Addison Teague is a sound editor who has done sound editing on many films since 1993. He was nominated for an Academy Award during the 83rd Academy Awards for the film Tron: Legacy. This was for Best Sound Editing, his nomination was shared with Gwendolyn Yates Whittle.
He also is a member of Skywalker Sound.
Addison Teague was born and raised in Columbia, Missouri. In 1995 he moved to Los Angeles to attend USC Film School, where he received the Mary Pickford Sound Scholarship, and worked as the Teaching Assistant for Tomlinson Holman (inventor of THX for Lucasfilm).
In 2000, Addison moved to Marin County to begin his professional career at Skywalker Sound. Over the next 7 years, he would edit sound effects on 19 films, including Pirates of the Caribbean, Lord of the Rings, and Munich.
In 2007 he relocated back to Los Angeles to work directly alongside Jim Cameron for three years on Avatar, for which he earned a British Academy Award nomination. Staying in Los Angeles, Addison has carved a unique role as an LA based Skywalker Supervising Sound Editor / Sound Designer, setting up and working in close proximity to the director and picture editor. During this phase, Addison has overseen films including Tron: Legacy (earning him a Best Sound Editing Academy Award nomination), Rango, The Lone Ranger, and the Amazing Spider-Man series.
Selected filmography[]
- Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) - (co-supervising sound editor)
- Zootopia (2016) - (sound designer) / (supervising sound editor)
- Big Hero 6 (2014) - (sound effects editor)