Phil Tippett

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Phil Tippett is an acclaimed American visual effects supervisor and stop-motion animator renowned for his groundbreaking creature and character work on films such as Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.

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instanceOf American
film director
film producer
human
stop-motion animator
visual effects supervisor
activeIn film industry
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
Primetime Emmy Awards
surface form: Primetime Emmy Award
basedIn Berkeley
surface form: Berkeley, California, United States
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1951-09-27
employer Tippett Studio
familyName Tippett
fieldOfWork creature design
stop-motion animation
visual effects
founded Tippett Studio
genre science fiction film
givenName Phil
knownFor AT-AT walker animation in The Empire Strikes Back
Rancor creature animation in Return of the Jedi
creature animation
dinosaur animation in Jurassic Park
go motion
name Phil Tippett self-link
nationality American
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
notableWork Dragonslayer
Jurassic Park
Mad God
Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi
surface form: Return of the Jedi

film "RoboCop"
surface form: RoboCop

RoboCop 2
RoboCop 3
Star Wars NERFINISHED
Starship Troopers
The Empire Strikes Back
Willow
occupation film director
film producer
special effects artist
stop-motion animator
visual effects supervisor
placeOfBirth Berkeley
surface form: Berkeley, California, United States
spouse Jules Roman NERFINISHED

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Phil Tippett name Phil Tippett self-link