Sean Casey (filmmaker)
Sean Cameron Casey | |
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Casey in 2011 | |
| Born | December 28, 1967 California, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | IMAX film director/producer |
| Known for | Featured on Storm Chasers IMAX filmmaker Invented the Tornado Intercept Vehicles |
| Spouse | Jennifer Casey div. |
| Children | 2 |
Sean Cameron Casey (born December 28, 1967) is an American IMAX filmmaker and storm chaser who appeared in the Discovery Channel reality television series Storm Chasers. Casey created an IMAX film called Tornado Alley about chasing tornadoes and had to build the Tornado Intercept Vehicle (TIV) and the Tornado Intercept Vehicle 2 (TIV2) to film inside a tornado. Tornado Alley was released worldwide on March 18, 2011. Casey has been named one of the 50 best minds of 2008 by Discover Magazine. Currently Sean is spearheading a program called "Plants For Schools" in which landscapes on Title 1 elementary school campuses are transformed into educational exhibits of conservation.