Daniel Moder is an American cinematographer who is best known for his works in films such as Secret in their Eyes, Fireflies in the Garden, and Spider-Man 3. He is also most well known as the husband of renowned film actress Julia Roberts.
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Who Is Daniel Moder Married To?
Daniel Moder dated Julia Roberts since 2001 and married since 2002. The couple is parents to three children - Hazel Patricia Moder, Phinnaeus “Finn” Walter Moder; both born on November 28, 2004, and Henry Daniel Moder (born on June 18, 2007).
Daniel Moder with his wife Julia Roberts and three kids (©: Instagram/Daniel Moder)
They first met way back in 2000 on the set of the film The Mexican, in which Roberts starred, and Moder was a cameraman. The two tied the knot in a midnight ceremony on 4 July 2002. They gathered 60 family and friends or celebrated their marriage in Taos, Mexico, at Roberts’ ranch.
On their 18thmarriage anniversary, Roberts shared a picture of her kissing Moder on the cheeks on Instagram, captioning: “18 years #heckyes.”
They are totally over each other and so in love for almost 21 years since their first meet. We may stumble upon the thought of how they are attached to each other for decades-long. So they cleared all those doubts by revealing their secret to a happy marriage. Julia tells Extra that the secret ingredient to their happy marriage is plenty of “kissing.”
Before Julia, Daniel was married to Vera Steimberg in 1997. The couple got divorced in 2002, after five years of marriage.
Net Worth Of Daniel Moder, & His Career
According to CelebrityNetWorth, Daniel Moder has garnered an estimated net worth of $10 million from his professional career as a cinematographer.
He is known for his works films and TV shows such as Entertainment Tonight, Crimson Tide (1995), The Forgotten (2004), Dead to Me (2019), and many others.
Daniel first started as a production assistant for a successful hit 1995 action thriller film Crimson Tide. He worked as a camera loader for the 1996 film The Fan and the 1997 film The Brave. Following this, Daniel worked as a second assistant cameraman in the 1997 Will Smith-starer Enemy of the State. These experiences helped in his professional career debut as a cinematographer.
However, before making his debut as a cinematographer, Daniel worked as an assistant for The Big Tease, Tuesdays with Morrie, and Lucky Numbers. He also worked as the first assistant in the independent film Jerks.
Finally, he made his full-time cinematographer debut with the 2000 short film Kid Quick. But he realized that he lacked experience. So he continued to assist in films such as The Mexican and Sand to understand the cinema world.
In 2002, he worked as a cinematographer for the feature film Grand Champion. In the same year, he worked as the first assistant of the cinematographer for the film Full Frontal, directed by Steven Soderbergh. The following year, he worked as the director of photography of the second unit of the film Mona Lisa Smile, starring Julia Roberts as the main cast, which gained a fair amount of appreciation.
In 2004, he finally made his debut as the chief camera operator with the film The Forgotten, which was a box-office success. In 2005, he was hired to be the camera operator for the film Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which received praise for its cinematography. Following the limelight, he found his way to several big-budget films such as Déjà vu, Spider-Man 3, and Seraphim Falls as a camera operator.
His most prominent and polished work as a cinematographer came in the 2008 film Fireflies in the Garden, which was universally praised for its cinematography despite bringing a commercial disaster. Daniel then continued to work in small films such as Grace, and In Dreams, I Run Wild, and the 2012 film Jesus Henry Christ.
In 2013, Daniel handled the cinematography of the erotic thriller film Plush and worked for a psychological thriller film, Secret in Their Eyes, in 2015. Yet again, in the 2015 film Point Break, he turned to camera operator, did additional photography for the 2016 film Heaven’s Floor, and came back as a cinematographer with the 2018 romantic comedy film Ibiza.
Daniel Moder has remained a mediocre cinematographer throughout his career. He earned the honor of being nominated in Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or Movie for the 2014 TV film, The Normal Heart. He was also nominated for an OFTA Television Award for the same film.
Daniel and Julia being quite an achiever from their professional career, obviously own fortune of wealth. During the pandemic, Julia shared a glimpse inside a gorgeous garden at the family home. By the looks of it, it may cost a relatively huge sum of money.
Who Is Daniel Moder? Age, Early Life
Daniel Moder was born on 31 January 1969, in Los Angeles, California, USA, as Daniel Richard Moder. Due to his parents, Mike Moder and Patricia Ann-Waltz, working in the entertainment industry as a small-time film producer at the time, he got an early brush with the world of Hollywood to Daniel. He grew up with his four siblings: John, Jane, Jyl, and Debbie.
Before having an interest in the cinema world, he was academically good. He graduated from Saint Monica High School in 1987 and joined the University of Colorado Boulder, where he studied psychology. After graduation, he went straight to taste the film industry as a production assistant first through his father’s contact in the industry.
He is now 52 years old, standing at 5 ft 10 in or 178 cm. He has a decent weight.