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John Ottman was born on July 6, 1964 in San Diego, California, United States and is credited as a film director, film editor and film score composer. That puts John Ottman at 62 years old in 2026. Education on record includes Gunderson High School and University of Southern California.
My Take
John Ottman fascinates me because he occupies two chairs most films keep firmly separate: the editor's and the composer's. Cutting and scoring The Usual Suspects, then doing the same across Superman Returns, Valkyrie, and the X-Men films alongside Bryan Singer, means one mind is shaping both the rhythm of the images and the breath of the music. That is why his collaborations feel so locked-in. USC-trained and San Diego-born, he strikes me as a quietly indispensable craftsman whose dual fluency rarely gets the credit it deserves. I think he is one of the more underrated technical talents working behind the camera.
This take was written by generative AI, one per person, from publicly reported facts (editorial policy). It is a reading of the record, not reporting.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- John Ottman
- Name (Japanese)
- ジョン・オットマン
- Reading
- じょん・おっとまん
- Born
- July 6, 1964 (age 62)
- Origin
- San Diego, California, United States
- Occupation
- film director / film editor / composer / film score composer / director
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Dragon
2. Background
- High school
- Gunderson High School
- University
- University of Southern California
3. Links
- Official sitehttps://www.johnottman.com/
- Xhttps://x.com/JohnOttman1
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John%20Ottman
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%83%E3%83%88%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q956822
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
Only publicly available facts are listed; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. Base data was compiled from Wikidata from June 2026 onward; ages are recalculated daily and deaths are checked against Wikidata on an ongoing basis. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was John Ottman born?
John Ottman was born on July 6, 1964 and is 62 years old.
Where is John Ottman from?
John Ottman is from San Diego, California, United States.
What does John Ottman do?
John Ottman works as film director, film editor, composer, film score composer, director.
Where did John Ottman study?
John Ottman attended University of Southern California.
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