Tichenor grew up watching films with his father.
[citation needed] Tichenor worked as Geraldine Peroni's assistant on several films, including The Player.
He collaborated with Paul Thomas Anderson on many of the director's films.
Tichenor stepped in to finish his mentor's editing of Brokeback Mountain.
[3] Tichenor is the primary editor on each film, unless noted otherwise.