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George DeTitta Jr.

George DeTitta Jr.

Known For Art
Birthday Feb 14, 1955 (70)
Birthplace New York City, New York, USA
Popularity 0.5 (history)
Updated Aug 10, 2025
Entry Date Aug 10, 2025
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Biography

The first son of George & June DeTitta; George DeTitta Jr. has a long film legacy stretching to the beginning of film. George's father, George DeTitta Sr, also worked as a set decorator, retiring in 2004. Some of George's father's credits include Three Days of the Condor, The Exorcist, State of Gra ... ce & Fatal Attraction. George's grandfather, also George, or affectionately known to the family as Pop, entered the film industry in the early 1920's , first as an electrician & then moving into sound when sound became a craft in the late 1920's. His early credits include working with the Marx Brothers & the director, D W Griffith. George's grandfather finished his career as a soundman in the mid 1960's, working on the Julie Andrews movie, Star. George Jr's career started in 1977; before starting to work as a set decorator in 1980. He worked alongside his father George on the Paramount film Ragtime. The film was nominated for multiple Oscars the following year, including one for art direction. George's second Oscar nomination came a few years later for the 1988 film, Radio Days. George also would share in the Emmy for best Production Design awarded to the Mike Nichols show, Angels in America (HBO) in 2004. The Art Directors Guild Award for Excellence in Production Design in the contemporary field award was awarded in 2015 for the film, Birdman which George decorated. In 2020, the HBO show, Succession, earned George his second Emmy nomination. In 2022, Succession/Season 3, was nominated for Excellence in Production Design for a Contemporary one hour show by the Art Directors Guild. In 2022, George earned his third Prime Time Emmy nomination for the episode "Too Much Birthday" for the HBO show, Succession. In 2023, Succession was once again nominated for Excellence in Production Design for a Creative Emmy for the Season 4 episode of " America Decides" & the Creative Emmy ceremony was postponed until January 2024 due to the writers/actor strike. Succession was awarded numerous Emmy's for their 4th and final season.

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Happy Gilmore 2

Happy Gilmore 2

2025

Set Decoration

Ricki and the Flash

Ricki and the Flash

2015

Set Decoration

Premium Rush

Premium Rush

2012

Set Decoration

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close

2011

Set Decoration

The Other Guys

The Other Guys

2010

Set Decoration

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

2010

Set Decoration

Duplicity

Duplicity

2009

Set Decoration

The Lovely Bones

The Lovely Bones

2009

Set Decoration

I Am Legend

I Am Legend

2007

Set Decoration

Enchanted

Enchanted

2007

Set Decoration

Michael Clayton

Michael Clayton

2007

Set Decoration

Just My Luck

Just My Luck

2006

Set Decoration

Inside Man

Inside Man

2006

Set Decoration

The Pink Panther

The Pink Panther

2006

Set Decoration

Stay

Stay

2005

Set Decoration

Munich

Munich

2005

Set Decoration

The Emperor's Club

The Emperor's Club

2002

Set Decoration

Riding in Cars with Boys

Riding in Cars with Boys

2001

Set Decoration

Shaft

Shaft

2000

Set Decoration

Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart

1999

Set Decoration

The Out-of-Towners

The Out-of-Towners

1999

Set Decoration

Stepmom

Stepmom

1998

Set Decoration

The Preacher's Wife

The Preacher's Wife

1996

Set Decoration

Sabrina

Sabrina

1995

Set Decoration

It Could Happen to You

It Could Happen to You

1994

Set Decoration

Mixed Nuts

Mixed Nuts

1994

Set Decoration

The Good Son

The Good Son

1993

Set Decoration

Scent of a Woman

Scent of a Woman

1992

Set Decoration

A League of Their Own

A League of Their Own

1992

Set Decoration

Shadows and Fog

Shadows and Fog

1991

Set Decoration

Awakenings

Awakenings

1990

Set Decoration

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

See No Evil, Hear No Evil

1989

Set Decoration

She-Devil

She-Devil

1989

Set Decoration

New York Stories

New York Stories

1989

Set Decoration

Big

Big

1988

Set Decoration

Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

1988

Set Decoration

Working Girl

Working Girl

1988

Set Decoration

Another Woman

Another Woman

1988

Set Decoration

September

September

1987

Set Decoration

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Brighton Beach Memoirs

1986

Set Decoration

The Money Pit

The Money Pit

1986

Set Dresser

Desperately Seeking Susan

Desperately Seeking Susan

1985

Set Decoration

Beat Street

Beat Street

1984

Set Decoration

Trading Places

Trading Places

1983

Set Decoration

Amityville II: The Possession

Amityville II: The Possession

1982

Set Decoration

Deathtrap

Deathtrap

1982

Set Dresser

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