Jose Rivera(II)
- Costume Designer
- Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jose M. Rivera has worked in the industry for over 20 years. He has
costumed over 300 productions for theatre-film-television and his work
has been seen throughout the world and worn by such celebrities as:
Rebecca DeMornay, Tori Spelling, Tracy Nelson,Dee Wallace Stone, Tom
Sizemore, Grace Jones, Marla Maples, JoAnne Worley, Marilyn Michaels,
CeCe Penniston, Peabo Bryson, Jose Ferrer, Maxwell Caulfield and Bill
Hayes (to name a few). A 2012, 2011, 2010 and 2008 Carbonell Award
Winner for Best Costume Design, 2011 ITL Award Winner for Best Costume
Design, 2003 Emmy Award Winner for Best Costume Design, 1996 Barrymore
Award Winner for Best Costume Design, and 1995 Connecticut Critics
Circle Award Winner for Best Costume Design, he relocated to Los
Angeles from New York in 1999 to pursue a career in the film and
television industry. Originally from New York and a trained dancer, Mr.
Rivera made his professional theatrical debut in a summer stock
production at the age of 11 in The King and I. As a performer his
credits include: A Chorus Line(Broadway, National and International),
La Cage Aux Folles, West Side Story, Godspell, Joseph...Dreamcoat, Man
Of La Mancha, Mame and Fiddler on the Roof. Upon entering college, he
decided to dedicate his education to costume design. After graduation,
he worked for the world famous Eaves-Brooks Costume Co. in New York
City where he assisted such designers as: Theoni Aldredge, Bob
Fletcher, Willa Kim and William Ivy Long. Mr. Rivera is represented by
Pipeline Entertainment in New York and Los Angeles