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name: "John R. Leonetti"
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# John R. Leonetti

Cinematographer. Born 4 July 1956 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 4 July 1956, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1982–1994
- **Also known as:** John Leonetti

## Biography

John R. Leonetti is an American cinematographer and film director. Born on 4 July 1956 in Los Angeles, he began working in the film industry as a teenager in his family's motion picture equipment business.

He served as director of photography on films including *Child's Play 3* (1991), *The Mask* (1994), *Mortal Kombat* (1995), *The Scorpion King* (2002), *Insidious* (2011), *The Conjuring* (2013) and *Insidious: Chapter 2* (2013). He has collaborated frequently with director James Wan. Leonetti is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

As a director his credits include *Mortal Kombat: Annihilation* (1997), *The Butterfly Effect 2* (2006), *Annabelle* (2014), *Wish Upon* (2017) and *The Silence* (2019). He is the younger brother of cinematographer Matthew F. Leonetti.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Mask* (1994), Fi1m 71, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mask.md)
- *Fast Times at Ridgemont High* (1982), Fi1m 70, Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/fast-times-at-ridgemont-high.md)
- *Poltergeist* (1982), Fi1m 84, First Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/poltergeist.md)

## Also known for

- *The Conjuring* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Insidious* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Annabelle* (2014), Director
- *Insidious: Chapter 2* (2013), Director of Photography
- *The Scorpion King* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Commando* (1985), First Assistant Camera
- *Mortal Kombat* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Dead Silence* (2007), Director of Photography

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