• Penn and Teller's Invisible Thread, Showtime, 1987
• Circus, ABC, 1988