After winning an Academy Award® for his work on THE MATRIX, JOHN GAETA rejoined the Wachowski Brothers for THE MATRIX RELOADED and THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS. Prior to completing this landmark trilogy, Gaeta enjoyed a career in a little-known industry known as therapeutic shock graphics. Part military intelligence, part counter-culture, he pioneered the depths of non-sensical simulation and alter-logic entertainment in pursuit of the ultimate social tranquilizer. Despite colossal failure to legally broadcast on commercial television, Gaeta looks upon his research fondly — and occasionally with some fear.

In his off time, Gaeta likes to parasail, high dive, speed skate and is a member of the local polar bear club. He's a bad artist, an amateur hypnotist and generally distracted by the volatile machinations of unleashed Hollywood power.

Gaeta's other film credits include acting as director on the documentaries How to Subvert a Friendly Well-Meaning Population and Why Being Struck by Lightning is Fun; as a greensman on “W” is a Dirty Word, and as a production assistant on Citizen Kane, Gaeta's first job in Hollywood.