Kevin Yagher, born on June 23, 1962, is an American special effects technician who became one of the best known makeup and animatronic designers working in horror and fantasy cinema and television. He is credited with the makeup for the character Freddy Krueger, with the design and execution of the Chucky doll of the Child's Play films, and with the Crypt Keeper animatronic of Tales from the Crypt. His company, Kevin Yagher Productions, supplied effects for several Nightmare on Elm Street sequels and for later studio films such as Face/Off, Starship Troopers, Enemy of the State and Mission: Impossible 2. He often worked with the puppeteer Brock Winkless, who performed Chucky, and he built prosthetics for Weird Al Yankovic, including the fat suit for the Fat video and the muscular upper body used in UHF. He directed Hellraiser: Bloodline but took the credit name Alan Smithee after the studio re-edited the film.
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Kevin Yagher (born June 23, 1962) is an American special effects technician, known for Freddy Krueger's makeup, the Chucky doll effects, and The Crypt Keeper animatronic.
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Yagher directed Hellraiser: Bloodline, but decided to be credited as Alan Smithee after Dimension Films re-edited the film.
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Yagher's other credits include Tales from the Crypt, and Child's Play, where he met his wife, Catherine Hicks.
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