# Julio Macat

Julio Macat, A.S.C. (born June 20, 1957) is an Argentine-American cinematographer. He is known for serving as cinematographer on the first three instalments of the Home Alone franchise.

## Early life

Born in Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina, Macat would study at University of California, Los Angeles.

## Career

He started his career off as a camera operator, under the guidance of director Andrei Konchalovsky, and worked on four of his movies including Runaway Train and Tango & Cash.
Macat served as cinematographer on the 1990 Christmas comedy Home Alone and its sequels Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and Home Alone 3. Macat would frequently work on productions helmed by Tom Shadyac and Adam Shankman, such as Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, The Nutty Professor, The Wedding Planner, A Walk to Remember and Bringing Down the House.

## Personal life

Macat has been married to actress Elizabeth Perkins since 2000, having met during production of Miracle on 34th Street. He has three children from a previous marriage. His younger sister Sandra played an elf in Home Alone.

## Filmography
### Film

Key :
| † | Denotes films that have not yet been released |
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1989 | Out of the Dark | Michael Schroeder | |
| 1990 | Home Alone | Chris Columbus | |
| 1991 | Only the Lonely | Chris Columbus | |
| 1991 | The Borrower | John McNaughton | With Robert C. New |
| 1992 | Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Chris Columbus | |
| 1993 | So I Married an Axe Murderer | Thomas Schlamme | |
| 1994 | Ace Ventura: Pet Detective | Tom Shadyac | |
| 1994 | Miracle on 34th Street | Les Mayfield | |
| 1995 | Moonlight and Valentino | David Anspaugh | |
| 1996 | The Nutty Professor | Tom Shadyac | |
| 1996 | My Fellow Americans | Peter Segal | |
| 1997 | Home Alone 3 | Raja Gosnell | |
| 1999 | Crazy in Alabama | Antonio Banderas | |
| 2001 | The Wedding Planner | Adam Shankman | |
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | Lawrence Guterman | |
| 2002 | A Walk to Remember | Adam Shankman | |
| 2002 | Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever | Wych Kaosayananda | |
| 2003 | Bringing Down the House | Adam Shankman | |
| 2004 | Catch That Kid | Bart Freundlich | |
| 2005 | Wedding Crashers | David Dobkin | |
| 2006 | Blind Dating | James Keach | |
| 2007 | Because I Said So | Michael Lehmann | |
| 2008 | Columbus Day | Charles Burmeister | |
| 2008 | Smother | Vince Di Meglio | |
| 2009 | Thick as Thieves | Mimi Leder | |
| 2010 | Our Family Wedding | Rick Famuyiwa | |
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | Stephen Anderson Don Hall | Live-action scenes |
| 2012 | Pitch Perfect | Jason Moore | |
| 2013 | Syrup | Aram Rappaport | |
| 2014 | Blended | Frank Coraci | |
| 2014 | Horrible Bosses 2 | Sean Anders | |
| 2015 | Daddy's Home | Sean Anders | |
| 2016 | The Boss | Ben Falcone | |
| 2016 | Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life | Steve Carr | |
| 2017 | Daddy's Home 2 | Sean Anders | |
| 2018 | Life of the Party | Ben Falcone | |
| 2019 | After the Wedding | Bart Freundlich | |
| 2023 | Brave the Dark | Damian Harris | |
| TBA | Merv † | Jessica Swale | Post-production |
Short film
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2004 | Gilded Stones | James Dodson | With Ryan Bradley Gaw |
| 2016 | Super Sex | Matthew Modine | |
Documentary film
| Year | Title | Director | Note |
| 2017 | Miracle on 42nd Street | Alice Elliott | With Joey Forsyte and John Hazard |

### Television

| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 2013 | Web Therapy | Dan Bucatinsky Don Roos | 29 episodes |
| 2013 | Web Therapy | Don Roos | 7 episodes |
| 2013 | Trophy Wife | Jason Moore | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2023 | Fatal Attraction | Alexandra Cunningham Pete Chatmon | 3 episodes |