Kevin Yagher

Kevin Yagher

make-up department, special effects, additional crew

Kevin Yagher was born on Jun 23, 1962 in USA. Kevin Yagher's big-screen debut came with Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter directed by Joseph Zito in 1984. Kevin Yagher is known for Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy directed by Daniel Farrands, Heather Langenkamp stars as Self - 'Nancy Thompson' and Stacey Alden as Self - 'Nurse Marcie'. Kevin Yagher has got 6 awards and 15 nominations so far. The most recent award Kevin Yagher achieved is Online Film & Television Association. The upcoming new movie Kevin Yagher plays is Bill & Ted Face the Music which will be released on Aug 28, 2020.

Beginning with such characters as Freddy Krueger in La revanche de Freddy (1985) and Chucky in the "Child's Play" films, Kevin Yagher has established himself as one of the top make-up effects artists by developing and creating life-like creatures, aliens, animals and humans with meticulous detail. His company, Kevin Yagher Productions Inc. (KYPI), has created effects for such high-profile projects as Paramount Pictures thriller Volte/face (1997), Ennemi d'État (1998) Volcano (1997), Starship Troopers (1997), and Complots (1997). KYPI's creations have also graced the screen in a variety of genres from Columbia Pictures' Radio Flyer (1992) to Paramount Pictures' action-adventure Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) to Walt Disney's comedy Chérie, j'ai agrandi le bébé (1992). Yagher has further expanded his creative efforts by directing. For the HBO series Les contes de la crypte (1989), he directed all of the show's wraparounds and several promotional spots, one of which earned him an Emmy in 1992. He also helmed two episodes for this cable series, (HBO's Les contes de la crypte (1989)) receiving a Cable Ace nomination in the process.

  • Birthday

    Jun 23, 1962
  • Place of Birth

    Illinois, USA
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

6 wins & 15 nominations

Online Film & Television Association
2005
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Winner - OFTA Film Award
Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
2000
Best Makeup/Creature FX
Winner - Chainsaw Award
1999
Best Makeup/Creature FX
Winner - Chainsaw Award
1998
Best Makeup/Creature FX
Winner - Chainsaw Award
1996
Best Makeup FX
Winner - Chainsaw Award
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