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Life and work
Cliff Martinez is an American musician and composer, composer, drummer. Born: 5 February 1954. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Musician · 1954–
Cliff Martinez
Cliff Martinez is an American musician and composer, composer, drummer. Born on 5 February 1954, this profile follows Cliff Martinez through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Drive (2011) and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). The location trail reaches Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site, MacArthur Park and The MacArthur · Park Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Drive · Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site
Cliff Martinez is credited as composer on Drive. The work’s existing location story leads to Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site. The original Sixth Street bridge featured in the film. It was demolished in 2016; the crossing you can visit today is a replacement, not the structure seen on screen.
Drive — credits ↗︎Sixth Street Viaduct ↗︎Drive · The MacArthur · Park Plaza ↗︎
The Lincoln Lawyer · Westin Bonaventure Hotel
Cliff Martinez is credited as composer on The Lincoln Lawyer. The work’s existing location story leads to Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Westin Bonaventure Hotel is documented as a location associated with The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 4 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Westin Bonaventure Hotel ↗︎
A screen location
Westin Bonaventure Hotel is documented as a location associated with The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
404 S Figueroa Street
Open street map ↗︎Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site ↗︎
Historic filming location · river crossing
The original Sixth Street bridge featured in the film. It was demolished in 2016; the crossing you can visit today is a replacement, not the structure seen on screen.
Sixth Street Viaduct ↗︎Drive · The MacArthur · Park Plaza ↗︎
6th Street over the Los Angeles River
Open street map ↗︎MacArthur Park ↗︎
Filming location · the meeting by the lake
Standard meets his creditors beside the lake. The park gives the conversation an open setting, with little sense of privacy despite the space around it.
2230 W 6th Street
Open street map ↗︎The MacArthur · Park Plaza ↗︎
Filming location · apartment interiors
The Park Plaza, now known as the MacArthur, supplied rooms and corridors for the apartment building. Its exterior is a location photograph, not the film’s complete apartment frontage.
Park Plaza Hotel (Los Angeles) ↗︎Drive · The MacArthur · Park Plaza ↗︎
607 S Park View Street
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1954-02-05
Born 5 February 1954
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Drive ↗︎
Nicolas Winding Refn
The Lincoln Lawyer
Brad Furman
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Drive ↗︎
A lake, a hotel and a river crossing reveal the distance between the Driver’s stillness and the city moving around him.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Matthew McConaughey ↗︎
Matthew McConaughey is an American actor. Born on 4 November 1969, this profile follows Matthew McConaughey through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Bryan Cranston ↗︎
Bryan Cranston is an American actor. Born on 7 March 1956, this profile follows Bryan Cranston through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Drive (2011), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) and The Studio (2025). The location trail reaches Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site, MacArthur Park and The MacArthur · Park Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
John Leguizamo ↗︎
John Leguizamo is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer. Born on 22 July 1960, this profile follows John Leguizamo through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). The location trail reaches Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Carey Mulligan ↗︎
Carey Mulligan is a British actress. Born on 28 May 1985, this profile follows Carey Mulligan through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Drive (2011). The location trail reaches Sixth Street Viaduct — original bridge site, MacArthur Park and The MacArthur · Park Plaza. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Marisa Tomei ↗︎
Marisa Tomei is an American actress. Born on 4 December 1964, this profile follows Marisa Tomei through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Chaplin (1992), Crazy, Stupid, Love (2011) and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza, Sherman Oaks Galleria and Westin Bonaventure Hotel. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
William H. Macy ↗︎
William H. Macy is an American actor. Born on 13 March 1950, this profile follows William H. Macy through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Boogie Nights (1997), Pleasantville (1998), Seabiscuit (2003) and The Lincoln Lawyer (2011). The location trail reaches Reseda Theatre, Former Reseda Country Club and Malibu Creek State Park. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.