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"Talent and all that for the most part is nothing but hogwash. Any schoolboy with a little aptitude might very well draw better than I perhaps; but what he most often lacks is the tough yearning for realization, the teeth-grinding obstinacy and saying: even though I know I'm not capable of it, I'm still going to do it." -- M.C. Escher, in a letter to his son Arthur, 12 February 1955
_________________________________I am a Special Makeup Effects Artist/ Prosthetics Artist / Sculptor / Painter, from Studio City, California.A lot has happened this past year and I am very happy to say it was a great year!Life is full of twists, turns, and changes,and it's good when things start to settle down and find their goove. Which is comforting.I am originally from Studio City California. Yea Studio City!! I love my home town and miss all my Makeup Effects amigos from the valley dearly! You guys know who you are ;-)Studio City, that's pretty much where I grew up, and it was fantastic. I started in the Makeup Effects business helping out a makeup artist named Kenny Meyers, while I was still in High School, and continued on with him after graduating. It was my big break, and I am forever greatfull to Kenny for that. "Thank you Kenny!"My next big break came when Kennys' assistant at the time, Erick Jensen, a great guy, called me to offer me a job on John Carpenters' "THE THING" with Rob Bottin. another great opportunity, and i am also forever in debt to Erick Jensen. "Thank you Erick!"That was an amazing time in my life. working with Rob Bottin, having lunch during the week with Rick Baker and his guys, who were doing "Videodrome" at the time. Man, life was perfect.Well, things kept going that way, and one show lead to another. It was the heyday for Makeup Effects back then. Remember, this was before CG so everything had to be live-action and on camera. No computer generated effects!
I kept working, kept moving from one Makeup Studio to another, in an effort to work with all the great Legends of Makeup. I am very fortunate to have worked with so very many talented and kind people. Soemtimes I feel like the luckiest guy in the world."Thank you to all my friends and to all those that have helped teach me along the way, I am forever greatfull"Fast forward to....In 2002, I got a film job that my pal Miles Teves recommended me for that took me to Prague, in the Czech Republic. I loved the job, and Prague, (It is incredibly beautiful here), and decided to stick around in Europe for a while, as I was always a bit of a work-a-holic, and seldom took a Holiday. Last one was in 1987 to Japan!. So here I was in Prague, land of such beautiful archetecture, history, art and art culture, sculpture, great people, beautiful women,(who wern't stuck up, and more personal freedoms than you can shake a stick at! A huge change from the States. So, for now, this is where I am, still working in the film business, which is a big industry here, and still doing Makeup Effects here in Prague, (and being the number one guy in this part of Europe is definately cool as well). So here is where I am for a little bit, or possibly at least until some one can make me a better offer. One never knows where life will take you next! :-)_________________________________
I have been doing Makeup Effects for a while now and I still love it! It's a pretty cool job. I get to be creative, try out new ideas and designs, meet interisting and fun people, and sometimes travel to different countries, which I really like a lot.
I also have a lot of great makeup effects friends and other friends that I enjoy working with. I really enjoy haveing fun with them all.
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I am currently in Prague in the Czech Republic and enjoying Europe to it's fullest! If you've never been, you definately should visit Prague. It is amazing! Great people, great nightlife, and great beer!
________________________________Currently working on: My ZBrush skills.
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These are some of the movies I have worked on, or my work appears in: ________________________________
Chronicles of Narnia 2 - Prince Caspian (2007)
Babylon A.D. (2007)
"Psych:9" (2007)
Plane Dead (2007)
Centrum.cz (2007)
Canal Plus (2007)
EXTRA - Prima Television (2007)
Omen 666 (2006)
The Night Fisherman (2005)
Van Helsing (2003)
Hellboy (2003)
A Sound Of Thunder (2002)
Alien Hunter (2002)
Triple X (2002)
Basic (2002)
Scooby Doo (2002)
Stuart Little 2 (2002)
Sabertooth (2002)
Country Bears (2002)
X-files (1998 - 2001)
A.I. (2001)
Big Momma’s House (2001)
Grosse Pointe (2000)
Hollow Man (2000)
Bless The Child (2000)
Urban Legends: Final Cut (2000)
Stuart Little (1999)
Idle Hands (1999)
This Present Darkness (1999)
Blade (1998)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Angel (1999)
Roswell (1999)
Wild Wild West (1999)
Idle Hands (1999)
Mask Of Zorro (1998)
Beauty (1998)
Charmed 1998
Blade (1998)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997)
Kull The Conqueror (1997)
House of Frankenstein (1997)
Home Alone III (1997)
Guyver: Dark Hero (1994)
The Gate II (1992)
Dolly Dearest (1992)
Back To The Future III (1991)
Godfather III (1990)
Monsters (1990)
Gremlins II: The New Batch (1990)
The Exorcist III (1990)
Tales From the Dark Side, “The Movie†(1990)
Gross Anatomy (1989)
Nightmare On Elm Street V (1989)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Fright Night II (1989)
Police Academy VI: City Under Siege (1989)
Bride Of The Re-Animator (1989)
The Blob (1988)
Mystery Science Theater 3000 (1988)
Nightmare On Elm Street IV (1988)
Gorillas In The Mist (1988)
Beauty and the Beast (1988)
Harry and The Henderson’s (1987)
Project X (1987)
Stranded (1987)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Friday The 13th VI, “Jason Lives†(1986)
April Fools Day (1986)
Captain EO (1986)
House (1986)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Enemy Mine (1985)
Radioactive Dreams (1985)
Terminator (1984)
Who's the Boss? (1984)
Dreamscape (1984)
The Last Star Fighter (1984)
Strange Invaders (1983)
Manimal (1983)
Wishman (1983)
The Thing (1982)
Piranha II (1982)
Psycho II (1982)
Galaxy Of Terror (1981)
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