Steven R. Kutcher
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- Production Department
- Actor
It may be carpenter ants covering Sigourney Weaver in Copycat (1995), a swarm of
African locusts in Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), giant mosquitoes in Jurassic Park (1993), a tarantula in
a costume in James and the Giant Peach (1996), or stampeding spiders in Arachnophobia (1990), but the man
behind the bug is Steve Kutcher. It all began with collecting fireflies
in the Catskills of New York state, followed by university studies in
biology and entomology. A professor recommended him for insect work in
Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977). With that as the start of a specialized reputation, he landed
the position of supervising entomologist in Arachnophobia (1990). From then on he
has been able to make a living with his creepy-crawlies, with over 200
film, TV, and advertising jobs. Living just north of Los Angeles on the
border of the Angeles National Forest, he can find his actors in the
wild, only a short distance away.
