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name: "Alex Nepomniaschy"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1955"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
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# Alex Nepomniaschy

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1955 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia].

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1955, Moscow, Russian SFSR, USSR [now Russia]
- **Active:** 1995–2013
- **Also known as:** Alex Napomniaschy

## Biography

Alex Nepomniaschy is a Russian-American cinematographer. Born in Moscow in 1955, he moved to the United States in 1974. He studied at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts and graduated from the AFI Conservatory with an MFA in cinematography in 1982.

His feature credits include *Safe* (1995), for which he received the Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography, and *Narc* (2002). Other films are *Never Been Kissed* (1999), *The Prince & Me* (2004) and *Take the Lead* (2006). On television he has worked on series including *The Americans* (2016), *Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life* (2016), *The Mentalist* (2014–2015) and *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2022–2023). He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers and was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 2013.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Americans* (2013), Fi1m 91, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)

## Also credited on (not yet reviewed)

- *Safe* (1995), Cinematography

## Also known for

- *The Mentalist* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Never Been Kissed* (1999), Director of Photography
- *The Prince & Me* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), Director of Photography
- *The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Take the Lead* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Narc* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Poltergeist III* (1988), Director of Photography

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