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| Phil Tippett | |
| Gender: | Male |
| Medium(s): | Film |
| Roles: | Actor; Producer; Special effects artist |
| Date of birth: | September 27th, 1951 |
| Place of birth: | Berkeley, California |
| 1st Horror: | The Crater Lake Monster |
Phil Tippett is an American visual effects technician, stop-motion animator, as well as a director, producer and creative designer. He has occasionally appeared as an extra in various films beginning with the 1977 sci-fi epic Star Wars where he played a cantina alien. Tippett's first work in the horror genre was creating miniatures for the 1977 film The Crater Lake Monster. A year later, he made an appearance in as a scuba diver in Joe Dante's 1978 movie Piranha.
Body of work[]
| Film | Year | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Piranha | 1978 | Actor |
| Jurassic Park | 1993 | Dinosaur supervisor |
| Tremors II: Aftershocks | 1996 | CGI supervisor |
| The Haunting | 1999 | Visual effects supervisor |
| Twilight: New Moon | 2009 | Visual effects supervisor |
| Twilight: Eclipse | 2010 | Visual effects supervisor |
Notes & Trivia[]
- Was inspired by the stop-motion works of Ray Harryhausen.
External Links[]
- Phil Tippett at IMDB
- Phil Tippett at Wikipedia
- Phil Tippett at Wookieepedia
- Phil Tippett at Headhunter's Holosuite
References[]
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