Kevin Yagher Biography (1962-)

Born June 23, 1962, in Decatur, IL; son of Charles, Jr., (an electrical engineer) and Carol Y. (a physician's assistant) Yagher; married Catherine Hicks (an actress), May 19, 1990; children: Caitlin. Addresses: Agent: Broder/Webb/Chervin/Silbermann, 9242 Beverly Blvd., Suite 200, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Office: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc., 6615 Valjean Ave., Van Nuys, CA91406.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Producer, writer, director, makeup artist
Birth Details: June 23, 1962; Decatur, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Special makeup effects artist, Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter(also known as Friday the 13th Part 4), 1984
Makeup and effects creator: Freddy Krueger and special makeup effects, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (also known as ANightmare on Elm Street: Part 2), Media Home Entertainment, 1985
Creature effects crew: Cannom, Cocoon, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985
Art department, Invaders from Mars, Cannon Pictures, 1986
Special makeup effects, Trick or Treat, 1986
Makeup effects: Krueger, A Nightmare on Elm Street Part III: Dream Warriors (also known as A Nightmare on Elm Street Part III), New LineCinema, 1987
Special effects, Retribution, 1987
Special makeup effects, The Hidden, AssoFilm, 1987
Special makeup assistant, Cherry 2000, 1987
Special makeup effects supervisor, 976-EVIL, TriStar, 1988
Design and execution (Chucky doll), Child's Play, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1988
Special effects makeup application, The Seventh Sign, 1988
Special makeup effects, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Media Home Entertainment, 1988
Makeup effects, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, 1989
Makeup effects creator, Glory, 1989
Special makeup effects, special makeup effects designer and special makeup effects creator, The Phantom of the Opera (also known as Gaston Leroux's "The Phantom of the Opera" and Phantom of the Opera: The Motion Picture), 1989
Engineer (Chucky doll), Child's Play 2, Universal, 1990
Makeup and special effects designer, Meet the Applegates, Media Home Entertainment, 1990
Designer and engineer (Chucky doll), Child's Play 3 (also known asChild's Play 3: Look Who's Stalking and Child's Play III), 1991
Makeup effects creator, Defenseless, New Line Cinema, 1991
Special makeup effects, The Borrower, Warner Bros., 1991
Creature and makeup effects creator and designer, Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey, 1991
Special makeup effects, makeup effects creator, and makeup effects designer, Article 99, Orion, 1992
Special makeup effects: Baby Adam, Honey, I Blew Up the Kid, BuenaVista, 1992
Special creature effects, Radio Flyer, Columbia TriStar, 1992
Special makeup effects, Man's Best Friend, New Line Cinema, 1993
Special makeup effects artist, makeup effects creator, and makeup effectsdesigner, Getting Even with Dad, United International Picture, 1994
Makeup effects, Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde, Savoy Pictures, 1995
Makeup and effects, Rumplestiltskin, Spelling Film International,1995
Designer (crypt keeper), Tales from the Crypt Presents "Demon Knight," Universal, 1995
Additional special makeup effects designer and creator, Children of the Corn III (also known as Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest), 1995
Makeup designer: crypt keeper, Tales from the Crypt Presents: Bordelloof Blood (also known as Bordello of Blood), 1996

Beast creator, additional makeup effects creator, and (as Alan Smithee) director, Hellraiser: Bloodline (also known as Hellraiser IV andHellraiser IV: Bloodline Story), Miramax, 1996
Makeup effects creator, The Fan, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1996
Special effects: Rumpelstiltskin, Rumpelstiltskin, 1996
Makeup special effects, Conspiracy Theory, 1997
Human visual effects creator, Starship Troopers, Sony Pictures, 1997
Special makeup effects creator and special makeup effects, Face/Off (also known as Face Off), Buena Vista, 1997
Special effects creator, Volcano, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1997
Puppet effects creator, puppeteer coordinator, and Chucky and Tiffany Puppet effects creator, Bride of Chucky, Universal, 1998
Makeup effects, Enemy of the State, Buena Vista, 1998
Special makeup, In Dreams, DreamWorks, 1999
Coproducer, creature effects coordinator: KYP, and human/creature specialeffects, Sleepy Hollow, Paramount, 1999
Creator: unborn twins, The Astronaut's Wife, New Line Cinema, 1999
Special makeup effects, Mission: Impossible II (also known as M:I-2), Paramount, 2000
Character makeup designer and creator: Johnny Depp, Blow, New LineCinema, 2001
Special makeup effects artist, Windtalkers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2002
Special makeup effects artist, The Master of Disguise, Columbia, 2002
Prosthetic makeup artist: Mr. Cage, Adaptation, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2002
Special makeup effects artist, Cradle 2 the Grave, Warner Bros., 2003
Age makeup effects, 13 Going on 30 (also known as Suddenly 30), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2004
Film Appearances
Lead guitarist, Trick or Treat, 1986
Himself, Sleep Hollow: Behind the Legend (documentary short film),Paramount, 2000
Himself, Know Your Foe (documentary), Columbia TriStar Home Video,2002
Himself, Death from Above: The Making of "Starship Troopers" (documentary short film), Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2002
Television Work
Series
Fuzzbuckets creator, Fuzzbucket, ABC, 1986
Makeup effects and makeup for Robert Englund, Freddy's Nightmares(also known as Freddy's Nightmares: A Nightmare on Elm Street), syndicated, 1988
Production design, segment production, segment director, puppet creator,makeup effects designer/creator, makeup & special effects for opening andclosing sequences, aging makeup creator, and special effects and crypt keeper designer, Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1989-96
Television Director
Episodic
"Lower Berth," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Talesfrom the Crypt"), HBO, 1990
"Strung Along," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's "Tales from the Crypt"), HBO, 1992
Television Work
Specials
Grim Reaper Award designer, The Horror Hall of Fame, syndicated, 1990
Horror Hall of Fame statue design, The Horror Hall of Fame II, syndicated, 1991
Television Appearances
Specials
The 100 Scariest Movie Moments, Bravo, 2004
RECORDINGS
Music Videos
Creator and designer of Cryptkeeper for "Crypt Jam"; director of makeup effects for Aerosmith's "Pink--1997" and Weird Al Yankovic's "Fat."
WRITINGS
Film Stories
Sleepy Hollow, Paramount, 1999
Television Episodes
Wrote "Strung Along," Tales from the Crypt (also known as HBO's"Tales from the Crypt"), HBO.
Books
(And illustrator) Heverly (picture book), North-South/SeaStar, 2001

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