Scott Alexander Millan (born 1954) is an American sound re-recording mixer, a member of the

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of the

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, and

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for

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. He is known for his collaborations with

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, Tate Taylor,

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, Frank Marshall, as well as his early work with

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and the

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. Millan has won four

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for his work in sound for motion picture. In February 2012, Millan was honored with the Cinema Audio Society Career Achievement Award.

Personal life

Millan was born in

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and attended Ulysses S. Grant High School in the

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neighborhood of Los Angeles. His father Art Millan and mother Lynn were both television and film actors in the 1950s. He married Deborah and had two children; the former ''

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'' actress Ashley Nicole Millan and Brandon Millan.

Awards and nominations

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, were first held in 1929 at the

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. Millan has received four award from nine nominations.IMDB
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The

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is an annual award show presented by the

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and others. Millan has received four awards from five nominations.

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References

External links

*
CAS Awards 2012: CAS Career Achievement Award - Scott Millan
; Interviews * Kaufman, Debra
"Sounds Like Team Spirit: When Mixers Match."
''Editors Guild Magazine'' May–June 2010 : Volume 31, Number 3. * Kenny, Tom

''Mix Magazine,'' July 27, 2010. * Damski, Peter
"An Interview with Scott Millan."
''CAS Quarterly,'' Winter 2012. * Altman, Randi
"Hitting the road for Skyfall."
''Post Magazine,'' November 2012. {{DEFAULTSORT:Millan, Scott 1954 births Living people American audio engineers Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners Best Sound BAFTA Award winners CAS Career Achievement Award honorees Daytime Emmy Award winners Primetime Emmy Award winners Grant High School (Los Angeles) alumni