Background
Chaloukian, Levon Leo was born on June 18, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Harry and Mary (Daghdevirian) Chaloukian.
Chaloukian, Levon Leo was born on June 18, 1927 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. Son of Harry and Mary (Daghdevirian) Chaloukian.
Magnetic film repair and stock room man, sound cable man, recordist, location and stage recordist, boom man, optical recordist, maintenance man, ADR, Foley, Dialogue, Effects and Music, 1955-1960; operations director to in-house sound mixer, ADR, Foley, Dialogue, Effects and Music, 1960-1965; general manager, ADR, Foley, Dialogue, Effects and Music, 1965-1967; partner, ADR, Foley, Dialogue, Effects and Music, 1967-1976; owner, president, ADR, Foley, Dialogue, Effects and Music, since 1976. Consultant Federal Aviation Administration, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Los Angeles District Attorney Office, Los Angeles Sheriff Department, Los Angeles Police Department, State of California Internal Revenue Department, Central Intelligence Agency, Congressional Watergate Committee to evaluate the erased tapes of the Nixon recordings, Los Angeles Grand Jury as a witness on Mafia infiltration into theTV & Motion Picture Industry. Lecturer Boston University, Korea Motion PicturePromotion Corporation, Stephens College, University of California at Los Angeles, University of California, San Diego, Brooks Institute of Santa Barbara, U. Arizona, University Texas, others.
Member California Film Commission Advisory Board, 1987-1988, board directors, 1988-1995. Board director Los Angeles Film Development Committee, 1989. Member Academy Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (theatre sound inspector committee, general membership committee, sound branch executive committee science and technical awards committee, Oscar), Academy television Arts and Sciences (president 1989-1993, vice president ATAS Foundation, director international council, chairman building committee, scholar, intern), Motion Picutre and television Producers Association (motion picture and television research center, motion picture contract services administration trust fund, motion picture and television technological change committee, advisor in affairs with the Sound Technician Union, advisor negotiationg union contracts with I.A.T.S.E.), Motion Picture and television Credit Association (co-founder1964, president 1965-1967, board directors 1967-1977, president 1976-1977), Hollywood C. of Chamber (board directors), Armenian Film Foundation (board directors, award), American Cinema Editors, Cinema Audio Society, Motion Picture Sound Editors (Special award), Society of Motion Picture and television Engineers, International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees.
Married Virginia Chaloukian, June 20, 1951. Children: Susan Kim, Dale.