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Tom Hester(I)

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Tom Hester is known for I Am Legend (2007), Team America: World Police (2004) and Starman (1984).
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    Known for

    Will Smith, Kona, and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)
    I Am Legend
    7.2
    • Special Effects
    • 2007
    Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Masasa Moyo, and Kristen Miller in Team America: World Police (2004)
    Team America: World Police
    7.2
    • Special Effects
    • 2004
    Karen Allen and Jeff Bridges in Starman (1984)
    Starman
    7.0
    • Makeup Department
    • 1984
    Cocoon (1985)
    Cocoon
    6.7
    • Special Effects
    • 1985

    Credits

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    Art Department

    • Robot Chicken: Star Wars III (2010)
      Robot Chicken: Star Wars III
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • sculptor (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Titan Maximum (2009)
      Titan Maximum
      7.0
      TV Series
      • sculptor
      • 2009
    • Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and Conrad Vernon in Shrek the Third (2007)
      Shrek the Third
      6.1
      • sculptor: Hester Studios
      • 2007
    • Ewan McGregor, Ricky Gervais, Pip Torrens, Buckley Collum, and Sharon Horgan in Valiant (2005)
      Valiant
      5.5
      • sculpture
      • 2005
    • John Cleese, Antonio Banderas, Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Julie Andrews, Rupert Everett, Eddie Murphy, Jennifer Saunders, and Conrad Vernon in Shrek 2 (2004)
      Shrek 2
      7.4
      • character design: art department
      • 2004
    • Cameron Diaz, Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, and John Lithgow in Shrek (2001)
      Shrek
      7.9
      • head sculptor
      • 2001
    • Shrek: I Feel Good (1996)
      Shrek: I Feel Good
      5.8
      Short
      • sculptor
      • 1996

    Makeup Department

    • Javier Botet in The Last Voyage of the Demeter (2023)
      The Last Voyage of the Demeter
      6.1
      • special makeup effects sculptor
      • 2023
    • Ahmed Helmy in Sone'a Fee Misr (2014)
      Sone'a Fee Misr
      5.3
      • special makeup effects
      • 2014
    • Ahmed Helmy and Donia Samir Ghanem in X-Large (2011)
      X-Large
      7.3
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2011
    • Adam Robert Worton and Jacob Joseph Worton in Baby's Day Out (1994)
      Baby's Day Out
      6.3
      • key artist: Cinovation Studios
      • 1994
    • Susan Sarandon, Nick Nolte, and Zack O'Malley Greenburg in Lorenzo's Oil (1992)
      Lorenzo's Oil
      7.3
      • body prosthetics designer
      • 1992
    • Sleepwalkers (1992)
      Sleepwalkers
      5.4
      • creature suit design and sculpture: Alterian Studios
      • 1992
    • Sigourney Weaver in Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
      Gorillas in the Mist
      7.0
      • special makeup designer
      • 1988
    • Karen Allen and Jeff Bridges in Starman (1984)
      Starman
      7.0
      • starman transformation crew: Rick Baker unit
      • 1984
    • Christopher Lambert and Andie MacDowell in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
      Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
      6.4
      • special makeup effects crew
      • 1984
    • Michael Jackson, Jack Bricker, Tony Gardner, and Cynthia Garris in Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983)
      Michael Jackson: Thriller
      8.8
      Music Video
      • makeup effects crew (uncredited)
      • 1983
    • James Woods and Debbie Harry in Videodrome (1983)
      Videodrome
      7.2
      • special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
      • 1983
    • Griffin Dunne and David Naughton in An American Werewolf in London (1981)
      An American Werewolf in London
      7.5
      • special makeup effects crew
      • 1981

    Special Effects

    • Aaron Kwok, Shaofeng Feng, Him Law, and Shenyang Xiao in The Monkey King 2 (2016)
      The Monkey King 2
      5.9
      • sculptor: Smith FX
      • 2016
    • Will Smith, Kona, and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)
      I Am Legend
      7.2
      • sculptor: Tatopoulos Studios
      • 2007
    • Matt Stone, Trey Parker, Masasa Moyo, and Kristen Miller in Team America: World Police (2004)
      Team America: World Police
      7.2
      • sculptor: Chiodo Bros. Productions, Inc.
      • 2004
    • The Amazing Panda Adventure (1995)
      The Amazing Panda Adventure
      5.7
      • Sculptor / Puppeteer: Cinovation
      • 1995
    • Sleepwalkers (1992)
      Sleepwalkers
      5.4
      • creature design sculptor: Alterian Studios
      • 1992
    • Howie Mandel and Tony Randall in Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
      Gremlins 2: The New Batch
      6.5
      • creature crew: Rick Baker's Cinovation Studio
      • 1990
    • Something Is Out There (1988)
      Something Is Out There
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • creature technician
      • 1988
    • Michael Jackson in Captain EO (1986)
      Captain EO
      6.3
      Short
      • special effects: Rick Baker crew
      • 1986
    • Fisher Stevens, John Stockwell, Raphael Sbarge, and Danielle von Zerneck in My Science Project (1985)
      My Science Project
      5.9
      • special effects: T-Rex crew
      • 1985
    • Cocoon (1985)
      Cocoon
      6.7
      • creature effects crew: Cannom
      • 1985

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