Rick Lazzarini Biography (1960?-)

Born c. 1960; married; children: two sons. Addresses: Office: Character Shop, 1464 Madera Rd., Suite N-310, Simi Valley, CA 93065.

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Special Effects Creator
Special makeup effects, The Slumber Party Massacre (also known asSleepless Nights, Slumberparty Massacre, and The Slumber Party Murders), PFC, 1981
Special puppet effects, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (also known as A Nightmare on Elm Street: Part 2), New LineCinema, 1985
Coordinator, Aliens, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
Coordinator, Invaders from Mars, Cannon, 1986
Animatronics and special makeup effects, Spaceballs, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
Animatronics and makeup effects, The Unholy, Vestron, 1988
Chicken animatronics, Dead Heat, New World, 1988
Life cast maker and special costume consultant, Batman, TwentiethCentury-Fox, 1989
Theatre and subway ghosts, Ghostbusters II, Columbia, 1989
A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (also known as A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child), New Line Cinema, 1989
Special makeup effects, Young Guns II (also known as Young GunsII: Blaze of Glory), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990
Animatronics and puppets, Hook, TriStar, 1991
Robot design, And You Thought Your Parents Were Weird, Trimark Pictures, 1991
Special makeup effects, Barton Fink, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
Animatronic buffalo, Radio Flyer, Columbia, 1992
Animatronic monster dog effects, The Sandlot (also known as TheSandlot Kids), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1993

Ice sculptures, Groundhog Day, Columbia, 1993
Miniature flying witch puppets, Hocus Pocus, Buena Vista, 1993
Pebble and Bam-Bam replicas, The Flintstones, Universal, 1994
Reindeer puppets, The Santa Clause, Buena Vista, 1994
Animatronic elephants, Operation Dumbo Drop (also known as Dumbo Drop), Buena Vista, 1995
Animatronic monkey, Outbreak, Warner Bros., 1995
Ghost replicas, Casper (live action and animated; also known as Casper, the Friendly Ghost), Universal, 1995
Puppets, Escape from L.A. (also known as John Carpenter's "Escape from L.A."), Paramount, 1996
Creatures, Mimic, Dimension Films, 1997
Animatronic dog and ostrich, Dude, Where's My Car?, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
Trout replicas, Dr. Dolittle 2 (also known as DR.2 and DR2), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
Animatronic frog, Big Trouble, Buena Vista, 2002
(Uncredited) Bloodhound replica, Sweet Home Alabama, Buena Vista,2002
Animatronic rats, Willard, New Line Cinema, 2003
Television Work
Series
Caterpillar operator, The Astronomers, PBS, 1991
Movies
Creatures, special makeup effects, and puppeteer, Journey to the Center of the Earth, ABC, 1993
Animatronic dog puppets, The Shaggy Dog, ABC, 1994
Television Appearances
Himself, Movie Magic (documentary series), The Discovery Channel,1994
Guest in episodes of various news programs and talk shows.
Video Game Work
Creator of Special Effects
Frankenstein, Sony Imageworks, 1994
Phantasmagoria, Sierra Online, 1994

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