Robert Joseph "Bob" Beemer (born February 8, 1955) is an American sound mixer who has won four Oscars. Biography Bob Beemer was born on February 8, 1955, at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center in Hollywood, California. Graduating from Loyola High School, Los Angeles in 1973, he studied Communication Arts and English at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California, earning a bachelor's degree in 1977 with a double major in those two fields. Always fascinated by sound, he became an expert in remixing for movies. His first professionally recorded sound was on Roots (1977). Academy Awards Beemer has won four Academy Awards for Best Sound and has been nominated for another three: Won Speed (1994) Gladiator (2000) Ray (2004) Dreamgirls (2006) Nominated Cliffhanger (1993) Independence Day (1996) Road to Perdition (2002) References External links Bob Beemer's profile at LMU website 1955 births Living people American audio engineers Best Sound Mixing Academy Award winners Best Sound BAFTA Award winners People from Los Angeles Production sound mixers Loyola Marymount University alumni Engineers from California