J. Michael Riva
Known for
Art
Born
June 28, 1948
Birthplace
Manhattan, New York, USA
Died
June 7, 2012 (aged 63)
Biography
John Michael Riva (June 28, 1948–June 7, 2012), better known as J. Michael Riva, was an American production designer.
Riva was born in Manhattan to William Riva, a Broadway set designer, and Maria Elisabeth Sieber, a German-born actress and the daughter of Marlene Dietrich. Riva had three brothers (John Peter, John Paul, and John David). Riva attended the prep school Institute Le Rosey in Switzerland for six years before attending UCLA. Married to Wendy Mickell, he had four sons, Jean-Paul, Mikey, Daniel, and Adam.
Riva had a long and prestigious career as an art director and production designer on numerous films, including the 1985 film The Colour Purple, for which he was nominated for th...
Best known work
Iron Man
2008
Django Unchained
2012
Iron Man 2
2010
The Amazing Spider-Man
2012
Spider-Man 3
2007
The Pursuit of Happyness
2006
Seven Pounds
2008
The Goonies
1985
Lethal Weapon
1987
Charlie's Angels
2000Filmography
2012
Django UnchainedProduction Design
2012
The Amazing Spider-ManProduction Design
2010
Iron Man 2Production Design
2008
Seven PoundsProduction Design
2008
Iron ManProduction Design
2007
Spider-Man 3Production Design
2006
The Pursuit of HappynessProduction Design
2005
Zathura: A Space AdventureProduction Design
2005
StealthProduction Design
2003
Charlie's Angels: Full ThrottleProduction Design
2003
2001
EvolutionProduction Design
2001
2001
2000
Charlie's AngelsProduction Design
1999
Tuesdays with MorrieProduction Design
1998
Lethal Weapon 4Production Design
1998
Six Days Seven NightsProduction Design
1998
Hard RainProduction Design
1995
CongoProduction Design
1994
NorthProduction Design
1993
DaveProduction Design
1992
A Few Good MenProduction Design
1992
Radio FlyerProduction Design
1989
Tango & CashProduction Design