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name: "John M. Vitale"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-m-vitale"
roles: ["Editor"]
born: "21 March 1973"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T02:39:22.437911+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# John M. Vitale

Editor. Born 21 March 1973 in Evanston, Illinois, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 21 March 1973, Evanston, Illinois, USA
- **Also known as:** John Vitale

## Biography

John M. Vitale is an American editor born on 21 March 1973 in Evanston, Illinois. He began his career as an apprentice editor for director John Hughes and later worked as an assistant editor on films shot in Chicago.

Vitale moved to Los Angeles to complete work on *My Best Friend's Wedding* (1997). His editing credits include *Home Alone 3* (1997), *The Hunted* (2003) and *Senior Skip Day* (2008), as well as episodes of the series *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), *Unforgettable* (2011–2016) and *SEAL Team* (2017–2024). He has also edited feature films including *The Comeback Trail* (2020) and *The Throwback* (2024). He resides in Los Angeles.

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), Fi1m 84, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md)

## Also known for

- *Home Alone 3* (1997), Assistant Editor
- *Californication* (2007), Assistant Editor
- *The Hunted* (2003), Assistant Editor
- *Rules of Engagement* (2000), Assistant Editor
- *Marshals* (2026), Editor
- *Unforgettable* (2011), Editor
- *Senior Skip Day* (2008), Editor

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