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Leigh Paonessa

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  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Production Manager
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Leigh Paonessa is known for Transformers (2007), Ant-Man (2015) and Live Free or Die Hard (2007).
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    Known for

    Peter Cullen, Josh Duhamel, Shia LaBeouf, Mark Ryan, Hugo Weaving, and Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)
    Transformers
    7.1
    • Additional Crew
    • 2007
    Michael Douglas, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Corey Stoll, Mark Knapton, and Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man (2015)
    Ant-Man
    7.2
    • Additional Crew
    • 2015
    Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
    Live Free or Die Hard
    7.1
    • Additional Crew
    • 2007
    Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X-Men: First Class (2011)
    X-Men: First Class
    7.7
    • Additional Crew(Los Angeles)
    • 2011

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    Additional Crew

    • Raquel Welch, Salma Hayek, Rob Lowe, Kristen Bell, and Eugenio Derbez in How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)
      How to Be a Latin Lover
      6.0
      • set production assistant
      • 2017
    • Pee-wee's Big Holiday (2016)
      Pee-wee's Big Holiday
      6.1
      • production assistant
      • 2016
    • Michael Douglas, Bobby Cannavale, Michael Peña, Paul Rudd, Corey Stoll, Mark Knapton, and Evangeline Lilly in Ant-Man (2015)
      Ant-Man
      7.2
      • set production assistant
      • 2015
    • Will Ferrell, Steve Carell, David Koechner, and Paul Rudd in Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues (2013)
      Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
      6.3
      • production assistant
      • 2013
    • Kevin Bacon, Jason Flemyng, January Jones, Rose Byrne, Nicholas Hoult, James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Lucas Till, Jennifer Lawrence, and Zoë Kravitz in X-Men: First Class (2011)
      X-Men: First Class
      7.7
      • second unit: Los Angeles
      • 2011
    • David Koechner in The Comebacks (2007)
      The Comebacks
      4.3
      • production assistant
      • 2007
    • Peter Cullen, Josh Duhamel, Shia LaBeouf, Mark Ryan, Hugo Weaving, and Megan Fox in Transformers (2007)
      Transformers
      7.1
      • production assistant
      • 2007
    • Bruce Willis in Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
      Live Free or Die Hard
      7.1
      • production assistant
      • 2007
    • Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
      7.1
      • production assistant
      • 2007
    • Beyoncé, Anika Noni Rose, and Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls (2006)
      Dreamgirls
      6.6
      • set production assistant: additional photography, Los Angeles
      • 2006
    • Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
      7.4
      • production assistant
      • 2006
    • Flourish (2006)
      Flourish
      4.6
      • production coordinator
      • 2006
    • Eugene Levy, Angela Little, Omar Benson Miller, Matt Barr, Tad Hilgenbrink, and Jun Hee Lee in American Pie Presents: Band Camp (2005)
      American Pie Presents: Band Camp
      5.0
      Video
      • set production assistant
      • 2005
    • Kirstie Alley in Fat Actress (2005)
      Fat Actress
      6.1
      TV Series
      • set production associate
      • 2005
    • Harvey Keitel, Uma Thurman, John Travolta, Danny DeVito, Vince Vaughn, André 3000, Cedric The Entertainer, Dwayne Johnson, Christina Milian, and Steven Tyler in Be Cool (2005)
      Be Cool
      5.6
      • add'l set p.a.
      • 2005

    Second Unit or Assistant Director

    • Flourish (2006)
      Flourish
      4.6
      • second assistant director
      • 2006
    • A Night at Sophie's
      7.8
      • second assistant director
      • 2004
    • Texas Vampire Massacre (2004)
      Texas Vampire Massacre
      Short
      • second second assistant director
      • 2004
    • Anthony 'Treach' Criss in Love and a Bullet (2002)
      Love and a Bullet
      5.0
      • additional second second assistant director
      • 2002
    • Naked Wishes (2000)
      Naked Wishes
      4.6
      • second assistant director
      • 2000

    Production Manager

    • Flourish (2006)
      Flourish
      4.6
      • production manager
      • 2006

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