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52 I 69 TH A N N UA L M PS E GO L D E N R E E L AWA R DS Career Achievement Award Anthony "Chic" Ciccolini, iii Supervising sound editor Anthony "Chic" Ciccolini, III has designed and edited sound for scores of popular fi lms and television shows and is best known for his longtime association with director Ron Howard. He has served as supervising sound editor on a dozen fi lms directed by Howard, including A Beautiful Mind. "From the heart-pounding excitement of Apollo 13 to the infectious wit of Sex and the City, Chic Ciccolini has consistently found imaginative ways to enrich stories with sound," said MPSE President Mark Lanza. "He puts his heart and soul into every project and has served as a generous mentor to many of his industry peers. We are proud to honor him with our Career Achievement Award." Originally from Fort Lee, New Jersey, Ciccolini attended New York's School of Visual Arts and, encouraged by his father, editor Chic Ciccolini, Sr., got his start as a "can carrier" for fi lm companies in Manhattan. He later worked as an assistant editor at Time Life Films, CBS, and PBS and was fi rst exposed to sound editing through television nature documentaries. His fi rst credit as a sound editor came on the low-budget thriller The Exterminator. His fi rst studio