CHRIS ZANTI! - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I have been making things for as long as I can remember. When I lived in NYC I built props and sets for theatre and television. I made props for Saturday Night Live for a couple of seasons and lots of things that looked like Muppets for commercials and Canadian television.I eventually fell into toy sculpting, I have been sculpting toys for Burger King and others for 13 years. For Burger King I have done things like Simpsons, Dragon Ball Z, Scooby Doo, Flintstones and others. I have many things that are in 25 cent bins at local flea markets and in various land fills all across America.I also love making custom PEZ dispensers!!!! I make one they never did like Elvis and The Munsters. I have done ones for Steven Tyler and Less than Jake. I also have a line of sculpted jewelry. My main focus is to work with bands and artist I like. I have been fortunate to work on projects for Lisa Petrucci , Tenacious D, Sid Haig , Julie Newmar/ Catwoman, Universal Studios doing the Monsters and others.

My Interests

My interests include stealing cooling pies off window sills,clowns,sculpting toys, finding the toy inside of cereal boxes, creating the toy that goes in the cereal box, Funko wobblers, Don Knotts,John Candy,Paul Lynde,Monster toys, criminal use of glitter on art projects,vintage Halloween decorations , Wacky packages, Frankenberry.

I'd like to meet:

I really like meeting new people, especially people with drive and direction in there lives.People who enjoy there jobs,Fellow crafters,people who like clowns,anyone who likes going to the fair,anyone who can keep up with me.

Music:

The Cramps, Louis Prima , Chris Issak, Pixies , Rob Zombie, David Bowie, HorrorPops, Adam and the Ants, the Dickies, The Ditty Bops,The Epoxies, The Kinks, The Killers, the Eyeliners, Tenacious D, Wanda Jackson, Southern Culture on the Skids!!!!!!!! Here is a video I like by the DB's

Movies:

Anything Don Knotts is in! Universal Monster movies,Some Hammer stuff;Curse of the Werewolf,the Gorgon,the Horror of Dracula I like Peter Cushing alot. Return to OZ, Shaun of the Dead, Land of the Dead, Slither, Killer Clowns, Shakes the Clown,Phantom of the Paradise, May, Welcome to the Dollhouse,Ed Wood, Cabin Boy, Dr. Phibes,Return of the Living Dead 1 and 3, Best in Show, Waiting for Guffman, Spinal Tap, Mystery Men , Tourist Trap, and Motel Hell.

Television:

My favorites right now are Heroes and Venture Brothers. Also Arrested Development ,Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, Buffy, Angel, Addams Family, Lone Gunman, Get a Life,the Flintstones, Bullwinkle, The Weird Science TV show on USA , The Monkees, Wild Wild West,Strangers with Candy, Reno 911 stuff like that.

Books:

Rickles book by Don Rickles

Heroes:

Chris Orlando,John Munholland,Burt Reynolds,Roddy Piper,Vincent Price,Joan Jett,Josephine Baker,Jay Ward,Joe Barbera.

My Blog

The coolest thing ,I dont currently own! Carol Channing Ventriliquist doll!

2 things I enjoy are ventriloquist dolls and Carol Channing, imagine my surprise to find some company has combined the 2. I don't know when this original cam out but they did a licensed Carol Channing...
Posted by CHRIS ZANTI! on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 05:35:00 PST

Hey I made the cover of TOYFARE 127

Or at least my stuff is in this months issue of TOYFARE 127. Been working on HEROES action figures for the last few monthes for Mezco toys. At least they were done at my studio I work at, which is&nb...
Posted by CHRIS ZANTI! on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:11:00 PST

Clamato,Nicko, Budwiser!

Never bet me you can find the grossest food at the super market. I love bad packaging and REALLY love bad food ideas. The 1st is an energy drink made with all the things you would find in Red Bull, ...
Posted by CHRIS ZANTI! on Sat, 24 Nov 2007 06:34:00 PST

The voluptous horror of Chris Zanti

I was going thru photos and found this gem. I was at a Chiller horror convention Halloween party. Me as Wednesday Addams. I found this great dress in a Salvation Army. I hemmed it with a pair of sciss...
Posted by CHRIS ZANTI! on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 09:41:00 PST

My childhood trilogy of terror!!!

I recently remember my third most scary thing to me as a child and now my personal trilogy of terror is complete.Now a days these 3 things are not scary but I was little and they left there impression...
Posted by CHRIS ZANTI! on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:53:00 PST

My new Jewelry line

These are some of my new designs. I am gearing up for some major shows next year like Viva Las Vegas and others. I am looking forward to setting up with this line. I will have my web site up shortly. ...
Posted by CHRIS ZANTI! on Mon, 11 Dec 2006 02:55:00 PST

Flea Market Follies

Flea Market follies I was going through a box of photos and found this really great picture I took at the Wagon Wheel flea market in Florida a few years ago. I love the flea market; I go almost...
Posted by CHRIS ZANTI! on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:08:00 PST

I was shit faced at work today/or I am a brown noser

I had my usual Balance bar for breakfast. It was Smores flavored with a chocolate coating. It got kinda melted in the hot car ride to work and I must have gotten some chocolate on my nose. Which didnt...
Posted by CHRIS ZANTI! on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 02:23:00 PST

6 weird things about me!

Six weird things about me. I have been tagged and I am supposed to write 6 things that are weird or bad habits of mine, Only six this will be hard. Because I consider myself a weirdo. &n...
Posted by CHRIS ZANTI! on Sun, 09 Apr 2006 02:52:00 PST