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Vince Yoshida(I)

  • Make-up Department
  • Puppetry
  • Visual Effects
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Vince Yoshida was born on 23 July 1972 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vince is known for Godzilla (2014), Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). Vince has been married to Christin Sandra Goerler since 27 December 2011.
BornJuly 23, 1972
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    • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 1 win & 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Godzilla (2014)
    Godzilla
    6.4
    • Makeup Department
    • 2014
    Karin Konoval, Andy Serkis, Terry Notary, Nick Thurston, and Scott Lang in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes (2014)
    Dawn of the Planet of the Apes
    7.6
    • Makeup Department
    • 2014
    Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman, and Elliot Page in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
    X-Men: The Last Stand
    6.6
    • Makeup Department
    • 2006
    Peter Mensah, Úrsula Corberó, Haruka Abe, Samara Weaving, Takehiro Hira, Iko Uwais, Andrew Koji, and Henry Golding in Snake Eyes (2021)
    Snake Eyes
    5.4
    • Makeup Department
    • 2021

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Percy Jackson and the Olympians
      • fabricator
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2026
    • Lupe Q and the Galactic Earworms
      • Worm puppet technician
      • special makeup effects artist: Galactic Worm fabricator
      • Post-production
    • Zach Braff, Sarah Chalke, and Donald Faison in Scrubs (2026)
      Scrubs
      8.2
      TV Series
      • fabricator
      • 2026
    • Jared Leto in Tron: Ares (2025)
      Tron: Ares
      6.1
      • dummy build: LSFX
      • 2025
    • Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey in The Last of Us (2023)
      The Last of Us
      8.4
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Final Destination: Bloodlines (2025)
      Final Destination: Bloodlines
      6.7
      • makeup fx technician (uncredited)
      • 2025
    • Theresia Kappianaq and Haiden Angutimarik in Wrong Husband (2025)
      Wrong Husband
      6.8
      • fabricator
      • 2025
    • Dark Match (2024)
      Dark Match
      5.4
      • fabricator
      • 2024
    • Peyton List in The Inheritance (2024)
      The Inheritance
      4.7
      • special makeup effects technician
      • 2024
    • Riley Keough, Lily Gladstone, and Vritika Gupta in Under the Bridge (2024)
      Under the Bridge
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • fabricator
      • 2024
    • Festival of the Living Dead (2024)
      Festival of the Living Dead
      4.4
      • special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
      • 2024
    • Hiroyuki Sanada in Shōgun (2024)
      Shōgun
      8.6
      TV Series
      • fabricator
      • 2024
    • Linda Hamilton, Alan Tudyk, Elizabeth Bowen, Meredith Garretson, Corey Reynolds, Sara Tomko, Levi Fiehler, Alice Wetterlund, and Judah Prehn in Resident Alien (2021)
      Resident Alien
      8.0
      TV Series
      • fabricator
      • 2024
    • Pet Sematary: Bloodlines (2023)
      Pet Sematary: Bloodlines
      4.6
      • fabrication
      • 2023
    • Jennifer Lopez in The Mother (2023)
      The Mother
      5.7
      • fabrication
      • 2023
    • The Beehive (2023)
      The Beehive
      4.1
      • special makeup effects technician
      • 2023
    • Mandela Van Peebles, Em Haine, Savannah Basley, Jacob Batalon, and Thailey Roberge in Reginald the Vampire (2022)
      Reginald the Vampire
      6.0
      TV Series
      • fabricator
      • 2022

    Puppetry

    • The Grudge (2019)
      The Grudge
      4.4
      • puppeteer: Lindala Schminken FX (as Vincent Yoshida)
      • 2019
    • Genevieve Buechner and Graham Verchere in Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow (2015)
      Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow
      5.5
      TV Movie
      • puppet wrangler
      • 2015
    • Robert Englund and Ken Kirzinger in Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
      Freddy vs. Jason
      5.8
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • David Dorfman, Gregory Smith, and Katie Stuart in A Wrinkle in Time (2003)
      A Wrinkle in Time
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • Ali Larter, Terrence 'T.C.' Carson, A.J. Cook, Michael Landes, Keegan Connor Tracy, and Jonathan Cherry in Final Destination 2 (2003)
      Final Destination 2
      6.2
      • puppeteer
      • 2003
    • Kevin Bacon and Charlize Theron in Trapped (2002)
      Trapped
      6.1
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • They Nest (2000)
      They Nest
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • puppeteer
      • 2000
    • Bridget Fonda in Lake Placid (1999)
      Lake Placid
      5.8
      • puppeteer (as Vincent Akira Yoshida)
      • 1999
    • Wesley Snipes, Dean Cain, and Vanessa Williams in Futuresport (1998)
      Futuresport
      4.1
      TV Movie
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 1998

    Visual Effects

    • Bong of the Dead (2011)
      Bong of the Dead
      3.3
      Video
      • 3D Studio MAX artist (as Vincent Akira Yoshida)
      • 2011
    • Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
      Beyond the Black Rainbow
      5.9
      • "tracker" graphics
      • 2010
    • The Andromeda Strain (2008)
      The Andromeda Strain
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • prop builder (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Laurence Fishburne, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, and Doug Jones in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
      Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
      5.6
      • model maker
      • 2007
    • Glitched (2005)
      Glitched
      7.2
      • digital effects artist
      • 2005

    Videos1

    The Messenger
    Full Movie 3:29
    The Messenger

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Vince 'Vinnie The Poo' Yoshida
    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Born
      • July 23, 1972
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Spouse
      • Christin Sandra GoerlerDecember 27, 2011 - present
    • Children
        Misa Jolin Yoshida

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Tron and Back to the Future were the two main films that made him want to work in the film industry.
    • Nickname
      • Vinnie

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