Alan Tuskes filmography and biography
Date of birth: 5 July 1960, Lakewood, Ohio, USA
Alan Tuskes biography
Born in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio, Alan's earliest influence to follow
a career in effects was the work of stop-motion animator Ray
Harryhausen. All the information that Alan could find about the foam
latex process was contained in books and periodicals dealing with
makeup, in particular foam latex prosthetics. that lead Big Al down the
path of makeup effects.
In the late 90s, Al moved from Ohio to L.A. to pursue his career, and
did very well, accruing well over 100 film credits during a 15 year
stint in L.A. Finally deciding to have kids after 20 years of marriage,
Alan moved his family back to Ohio to raise his kids in a respectable
school system. After returning to Ohio, Alan went to work with ex-L.A.
cohort Robert Kurtzman, one of the founding partners of Kurtzman,
Nicotero and Berger FX Group, with whom Alan had worked with on a
myriad of projects while in L.A., including such projects as "From Dusk
'till Dawn", "Spawn", and the TV mini-series "Dune", for which KNB and
Al won an Emmy award for Best Special Effects.
Big Al serves as the Makeup Effects Shop Supervisor for Precinct 13
Entertainment (Kurtzman's company in Ohio) and often serves as VFX
Supervisor for company projects, hearkening back to his days as a
fervid fan of Ray Harryhausen.
Alan Tuskes filmography
| Name | Year |
|---|---|
| The Dead Matter | 2010 |
| To Live and Die in Gatlin | 2009 |
| The Rage | 2007 |
| Skinned Deep | 2004 |
| Men in Black II | 2002 |