Jules Fisher
BFA LIGHTING DESIGN, 1960
HONORARY DOCTOR OF FINE ARTS, 2013
Jules Fisher is a lighting designer and producer with over 300 credits across theater, film/TV, ballet, opera and live events. He holds the record for most Tony Award nominations and wins in lighting design at 24 and 9 respectively. His most recent Tony win was in 2013 for the play “Lucky Guy”, which he shared with fellow CMU Lighting Design alum Peggy Eisenhauer. Their lighting design work through their company Third Eye could be seen on Broadway earlier this year in the musical “Harmony”.
His lighting design credits for film and TV, often alongside collaborator Peggy Eisenhauer, include “The Birdcage”, “Chicago”, “The Producers”, “Dreamgirls”, “Enchanted” and the live-action remake of “Beauty and the Beast”. In 1993, he received a Primetime Emmy award nomination for his work on “An American Reunion: The People’s Inaugural Celebration”.
In 2013, Jules received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree from CMU for his outstanding contribution to the fields of lighting design and theater planning. That same year, he gave a keynote speech for School of Drama graduates.