Kevin Pike

Kevin Pike

director, writer, actor

Kevin Pike was born on May 09, 1951 in USA. Kevin Pike's big-screen debut came with 44 Minutes: The North Hollywood Shoot-Out directed by Yves Simoneau in 2003.

Kevin Pike is president of Filmtrix, Inc. He is a writer's consultant and a story developer for studios and production entities. He helps writers complete their scripts and guides them on how to pitch their written work to producers.Kevin Pike started out as a local hire for Jaws (1975) for Universal. He had been working on Martha's Vineyard as a busboy when the first of the crew arrived. He got a job working as a laborer, carpenter, painter and, later, helped out in special effects on the shark. After the location filming finished, Kevin came out to Hollywood and got his start on Islands in the Stream (1977) at Paramount, again helping to make sharks.A few years of working with veteran Special Effects men under the studio system brought Kevin to the position of Supervisor. He went on to supervise some notable and respectable films, working with prominent directors, e.g., Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, John Schlesinger, Tim Burton, Taylor Hackford, Gore Verbinski, Jan de Bont, and David Fincher, to name a few.Over the years, Kevin has garnered several awards, including a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Special Visual Effects ('94/'95) for Earth 2 (1995), and was considered for an Oscar nomination for Back to the Future (1985) for Bob Zemeckis. He earned a Clio for Best Special Effects (2000) on the Levi "Invisible Man" commercial for Michael Bay. In addition to his long term work in Special Effects,Kevin is also a member of the DGA, SAG/AFTRA BAFTA and often serves on the Special Visual Effects Committees for both the Oscar and Emmy Academies, where he served as a two- term Governor.Now after 45 years, Kevin serves as a screenwriting consultant from his home north of Los Angeles, CA.

  • Birthday

    May 09, 1951
  • Place of Birth

    Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

Primetime Emmy Awards
1995
Outstanding Individual Achievement - Special Visual Effects
Winner - Primetime Emmy
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
1986
Best Special Effects
Winner - Saturn Award

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