Portia de Rossi’s ex-husband: Who is Mel Metcalfe III?

Mel Metcalfe III is a retired American actor, producer, and filmmaker, as well as a three-time Oscar-nominated sound engineer, who is most known for his roles in the 1994 short thriller film “Holiday on the Moon.” In addition, he is well-known as the ex-husband of actress Portia de Rossi.

Mel began his career in the film industry’s music department in 1981, as a music mixer for the action crime film “An Eye for an Eye.” Mel Metcalfe III received a second Primetime Emmy Award in 1985 for his work on the TV miniseries “Space.”

Mel worked on other noteworthy and award-winning films during the rest of the 1980s, including “The Terminator.”

Mel worked on other famous and award-winning films during the rest of the 1980s, including “The Terminator,” “That’s Life!” and “Hoosiers,” as well as “Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home,” for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Sound.

Following this, he worked on many Oscar and Golden Globe-nominated films, including “Rainbow War,” “Fatal Attraction,” and “Good Morning, Vietnam,” before working on the four-time Oscar-winning drama film “Rain Man.”