André Fenley (often spelled Andre Fenley) is an Academy Award winning American supervising sound editor, Foley editor, first Assistant Sound Editor, sound designer, dialogue editor, sound designer and assistant director, film editor from San Francisco, California who spent much of his career sound editing at Skywalker Sound. As a sound editor, his credits include Iron Man, Minority Report, The Lion King, The Jungle Book, Fight Club and Jurassic Park.
André attended film school at San Francisco State University where he graduated and joined fellow sound engineer, Richard Hymns as an apprentice for the film The Meteor Man but he states âÂÂthe early turning point in his career was being offered a position on the crew for Jurassic Park.
In a 2021 interview with cinemotage, André states fellow artists, Paul Robeson, Gordon Parks, Melvin Van Peebles, and Spike Lee amongst his influences. He also cites mentors, Richard Hymns and Frank Eulner amongst such. Films that inspired André to pursue a career in film include, âÂÂBuck and the Preacher,â âÂÂShaft,â and âÂÂDo The Right Thing.âÂÂ
André is the cousin of celebrity chef Tiffany Derry.