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Mike Scanlan(I)

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Mike Scanlan was born on April 4, 1962 in Long Island, New York, USA. as Michael Edmund Mud Scanlan. He is an actor and special effect, known for Link (1986), Dream Demon (1988), The Outer Limits (1995), The Indian in the Cupboard (1995), Arthur (1996), The Quest (1996), The Last Samurai (2003) and Smosh (2006).
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    María Isabel Díaz Lago, Antonio Monroi, Mayra Serbulo, Pepe Suárez, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Jonathan Brewer, Hiram Soto, Morris Birdyellowhead, Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Sayuri Gutierrez, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, Carlos Emilio Báez, Israel Ríos, Ariel Galvan, Iazua Larios, Amilcar Ramírez, Bernardo Ruiz, Espiridion Acosta Cache, Itandehui Gutierrez, Israel Contreras, Lorena Heranandez, Rodolfo Palacios, and Carlos Ramos in Apocalypto (2006)
    Apocalypto
    7.9
    • Makeup Department(as Michael Scanlan)
    • 2006
    Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Vincent Gardenia, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, and Michelle Weeks in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
    Little Shop of Horrors
    7.1
    • Special Effects(as Michael Scanlan)
    • 1986
    Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man (1999)
    Bicentennial Man
    6.9
    • Special Effects
    • 1999
    Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)
    The Last Samurai
    7.8
    • Special Effects
    • 2003

    Credits

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    Special Effects

    • Child's Play (2019)
      Child's Play
      5.7
      • makeup effects: animatronics
      • 2019
    • Seth Green and Seth Dusky in Mars Needs Moms (2011)
      Mars Needs Moms
      5.4
      • special effects
      • 2011
    • James Gandolfini and Max Records in Where the Wild Things Are (2009)
      Where the Wild Things Are
      6.7
      • mechanics: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (as Michael Scanlan)
      • 2009
    • Tom Cruise in The Last Samurai (2003)
      The Last Samurai
      7.8
      • animatronic designer
      • 2003
    • Dinotopia (2002)
      Dinotopia
      6.4
      TV Series
      • animatronic designer
      • 2002–2003
    • Dinotopia (2002)
      Dinotopia
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • animatronic designer (2002)
      • 2002
    • Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Richard Harris, Rupert Grint, Daniel Radcliffe, and Emma Watson in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
      Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
      7.7
      • animatronic designer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (as Michael Scanlan)
      • 2001
    • Bridget Fonda, Brendan Fraser, Rose McGowan, John Turturro, Giancarlo Esposito, Frat Fuller, Frit Fuller, Joseph S. Griffo, Chris Kattan, Jody St. Michael, and Brian Steele in Monkeybone (2001)
      Monkeybone
      4.9
      • animatronics supervisor
      • 2001
    • Robin Williams in Bicentennial Man (1999)
      Bicentennial Man
      6.9
      • animatronics engineer: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
      • 1999
    • Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, Norm MacDonald, and Reni Santoni in Doctor Dolittle (1998)
      Doctor Dolittle
      5.4
      • lead mechanic: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (as Michael Scanlon)
      • 1998
    • John Cleese, Brendan Fraser, Scooper, Binx, Tookie, Zakery, Emely, and Hopper in George of the Jungle (1997)
      George of the Jungle
      5.6
      • lead mechanic: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
      • 1997
    • Billy Zane in The Phantom (1996)
      The Phantom
      5.1
      • mold and foam crew: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
      • 1996
    • Kevin Bacon and Christian Slater in Murder in the First (1995)
      Murder in the First
      7.3
      • animatronic designer
      • 1995
    • Alien³ (1992)
      Alien³
      6.4
      • alien creature effects crew
      • 1992
    • Kenn Scott, Adam Carl, Michelan Sisti, and Leif Tilden in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
      Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
      6.1
      • mechanics: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
      • 1991

    Animation Department

    • Elmo's World: Dance Party! (2026)
      Elmo's World: Dance Party!
      TV Special
      • animation designer (segment "Tales from 123", as Michael Scanlon)
      • 2026
    • Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)
      The Producers
      6.4
      • animatronic designer
      • 2005
    • Alan Cumming, Bob Hoskins, Traylor Howard, Jamie Kennedy, Bear, Liam Falconer, and Ryan Falconer in Son of the Mask (2005)
      Son of the Mask
      2.3
      • animatronic designer
      • 2005
    • Mike Myers and Sean Hayes in The Cat in the Hat (2003)
      The Cat in the Hat
      4.2
      • animatronic designer (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Pons Maar, Bill Barretta, Mitchel Evans, Dave Goelz, Stuart Pankin, Allan Trautman, Jessica Walter, Mak Wilson, Tom Fisher, and Tony Sabin Prince in Dinosaurs (1991)
      Dinosaurs
      7.5
      TV Series
      • animatronic designer
      • 1993–1994

    Additional Crew

    • Christine Lakin, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, Erika Flores, Anna Galvin, Michael Horse, and Phillip Geoffrey Hough in Lost in Oz (2000)
      Lost in Oz
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • animatronic supervisor
      • 2000
    • Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston in Jack Frost (1998)
      Jack Frost
      5.5
      • animatronic consultant
      • 1998
    • Things That Fly: Sing-A-Long (1996)
      Things That Fly: Sing-A-Long
      6.0
      Video
      • muppet workshop
      • 1996
    • John Bedford Lloyd, Alice Dinnean, Christopher Rodriguez Marquette, Joey Mazzarino, David Rudman, Paige Tiffany, and Margaret Trigg in Aliens in the Family (1996)
      Aliens in the Family
      5.5
      TV Series
      • animatronic supervisor
      • 1996
    • Litefoot and Hal Scardino in The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
      The Indian in the Cupboard
      6.0
      • animatronic supervisor
      • 1995
    • Muppets on Wheels (1995)
      Muppets on Wheels
      7.7
      Short
      • muppet workshop
      • 1995

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Michael Scanlan

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