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Kevin Kutchaver

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Kevin Kutchaver was born on June 19, 1957 in New Jersey, USA. He is known for his work on Return of the Jedi (1983), Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), RoboCop (1987) and Hellboy (2004), as well as the TV series Legendary Journeys of Hercules, Xena:Warrior Princess, Lost, and The Flash. He has been married to Disney, Dreamworks, Simpsons animator Kathy Zielinski since July 8, 1989. They have two children.
BornJune 19, 1957
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    • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
    7.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 1991
    Nancy Allen, Peter Weller, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith in RoboCop (1987)
    RoboCop
    7.6
    • Visual Effects
    • 1987
    John Hurt, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Ladislav Beran, Doug Jones, Karel Roden, Brian Steele, and Rupert Evans in Hellboy (2004)
    Hellboy
    6.9
    • Visual Effects
    • 2004
    The Shadow (1994)
    The Shadow
    6.1
    • Visual Effects
    • 1994

    Credits

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    Visual Effects

    • Kimi-Sung, Richard F Law, Katrina Ann Volonnino, Matthew Schmidli, Andrea Fantauzzi, and Katie Coryell Hall in Black Zone (2025)
      Black Zone
      7.6
      • visual effects
      • 2025
    • Bloody Bridget (2024)
      Bloody Bridget
      6.7
      • visual effects artist
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2024
    • Marc Forget and Bryan Mittelstadt in Quick Cuts (2024)
      Quick Cuts
      Short
      • visual effects artist
      • 2024
    • Grant Gustin in The Flash (2014)
      The Flash
      7.4
      TV Series
      • visual effects artist
      • visual effects
      • in-house visual effects artist (uncredited, uncredited)
      • 2014–2023
    • Michael Paré, Duane Whitaker, Sam Schweikert, Susan Elle, Gina Vitori, and Rich Sands in The Red Tide Massacre (2022)
      The Red Tide Massacre
      3.3
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2022
    • Aasif Mandvi, Katja Herbers, and Mike Colter in Evil (2019)
      Evil
      7.7
      TV Series
      • visual effects artist (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Jurnee Smollett and Jonathan Majors in Lovecraft Country (2020)
      Lovecraft Country
      7.1
      TV Series
      • composite artist
      • 2020
    • William Baldwin, Jeff Fahey, David A.R. White, and Brighton Sharbino in Beckman (2020)
      Beckman
      4.3
      • visual effects
      • 2020
    • Elliot Page, Robert Sheehan, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Jack Lewis, Aidan Gallagher, and Emmy Raver-Lampman in The Umbrella Academy (2019)
      The Umbrella Academy
      7.8
      TV Series
      • digital artist: Mr. Briefcase
      • 2020
    • Ruby Rose in Batwoman (2019)
      Batwoman
      3.6
      TV Series
      • visual effects artist (uncredited)
      • 2019
    • Olivia Swann, Shayan Sobhian, Nick Zano, Amy Louise Pemberton, Matt Ryan, Adam Tsekhman, Caity Lotz, Tala Ashe, Jes Macallan, and Lisseth Chavez in Legends of Tomorrow (2016)
      Legends of Tomorrow
      6.7
      TV Series
      • visual effects artist
      • 2016–2019
    • Chokehold (2019)
      Chokehold
      3.3
      Video
      • cg artist
      • 2019
    • The Father and the Bear (2016)
      The Father and the Bear
      9.1
      • visual effects producer
      • 2016
    • Zachary Knighton, Steven Strait, Kate Siegel, and Jessica Dykstra in Hot (2016)
      Hot
      5.9
      • visual effects supervisor
      • 2016
    • Stephen Amell in Arrow (2012)
      Arrow
      7.5
      TV Series
      • visual effects artist
      • 2013–2016

    Animation Department

    • Jennifer Love Hewitt and Howard Hesseman in Little Miss Millions (1993)
      Little Miss Millions
      5.3
      • animation supervisor
      • 1993
    • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
      Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
      7.3
      • animator
      • 1991
    • Transylvania Twist (1989)
      Transylvania Twist
      5.4
      • animator
      • 1989
    • Rick Moranis, Thomas Wilson Brown, Amy O'Neill, Robert Oliveri, and Jared Rushton in Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989)
      Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
      6.5
      • animator (uncredited)
      • 1989
    • Paul Satterfield in Arena (1989)
      Arena
      5.4
      • roto animator
      • 1989
    • Traci Lords in Not of This Earth (1988)
      Not of This Earth
      5.0
      • effects animation
      • 1988
    • Amelia Kinkade in Night of the Demons (1988)
      Night of the Demons
      6.1
      • photography: animated title
      • 1988
    • Prison (1987)
      Prison
      5.8
      • animator
      • 1987
    • Solarbabies (1986)
      Solarbabies
      4.8
      • animation crew
      • 1986
    • Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
      Big Trouble in Little China
      7.2
      • animator (uncredited)
      • 1986
    • Dennis Quaid, Kate Capshaw, Christopher Plummer, Cory 'Bumper' Yothers, Larry Cedar, Redmond Gleeson, Peter Jason, David Patrick Kelly, and Chris Mulkey in Dreamscape (1984)
      Dreamscape
      6.3
      • animator (uncredited)
      • 1984
    • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
      Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
      8.3
      • animator (uncredited)
      • 1983
    • Eureka (1983)
      Eureka
      5.9
      • animator (uncredited)
      • 1983

    Special Effects

    • Alien Hunger (2017)
      Alien Hunger
      3.6
      • special effects coordinator
      • 2017
    • Zachary Knighton, Steven Strait, Kate Siegel, and Jessica Dykstra in Hot (2016)
      Hot
      5.9
      • special effects
      • 2016
    • Tracy Scoggins and Marc Singer in Watchers II (1990)
      Watchers II
      4.6
      • special effects
      • 1990

    Personal details

    • Born
      • June 19, 1957
      • New Jersey, USA
    • Spouse
      • Kathy ZielinskiJuly 8, 1989 - present (1 child)
    • Children
        Jennifer Kutchaver
    • Publicity listings
      • 1 Interview

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    • Trivia
      Started career as assistant to fashion photographers in NYC while attending School of Visual Arts.

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