Andy Brandy Casagrande IV, born on 21 October 1977 in New York City, USA, is a wildlife cinematographer, best known for his work of filming sharks for some the world’s top production companies, the National Geographic and Discovery Channel.
So just how wealthy is Andy Casagrande, as of late 2017? According to sources, Casagrande has acquired a net worth of over $4 million, accumulated during his career in cinematography which now spans over 20 years.
Andy Casagrande Net Worth $4 million
Casagrande’s passion for sharks started at an early age. Propelled by this fascination, he went on to pursue an education in marine biology, enrolling at the Florida Institute of Technology in 1996. However, he soon realized that getting a degree in marine biology didn’t necessarily guarantee that he would be spending time with sharks, so he transferred to the University of Pittsburgh, graduating with a degree in biology. He then attended California State University–Long Beach, obtaining a degree in psychology, and a BA in biopsychology.
After completing his education, Casagrande found a job as a tech support engineer in a software company in Silicon Valley, using his spare time to research sharks. On one occasion, he wrote a song about sharks and sent it as an MP3 file with a job application to three shark research teams, one in the USA, one in Australia, and one in South Africa. The latter team, a research and conservation group in South Africa that has been studying Great Whites and known as the White Shark Trust, was impressed with his application and hired him as its underwater still photographer in 2003. He moved to Cape Town and went on to learn more about his favorite creatures, constantly filming their behavior, and eventually swapping his still camera for a video camera. After some time shooting with the company’s research team from inside a shark cage, he eventually ditched the cage, filming safely in Shark Alley, off South Africa’s Western Cape province. His net worth began to grow.
By the time his shooting skills were perfected, a crew from National Geographic came to film with his research team. Impressed by Casagrande’s work, they offered him a job in Washington, D.C., as a field producer and cameraman. His work for such a major producing giant soon led him to travel around the world, filming everything, from wildlife to the Antarctic, capturing the behavior of some of the world’s most fascinating creatures. It has enabled him to be provided with GoPro’s equipment all the time, and paved his way to recognition and fame. Casagrande’s wealth grew larger.
Throughout his career at National Geographic, he has been featured in numerous programs and series of the network, including “Untamed Americas”, ” Africa’s Lost Eden”, “Great Migrations”, “Superpride” and “Serpent King”, to name a few, which have made him famous in the animal world in general, and greatly contributed to his fortune.
His involvement in such a major company opened his way to working for other major names in the industry too, such as filming for Discovery Channel’s annual programming extravaganza “Shark Week”, featuring shows such as “Into the Shark Bite” and “Impossible Shot”. He has also filmed for the BBC and Animal Planet, further increasing his wealth.
Casagrande’s talent for capturing extraordinary footage earned him several awards and honors, among them two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Cinematography—Nature, and has made him a celebrity and one of the world’s most influential wildlife cinematographers, and concurrently brought him a sizable net worth.
Aside from his work for the world’s major production giants, Casagrande owns his own production company called ABC4Films, specializing in wildlife documentaries, television commercials as well as collaborating on films. This has been another source of his fortune.
Speaking about his private life, Casagrande has been married to Swedish-born Emma Walfridsson since 2010. The couple has one child together and the family resides in Naples, Florida. Along with his wife, he has promoted the sharks’ cause, serving as an ambassador for the shark conservation organization called Shark Angels.
News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography – Nature (2011), News & Documentary Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography: Documentary (2013)
Movies
Africa's Lost Eden (2010), Bride of Jaws (2015), Planet Ocean (2012), Sharks and the City: New York (2017), Air Jaws: Night Stalker (2016), Isle of Jaws (2016), Sharks Among Us (2016)
TV Shows
Killer Shots (TV program), Shark (TV Series documentary, 2015), Die Trying (TV Series, 2014), Savage Family Diggers (2012), National Geographic Explorer (2007-2008)
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sharks Among Us
2016
TV Movie documentary director of photography: underwater Guadalupe Crew
Air Jaws: Night Stalker
2016
TV Movie documentary underwater cinematographer - as Andy Brandy Casagrande IV
Jungle Shark
2016
TV Movie documentary camera operator: underwater cinematographer - as Andy Casagrande IV
Isle of Jaws
2016
Documentary short camera operator: underwater cinematography
Wrath of a Great White Serial Killer
2016
Documentary underwater cinematographer - as Andy Brandy Casagrande IV
Air Jaws: Walking with Great Whites
2015
TV Movie documentary underwater cinematographer
Bride of Jaws
2015
TV Movie documentary camera operator - as Andy Brandy Casagrande / stills - as Andy Brandy Casagrande
Lair of the Mega Shark
2015
TV Movie documentary underwater camera
Shark Week
TV Series documentary camera operator - 5 episodes, 2012 - 2013 additional camera operator - 1 episode, 2015 underwater cinematographer - 1 episode, 2015
