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Jeff Howard(1953-2022)

  • Visual Effects
  • Animation Department
  • Special Effects
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Jeff Howard was born on 25 April 1953 in Maryland, USA. He is known for Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Highlander II: The Quickening (1991) and Ghost (1990). He died on 25 August 2022 in Agoura Hills, California, USA.
BornApril 25, 1953
DiedAugust 25, 2022(69)
BornApril 25, 1953
DiedAugust 25, 2022(69)
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Known for

Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Big Trouble in Little China
7.2
  • Animation Department
  • 1986
Sean Connery and Christopher Lambert in Highlander II: The Quickening (1991)
Highlander II: The Quickening
4.2
  • Visual Effects
  • 1991
Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
Ghost
7.1
  • Animation Department
  • 1990
Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, and Amy Adams in Enchanted (2007)
Enchanted
7.1
  • Visual Effects
  • 2007

Credits

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Visual Effects

  • Henry & Me (2014)
    Henry & Me
    6.0
    • effects designer
    • 2014
  • Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Honest & Real! (2013)
    Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Honest & Real!
    5.5
    Video
    • efx animator
    • 2013
  • Jack Angel, Fred Armisen, and Melissa Sturm in The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow (2013)
    The Smurfs: The Legend of Smurfy Hollow
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • effects animator
    • 2013
  • Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart About Fire! (2009)
    Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart About Fire!
    5.7
    Short
    • effects animator
    • 2009
  • John Goodman, Oprah Winfrey, Bruno Campos, Terrence Howard, Jim Cummings, Keith David, Jenifer Lewis, Ritchie Montgomery, Anika Noni Rose, Michael-Leon Wooley, Paul Briggs, Jennifer Cody, and Don Hall in The Princess and the Frog (2009)
    The Princess and the Frog
    7.2
    • effects animating assistant
    • 2009
  • Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart in the Water! (2009)
    Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart in the Water!
    6.5
    Video
    • effects animator
    • 2009
  • Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Goes Green! (2009)
    Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Goes Green!
    7.7
    Video
    • effects animator
    • 2009
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons Ride (2008)
    The Simpsons Ride
    7.9
    Video
    • effects animator
    • 2008
  • Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, and Amy Adams in Enchanted (2007)
    Enchanted
    7.1
    • effects animator
    • 2007
  • Dan Castellaneta in The Simpsons Movie (2007)
    The Simpsons Movie
    7.3
    • additional effects artist
    • 2007
  • Mosaic (2007)
    Mosaic
    5.9
    Video
    • 2D special effects supervisor
    • 2007
  • Frank Welker in Curious George (2006)
    Curious George
    6.5
    • 2D effects animator: July Films (as Jeffrey Leigh Howard)
    • 2006
  • Bambi II (2006)
    Bambi II
    6.1
    Video
    • effects animator
    • 2006
  • Kathleen Herles, Harrison Chad, Regan Mizrahi, Caitlin Sanchez, Fatima Ptacek, and Koda Gursoy in Dora the Explorer (2000)
    Dora the Explorer
    4.5
    TV Series
    • effects designer
    • 2003–2005
  • Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins (2005)
    Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins
    5.5
    Video
    • additional effects animator
    • 2005

Animation Department

  • Lovesick Fool: Love in the Age of Like (2018)
    Lovesick Fool: Love in the Age of Like
    6.5
    Short
    • special effects animator
    • 2018
  • Henry & Me (2014)
    Henry & Me
    6.0
    • animator
    • 2014
  • Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Honest & Real! (2013)
    Wild About Safety: Timon and Pumbaa Safety Smart Honest & Real!
    5.5
    Video
    • efx animator
    • 2013
  • Kathy Najimy, Toby Huss, Mike Judge, and Stephen Root in King of the Hill (1997)
    King of the Hill
    7.6
    TV Series
    • animation timer: Film Roman
    • animation timer
    • animation layout artist : Film Roman ...
    • 2002–2008
  • The Emperor's New School (2006)
    The Emperor's New School
    6.6
    TV Series
    • reference animation
    • 2008
  • Kathleen Herles, Harrison Chad, Regan Mizrahi, Caitlin Sanchez, Fatima Ptacek, and Koda Gursoy in Dora the Explorer (2000)
    Dora the Explorer
    4.5
    TV Series
    • sheet timer
    • 2003–2008
  • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
    The Simpsons
    8.6
    TV Series
    • additional timer
    • character layout artist
    • 2007
  • Bambi II (2006)
    Bambi II
    6.1
    Video
    • effects animator
    • 2006
  • Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins (2005)
    Tarzan 2: The Legend Begins
    5.5
    Video
    • additional effects animator
    • 2005
  • Seth Green, Mila Kunis, Alex Borstein, and Seth MacFarlane in Family Guy (1999)
    Family Guy
    8.1
    TV Series
    • effects design
    • 1999
  • Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze in Ghost (1990)
    Ghost
    7.1
    • animator
    • 1990
  • Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
    Big Trouble in Little China
    7.2
    • animator
    • 1986
  • Sing Beast Sing (1980)
    Sing Beast Sing
    6.4
    Short
    • animator
    • 1980

Special Effects

  • Brother Bear 2 (2006)
    Brother Bear 2
    6.1
    Video
    • special effects design (as Jeffrey L. Howard)
    • 2006
  • David Ogden Stiers, Daveigh Chase, Kevin McDonald, and Chris Sanders in Leroy & Stitch (2006)
    Leroy & Stitch
    6.1
    Video
    • special effects design
    • 2006
  • Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Jim Cummings, Bill Farmer, and Russi Taylor in Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)
    Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers
    6.4
    Video
    • special effects design (as Jeffrey L. Howard)
    • 2004
  • Life with Louie (1994)
    Life with Louie
    8.3
    TV Series
    • special effects
    • 1997
  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995)
    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
    6.9
    TV Series
    • special effects design
    • 1997
  • Virtual Oz (1996)
    Virtual Oz
    6.8
    Video
    • special effects design
    • 1996
  • Miracles (1986)
    Miracles
    5.3
    • special effects
    • 1986

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Jeff L. Howard
  • Born
    • April 25, 1953
    • Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • August 25, 2022
    • Agoura Hills, California, USA

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