[1] Married to Wendy Mickell, he had four sons, Jean-Paul, Mikey, Daniel, and Adam.
[1][4] His final films, The Amazing Spider-Man and Django Unchained, were released posthumously.
He was the production designer for the opening ceremony of the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, as well as for the 74th and 79th Academy Awards in 2002 and 2007, respectively.
[1] Riva suffered a stroke on June 1, 2012, in New Orleans, Louisiana, during production of Django Unchained.
[1] Django director Quentin Tarantino commented, "Michael became a dear friend on this picture, as well as a magnificent, talented colleague.