Shark
2015
TV Series documentary camera operator - 3 episodes
Bahama Blue
2015
TV Series documentary underwater camera - 5 episodes
Shark Girl
2014
TV Movie documentary camera operator
Extinction Soup
2014
Documentary camera operator
Die Trying
2014
TV Series camera operator - 1 episode
Great White Shark: Beyond the Cage of Fear
2013
TV Movie documentary camera operator
Dual Survival
2013
TV Series camera operator - 1 episode
Bering Sea Gold: Under the Ice
2012
TV Series documentary underwater cinematographer - 4 episodes
Untamed Americas
2012
TV Series documentary camera operator - 2 episodes
Savage Family Diggers
2012
TV Series underwater camera operator - 1 episode
Mud
2012
digital intermediate technician - uncredited
Shark Night 3D
2011
camera operator
Killer Shots
2011
TV Series documentary camera operator - 3 episodes
Shark Attack Survival Guide
2010
TV Movie camera operator - as Andy Brandy Casagrande
Africa's Lost Eden
2010
TV Movie documentary camera operator
Wild Recon
2010
TV Series camera operator - 1 episode
Venom in Vegas
2010
TV Movie documentary camera operator - as Andy Brandy Casagrande
Great White Appetite
2009
TV Movie underwater camera operator
Deadly Waters
2009
TV Movie underwater camera operator
Summer of the Sharks
2009
Documentary underwater camera operator
National Geographic Explorer
TV Series documentary additional cinematographer - 2 episodes, 2007 - 2008 camera operator - 1 episode, 2007
Nature Untamed
2008
TV Series documentary additional photography - 1 episode
Planet Carnivore
2007
TV Series documentary assistant camera - 1 episode
The Shark Is Still Working
2007
Documentary cinematographer: live "Great White" footage
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Paradise Reef
2016
Documentary
Bride of Jaws
2015
TV Movie documentary director of photography - as Andy Brandy Casagrande
Lair of the Mega Shark
2015
TV Movie documentary
Zombie Sharks
2014
TV Movie documentary
Shark Week
2013
TV Series documentary 3 episodes
Great White Serial Killer
2013
TV Movie documentary
Dual Survival
2013
TV Series 1 episode
Auction Hunters
2011-2012
TV Series 2 episodes
Planet Ocean
2012
Documentary
Untamed Americas
2012
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Shark Attack Experiment Live
2011
TV Special documentary
Shark City
2011
TV Movie
How Sharks Hunt
2011
TV Special
Killer Shots
2011
TV Series documentary 3 episodes
Great Migrations
2010
TV Mini-Series documentary 6 episodes
Saved from the Spill
2010
TV Movie documentary
Wild Nights
2010
TV Series 1 episode
Into the Shark Bite
2010
TV Movie documentary
Good Morning America Weekend Edition
2010
TV Series 1 episode
Africa's Lost Eden
2010
TV Movie documentary
Venom in Vegas
2010
TV Movie documentary
Darwin's Secret Notebooks
2009
TV Movie documentary
Wild
2009
TV Series documentary 2 episodes
Great White Appetite
2009
TV Movie
Deadly Waters
2009
TV Movie
Night
2009
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Feeding Frenzy
2008
TV Series 3 episodes
National Geographic Explorer
2008
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Surviving Sharks
2008
TV Movie documentary
Superpride
2008
TV Movie documentary
Nature Untamed
2008
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Planet Carnivore
2007
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Lair of the Mega Shark
2015
TV Movie documentary executive producer
Cosmic Journeys
2014
TV Series documentary short producer - 1 episode
PS9 Wild Series: Correspondency from the Wilderness
2012
Documentary consulting producer
Killer Shots
2011
TV Series documentary co-producer - 3 episodes
Great White Appetite
2009
TV Movie producer
Deadly Waters
2009
TV Movie producer
Superpride
2008
TV Movie documentary field producer
Planet Carnivore
2007
TV Series documentary associate producer - 2 episodes
Composer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Killer Shots
2011
TV Series documentary 3 episodes
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sharks Among Us
2016
TV Movie documentary diver
Hunter & Hunted
TV Series documentary production assistant - 1 episode, 2005 fixer - 1 episode, 2005
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Cosmic Journeys
2014
TV Series documentary short 1 episode
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Great White Appetite
2009
TV Movie
Great White Shark Expert
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Shark Bait
2016
TV Movie documentary stock footage provided by:
Jago: A Life Underwater
2015
Documentary thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Sharks Among Us
2016
TV Movie documentary
Filmmaker / Cinematographer
Paradise Reef
2016
Documentary
Himself
Shark Week
2013-2015
TV Series documentary
Himself
Bride of Jaws
2015
TV Movie documentary
Himself (as Andy Brandy Casagrande)
Lair of the Mega Shark
2015
TV Movie documentary
Good Morning America Weekend Edition
2014
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Great White Matrix
2014
TV Movie documentary
Himself
ABC News Nightline
2014
TV Series
Himself
Good Morning America
2014
TV Series
Himself
How Sharks Hunt
2011
TV Special
Great White Shark Expert (2011)
Killer Shots
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
Great Migrations
2010
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
Skavlan
2010
TV Series
Himself - Guest
Saved from the Spill
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Into the Shark Bite
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2013
Emmy
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography - Documentary and Long Form
Untamed Americas (2012)
2011
Emmy
News & Documentary Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Cinematography - Nature