Julio Macat ASC (born June 20, 1957) is an Argentine-American cinematographer.

Early life

Born in Rosario, Argentina, Macat studied at University of California, Los Angeles.

Career

He started his career off as a camera operator, under the guidance of director Andrei Konchalovsky, and worked on four of his movies including Runaway Train and Tango & Cash.

Macat served as cinematographer on the 1990 Christmas comedy Home Alone and its sequels. He would frequently work on productions helmed by Adam Shankman, such as The Wedding Planner, A Walk to Remember and Bringing Down the House.

Personal life

Macat has been married to actress Elizabeth Perkins since 2000, having met during production of Miracle on 34th Street. He has three children from a previous marriage.

He has been an AMPAS member since 2003.

Filmography

Film

Key
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YearTitleDirectorNotes
1988Out of the DarkMichael Schroeder
1990Home AloneChris Columbus
1991Only the Lonely
The BorrowerJohn McNaughtonWith Robert C. New
1992Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkChris Columbus
1993So I Married an Axe MurdererThomas Schlamme
1994Ace Ventura: Pet DetectiveTom Shadyac
Miracle on 34th StreetLes Mayfield
1995Moonlight and ValentinoDavid Anspaugh
1996The Nutty ProfessorTom Shadyac
My Fellow AmericansPeter Segal
1997Home Alone 3Raja Gosnell
1999Crazy in AlabamaAntonio Banderas
2001The Wedding PlannerAdam Shankman
Cats & DogsLawrence Guterman
2002A Walk to RememberAdam Shankman
Ballistic: Ecks vs. SeverWych Kaosayananda
2003Bringing Down the HouseAdam Shankman
2004Catch That KidBart Freundlich
2005Wedding CrashersDavid Dobkin
2006Blind DatingJames Keach
2007Because I Said SoMichael Lehmann
2008Columbus DayCharles Burmeister
SmotherVince Di Meglio
2009Thick as ThievesMimi Leder
2010Our Family WeddingRick Famuyiwa
2011Winnie the PoohStephen Anderson Don HallLive-action scenes
2012Pitch PerfectJason Moore
2013SyrupAram Rappaport
2014BlendedFrank Coraci
Horrible Bosses 2Sean Anders
2015Daddy's Home
2016The BossBen Falcone
Middle School: The Worst Years of My LifeSteve Carr
2017Daddy's Home 2Sean Anders
2018Life of the PartyBen Falcone
2019After the WeddingBart Freundlich
2023Brave the DarkDamian Harris
2025MervJessica Swale

Short film

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2004Gilded StonesJames DodsonWith Ryan Bradley Gaw
2016Super SexMatthew Modine

Documentary film

YearTitleDirectorNote
2017Miracle on 42nd StreetAlice ElliottWith Joey Forsyte and John Hazard

Television

YearTitleDirectorNotes
2013Web TherapyDan Bucatinsky Don Roos29 episodes
Web TherapyDon Roos7 episodes
Trophy WifeJason MooreEpisode "Pilot"
2023Fatal AttractionAlexandra Cunningham Pete Chatmon3 episodes

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