Jack Anderson is a thirty-year Hollywood veteran. He was Director of Photography for Always Say Goodbye, first-prize winner at the First Hollywood Film Festival. He has been second-unit Director of Photography on Hook, Pretty Woman, Noises Off, Bird, Mad About You, and many other films. He has also worked on such films as To Live and Die in LA, Down by Law, The Long Riders, Oh God!, Broadcast News, The Long Riders, Barfly, and Showgirls. His many television credits include Third Rock From the Sun, News Radio, Spin City, The Tracey Ullman Show, Buffalo Bill, Hill Street Blues, Quincy, and The Rockford Files.
Short films he has shot have been prizewinners at many festivals, including Los Angeles Short Film Festival, Crested Butte Reel Fest, East Lansing Film Festival, Instant Films (Los Angeles), Waterfront Film Festival (Muskegon), and Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival.
For six years he has been cinematographer-in-residence for the Summer Film Practicum at Grand Valley State University. He has taught at the University of Southern California, Cornell University, and the State University of New York at Cortland. Currently he is assistant professor at California State University, Long Beach.