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Kevin Yagher
Producer, Director, Writer, Actor, Additional CreditsBorn June 23, 1962 (63 years)
Kevin Yagher (born June 23, 1962) is an American special effects technician, known for Freddy Krueger's makeup and The Crypt Keeper creature.
His company, Kevin Yagher Productions, has created effects for A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Face/Off, Enemy of the State, Volcano, Starship Troopers, Conspiracy Theory, Radio Flyer, Mission: Impossible 2, and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. Yagher's other credits include Tales from the Crypt, and Child's Play, where he met his wife, Catherine Hicks.
He is the designer and executor of the Chucky doll. Yagher frequently collaborated with puppeteer Brock Winkless on his productions. For example, Winkless performed the puppetry for Chucky in Child's Play and several of its sequels. Yagher and Winkless also worked closely on the visual effects of Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992).
Yagher directed Hellraiser: Bloodline, but decided to be credited as Alan Smithee after Dimension Films re-edited the film. He heads Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
Yagher has worked with "Weird Al" Yankovic on a number of occasions. In 1988, Yagher created a fat suit and appliance makeup for Yankovic's "Fat" video, which Yankovic later wore in his concerts while performing the song. A year later, Yagher created prosthetics that gave Yankovic a hypermuscular upper body when parodying Rambo in his film UHF.
His company, Kevin Yagher Productions, has created effects for A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master, Face/Off, Enemy of the State, Volcano, Starship Troopers, Conspiracy Theory, Radio Flyer, Mission: Impossible 2, and Honey, I Blew Up the Kid. Yagher's other credits include Tales from the Crypt, and Child's Play, where he met his wife, Catherine Hicks.
He is the designer and executor of the Chucky doll. Yagher frequently collaborated with puppeteer Brock Winkless on his productions. For example, Winkless performed the puppetry for Chucky in Child's Play and several of its sequels. Yagher and Winkless also worked closely on the visual effects of Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992).
Yagher directed Hellraiser: Bloodline, but decided to be credited as Alan Smithee after Dimension Films re-edited the film. He heads Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.
Yagher has worked with "Weird Al" Yankovic on a number of occasions. In 1988, Yagher created a fat suit and appliance makeup for Yankovic's "Fat" video, which Yankovic later wore in his concerts while performing the song. A year later, Yagher created prosthetics that gave Yankovic a hypermuscular upper body when parodying Rambo in his film UHF.
Kevin Yagher Filmography
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow · as Co-Producer |
| 1996 | |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) |
| 1989 | Tales from the Crypt (TV Series) |
| 1986 | Trick or Treat · as Lead Guitarist |
| 1983 | Michael Jackson's Thriller · as Zombie (uncredited) |
| 2024 | Doc of Chucky · as Self |
| 2021 | Behind The Monsters (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | Bill & Ted Go to Hell · as Self |
| 2010 | Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy · as Self |
| 2003 | Man of a Thousand Faces · as Self |
| 2020 | Bill & Ted Face the Music · as Makeup Effects Designer |
| 2005 | Bones (TV Series) · as Makeup Effects Designer |
| 2003 | Cradle 2 the Grave · as Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| 2002 | Windtalkers · as Makeup Effects Designer |
| 2001 | Blow · as Makeup Designer |
| 2000 | Mission: Impossible II · as Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| 1999 | Sleepy Hollow · as Screenstory |
| 1997 | Face/Off · as Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| 1996 | The Fan · as Makeup Designer |
| 1990 | Child's Play 2 · as Second Unit Director |
| 1989 | The Phantom of the Opera · as Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| 1988 | 976-EVIL · as Makeup Effects Designer |
| 1987 | A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors · as Makeup Effects Designer |
| 1986 | Trick or Treat · as Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| 1984 | Radioactive Dreams · as Prosthetic Makeup Artist |
| 1984 | Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter · as Special Effects Makeup Artist |