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name: "Michael Berenbaum"
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roles: ["Editor"]
born: "1 January 1962"
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average_fi1m_score: 84
updated: "2026-09-17T02:35:02.639479+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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# Michael Berenbaum

Editor. Born 1 January 1962 in Philadelphia.

## Details

- **Work:** Editor
- **Born:** 1 January 1962, Philadelphia
- **Active:** 1987–2013

## Biography

Michael Berenbaum is an American film and television editor. Born in Philadelphia in 1962, he graduated from New York University’s film school. He began his career as an apprentice editor on films including *The Cotton Club* (1984) and worked as an assistant editor on several Coen brothers productions such as *Raising Arizona* (1987) and *Miller’s Crossing* (1990).

Berenbaum has edited feature films including *Basquiat* (1996), *Before Night Falls* (2000) and *What to Expect When You’re Expecting* (2012). His television credits include *Sex and the City* (1998–2004), *The Wire*, *Nurse Jackie*, *Desperate Housewives* (2004) and *The Americans* (2013). He has received a Primetime Emmy Award and other nominations for his editing work.

*Sources: imdb.com, cinemontage.org.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *The Americans* (2013), Fi1m 91, Editor — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-americans.md)
- *GoodFellas* (1990), Fi1m 93, Assistant Sound Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/goodfellas.md)
- *Miller's Crossing* (1990), Fi1m 82, First Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/millers-crossing.md)
- *Ishtar* (1987), Fi1m 72, Music Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/ishtar.md)
- *Raising Arizona* (1987), Fi1m 84, First Assistant Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/raising-arizona.md)
- *The Untouchables* (1987), Fi1m 81, Assistant Sound Editor — [page](https://film.one/film/the-untouchables.md)

## Also known for

- *Sex and the City* (2008), Editor
- *Sex and the City* (1998), Editor
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Editor
- *What to Expect When You're Expecting* (2012), Editor
- *Sex and the City 2* (2010), Editor
- *Sweet Tooth* (2021), Editor
- *In the Shadow of the Moon* (2019), Editor
- *So Undercover* (2012), Editor

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