Biography
Kevin Tent is an American film editor. He began his career editing educational films before working on low-budget horror features, including projects for producer Roger Corman such as Frankenhooker (1990). He studied film at Los Angeles City College after attending SUNY Oswego.
Tent is best known for his long collaboration with director Alexander Payne, having edited every feature Payne has directed, from Citizen Ruth (1996) through The Holdovers (2023). Their films together include Election (1999), About Schmidt (2002), Sideways (2004), The Descendants (2011) and Nebraska (2013).
Tent has received two Academy Award nominations for Best Film Editing, for The Descendants and The Holdovers. He is a member of the American Cinema Editors (ACE) and has served as president of its board. He has also directed or co-directed the films Ultra Warrior (1990), Blackbelt II (1993) and Crash Pad (2017).
