Joe Digaetano Biography (1952-)

Born April 1, 1952, in Passaic, NJ.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Special effects coordinator, special effects, pyrotechnician, stuntperson, actor
Birth Details: April 1, 1952; Passaic, New Jersey, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Special Effects
The Entity, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
WarGames, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1983
My Man Adam, TriStar, 1985
Hamburger Hill, Paramount, 1987
Off Limits (also known as Saigon), 1988
Mannequin 2: On the Move, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
(As Joe DiGaetano III) Home for the Holidays, Paramount, 1995
Film Special Effects Coordinator
Up the Creek, Orion, 1984
Manhunter (also known as Red Dragon: The Pursuit of Hannibal Lecter), 1986
No Mercy, 1986
Cyborg, Cannon Films, 1989
Weekend at Bernie's (also known as Hot and Cold), TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1989
Lock Up, TriStar, 1989
Rocky V, United Artists, 1990
Folks!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Trespass (also known as Looters), 1992
(As Joey Digaetano) Amos & Andrew, Columbia, 1993
The Program, Buena Vista, 1993
Serial Mom, Savoy Pictures, 1994

The Inkwell (also known as No Ordinary Summer), Buena Vista, 1994
Major Payne, Universal, 1995
(As Joey Digaetano) Rosewood, 1997
(As Joey Digaetano) Universal Soldier: The Return (also known as Universal Soldier II and Universal Soldier IV), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1999
Ready to Rumble, Warner Bros., 2000
Orange County, Paramount, 2002
Drumline, 2002
Film Mechanical Effects
Baby ... Secret of the Lost Legend (also known as Dinosaur ...Secret of the Lost Legend), Buena Vista, 1985
Film Effects
King Kong Lives, DEG, 1986
Film Special Effects Supervisor
(Uncredited) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, New Line Cinema, 1990
Freejack, Warner Bros., 1992
(As Joey Digaetano) Rudy, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1993
For Richer or Poorer, Universal, 1997
(As Joey DiGaetano) October Sky, Universal, 1999
Film Pyrotechnician
Pearl Harbor (also known as Pearl Harbour), Buena Vista, 2001
Windtalkers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
Film Stuntperson
(As Joey DiGaetano) Rosewood, Warner Bros., 1997
Film Appearances
(As Joey DiGaetano) Wernher von Braun, October Sky, Universal, 1999
Television Special Effects
Series
The Cape, syndicated, 1996
Movies
White Water Rebels, 1983
Television Special Effects Coordinator
Movies
The Park Is Mine, HBO, 1986

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