Born in Woodstock, IL. Prosthetic and makeup artist who entered American film at C.W.I. working on creature effects for THE FLY (1986). He then worked on GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989 - lead scuptor & prosthetics: ILM). Other notable film makeup effects credits include SCANNERS II: THE NEW ORDER (1991 - special makeup effects supervisor: Shadowworks), THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (1997 - art dept.), ALIEN: RESURRECTION (also 1997, sculptor), AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME (1999 - makeup designer), SUPERNOVA and DR. SEUSS' HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (both 2000), PLANET OF THE APES (2001), MEN IN BLACK II (2002), THE CAT IN THE HAT (Mike Myers' makeup artist) and BIG FISH (both 2003), SPIDER-MAN 2 (2004, uncredited), POSEIDON, WORLD TRADE CENTER and TENACIOUS D IN THE PICK OF DESTINY (all 2006), NORBIT, WILD HOGS and SPIDER-MAN 3 (all 2007), WINGED CREATURES, THE LOVE GURU and PUSH (all scheduled for release in 2008), and STAR TREK (scheduled for 2009 release).  Nominated for Achievement in Makeup 1999: AUSTIN POWERS: THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME (w. Michèle Burke) 1 nomination