Porro, Joseph A.

(Joseph Porro)

PERSONAL

Born in Boston, MA. Education: Studied costuming at University of California, Los Angeles, and fashion design at Parsons School of Design.

Career:

Costume designer. Began career as an assistant to fashion designers, including Geoffrey Beene and Halston.

Awards, Honors:

Apex Award, best costume design for an action film, mystery, or thriller, 1993, for Tombstone; Apex Award, best costume design for a fantasy, science fiction, or horror film, Fennecus Award, best costume design for a fantasy, 1993, Saturn Award nomination, best costumes, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 1994, for Super Mario Bros.; Apex Award, best costume design for a fantasy, science fiction, or horror film, Fennecus Award, best costume design for a fantasy, 1994, Saturn Award nomination, best costumes, 1995, for Stargate; Saturn Award nomination, best costumes, 1997, for Independence Day; Emmy Award nomination (with Karen Renaut), outstanding costumes, 2003, for The Music Man.

CREDITS

Film Costume Designer:

Neon Maniacs, Castle Hill, 1985.

Near Dark, De Laurentiis Entertainment Group, 1987.

The Blob, TriStar, 1988.

Fright Night Part II, TriStar, 1989.

Lionheart (also known as A.W.O.L., A.W.O.L.—Absent Without Leave, and Wrong Bet), 1990, Universal, 1991.

I Come in Peace (also known as Dark Angel), Triumph Films, 1990.

(As Joseph Porro) Death Warrant, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1990.

Bukharin—Enemy of the People, 1991.

Meet the Applegates (also known as The Applegates), 1990, Triton Pictures, 1991.

The Perfect Weapon, Paramount, 1991.

Kickboxer 2: The Road Back, Trimark Pictures, 1991.

(As Joseph Porro) Double Impact, Columbia, 1991.

Universal Soldier, TriStar, 1992.

Shadow of the Wolf (also known as Agaguk), 1992, Triumph Releasing, 1993.

(As Joseph Porro) Super Mario Bros., Buena Vista, 1993.

Tombstone, Buena Vista, 1993.

(As Joseph Porro) Stargate (also known as Stargate, la porte des etoiles), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1994.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (also known as Power Rangers: The Movie), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1995.

The Quest, Universal, 1996.

(As Joseph Porro) Independence Day (also known as ID4), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1996.

(As Joseph Porro) Maximum Risk (also known as Bloodstone and The Exchange), Columbia, 1996.

Deep Rising, Buena Vista, 1998.

Homegrown, TriStar, 1998.

Godzilla, TriStar, 1998.

The Thirteenth Floor, Columbia, 1999.

Stuart Little, Columbia, 1999.

Blindness, Park Avenue Productions, 1999.

Shanghai Noon, Buena Vista, 2000.

(As Joseph Porro), Equilibrium (also known as Cubic), Dimension, 2002.

(As Joseph Porro), The Music Man, 2003.

(As Joseph Porro), Ultraviolet, Sony, 2006.

Resident Evil: Extinction, Columbia TriStar, 2007.

Television Work; Movies:

Costume supervisor, Johnnie Mae Gibson: FBI (also known as Johnnie Gibson F.B.I.), CBS, 1986.

Costume designer, A Quiet Little Neighborhood, a Perfect Little Murder (also known as Darling, Let's Kill the Neighbors, Honey, Let's Kill the Neighbors, and A Perfect Little Murder), NBC, 1990.

Television Work; Episodic:

"The Crossing," Ghost Whisperer, 2005.

(As Joseph Porro), "Friendly Neighborhood Ghost," Ghost Whisperer, 2006.

(As Joseph Porro), "Last Execution," Ghost Whisperer, 2006.

(As Joseph Porro), "Melinda's First Ghost," Ghost Whisperer, 2006.

(As Joseph Porro), "Love Never Dies," Ghost Whisperer, 2006.