# Jay Cassidy

Jay Cassidy is an American film editor with dozens of credits since 1978.
Cassidy began his career in the 1970s working on documentaries and political advertising. He has had a notable collaboration with Sean Penn, having edited all of the films directed by Penn. Early in his career, Cassidy edited the documentary film High Schools (1983) that was directed by Charles Guggenheim; more recently he has edited several documentaries by Guggenheim's son Davis Guggenheim, including An Inconvenient Truth (2006).
Cassidy was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Film Editing and for an ACE Eddie Award for Into the Wild (directed by Sean Penn - 2007). In 2012, he was nominated for his second Academy Award for Best Film Editing for Silver Linings Playbook, which won the Eddie and the Satellite Award for Best Editing. Cassidy was nominated for a third Academy Award for American Hustle (directed by David O. Russell - 2013), and again won the Eddie for that film. He had won the Eddie for Best Documentary Editing for An Inconvenient Truth (directed by Davis Guggenheim - 2006). Both High Schools and An Inconvenient Truth were nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature, and An Inconvenient Truth won the award.
Cassidy has been elected to membership in the American Cinema Editors.
Cassidy received a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan circa 1972 and was a photographer for The Michigan Daily and the Michiganensian on campus. In 2006, Cassidy won the 39th Cartoon Caption Contest of The New Yorker magazine.
The Best of May, 1968, a short film directed by Cassidy in 1972, was preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2019.

## Filmography

Editor :
| Year | Film | Director | Notes |
| 1978 | Almost Crying | George Manupelli | |
| 1981 | The End of August | Bob Graham | |
| 1982 | Waltz Across Texas | Ernest Day | |
| 1984 | Roadhouse 66 | John Mark Robinson | |
| 1988 | Aloha Summer | Tommy Lee Wallace | |
| 1988 | Fright Night Part 2 | Tommy Lee Wallace | |
| 1990 | Frankenstein Unbound | Roger Corman | |
| 1991 | The Indian Runner | Sean Penn | First collaboration with Sean Penn |
| 1993 | Bodies, Rest & Motion | Michael Steinberg | |
| 1994 | Brainscan | John Flynn | |
| 1995 | The Crossing Guard | Sean Penn | Second collaboration with Sean Penn |
| 1996 | Albino Alligator | Kevin Spacey | |
| 1998 | The Replacement Killers | Antoine Fuqua | |
| 1998 | Urban Legend | Jamie Blanks | |
| 2000 | Gossip | Davis Guggenheim | |
| 2001 | The Pledge | Sean Penn | Third collaboration with Sean Penn |
| 2002 | 11′09″01 September 11 | Sean Penn | "USA" segmentFourth collaboration with Sean Penn |
| 2002 | Tuck Everlasting | Jay Russell | |
| 2002 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | Kaos | |
| 2004 | The Assassination of Richard Nixon | Niels Mueller | |
| 2006 | First Snow | Mark Fergus | |
| 2007 | Into the Wild | Sean Penn | Fifth collaboration with Sean Penn |
| 2008 | Johnny Got His Gun | Rowan Joseph | Filmed live on stage |
| 2009 | Brothers | Jim Sheridan | |
| 2010 | Conviction | Tony Goldwyn | |
| 2011 | Seeking Justice | Roger Donaldson | |
| 2012 | Silver Linings Playbook | David O. Russell | First collaboration with David O. Russell |
| 2013 | American Hustle | David O. Russell | Second collaboration with David O. Russell |
| 2014 | Foxcatcher | Bennett Miller | |
| 2014 | Fury | David Ayer | |
| 2015 | Joy | David O. Russell | Third collaboration with David O. Russell |
| 2016 | The Last Face | Sean Penn | Sixth collaboration with Sean Penn |
| 2017 | Thank You for Your Service | Jason Hall | |
| 2018 | A Star Is Born | Bradley Cooper | |
| 2020 | Birds of Prey | Cathy Yan | |
| 2020 | The King of Staten Island | Judd Apatow | |
| 2022 | Amsterdam | David O. Russell | Fourth collaboration with David O. Russell |
| 2023 | The Burial | Maggie Betts | |
Producer :
| Year | Film | Director | Credit |
| 1987 | Three for the Road | Bill L. Norton | Associate producer |
| 1990 | Frankenstein Unbound | Roger Corman | Associate producer |
Camera and electrical department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1971 | The Thorn | Peter McWilliams | Additional photographyCamera operator |
Editorial department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1987 | Nightflyers | Robert Collector | Supervising editor |
| 2022 | Amsterdam | David O. Russell | Editor |
Production manager :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1988 | Remote Control | Jeff Lieberman | Post-production supervisor |
| 1988 | Tequila Sunrise | Robert Towne | Post-production supervisor |
Sound department :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1979 | Heartland | Richard Pearce | Sound editor |
| 1981 | Wolfen | Michael Wadleigh | Dialogue editor |
Soundtrack :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1984 | Roadhouse 66 | John Mark Robinson | Writer: "Detroit Doll" |
Thanks :
| Year | Film | Director | Role |
| 1996 | Albino Alligator | Kevin Spacey | The director wishes to thank |
| 1999 | The Big Kahuna | John Swanbeck | Special thanks |
Documentaries
Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1973 | Jerusalem Lives | Charles Guggenheim |
| 1979 | HR 6161: An Act of Congress | Charles Guggenheim |
| 1983 | High Schools | Charles Guggenheim |
| 1986 | The Making of Liberty | Charles Guggenheim |
| 2006 | An Inconvenient Truth | Davis Guggenheim |
| 2008 | A Mother's Promise: Barack Obama Bio Film | Davis Guggenheim |
| 2010 | Waiting for "Superman" | Davis Guggenheim |
| 2011 | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | Jon M. Chu |
| 2011 | From the Sky Down | Davis Guggenheim |
Shorts
Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1991 | Norman and the Killer | Bob Graham |
TV movies
Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 1983 | Love Is Forever | Hall Bartlett |
| 1997 | The Hunchback | Peter Medak |
| 2003 | Thoughtcrimes | Breck Eisner |
TV documentaries
Editor :
| Year | Film | Director |
| 2001 | The First Year | Davis Guggenheim |
TV series
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 2005 | Wanted | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 2006 | 3 lbs | Episode: "Lost for Words" |
| 2016 | The Night Of | Episode: "The Beach" |