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Nikki Rice

  • Art Department
  • Puppetry
  • Animation Department
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Nikki Rice is known for Anomalisa (2015), Lock & Key (2003) and Buddy Thunderstruck (2017).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Anomalisa (2015)
    Anomalisa
    7.2
    • Art Department
    • 2015
    Lock & Key (2003)
    Lock & Key
    Short
    • Director
    • 2003
    Buddy Thunderstruck (2017)
    Buddy Thunderstruck
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Puppetry
    Expendable
    8.2
    Short
    • Makeup Department
    • 2008

    Credits

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    Art Department

    • Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Dan Castellaneta, and Yeardley Smith in The Simpsons (1989)
      The Simpsons
      8.6
      TV Series
      • sculptor: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc. (as Nikki Rice Malki)
      • 2022
    • Maya Rudolph, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, and Ayo Edebiri in Big Mouth (2017)
      Big Mouth
      7.8
      TV Series
      • printer
      • 2021
    • Alien Xmas (2020)
      Alien Xmas
      6.2
      TV Special
      • lead digital sculptor
      • lead fabricator
      • 2020
    • David Lynch and Seth Green in Robot Chicken (2005)
      Robot Chicken
      7.7
      TV Series
      • on-set puppet supervisor
      • lead character fabricator
      • character fabricator
      • 2010–2018
    • SuperMansion (2015)
      SuperMansion
      7.6
      TV Series
      • digital design
      • character fabricator
      • digital designer
      • 2015–2017
    • Hell and Back (2015)
      Hell and Back
      5.4
      • character sculptor
      • 2015
    • Anomalisa (2015)
      Anomalisa
      7.2
      • zbrush artist / digital artist
      • 2015
    • WWE Slam City (2014)
      WWE Slam City
      7.0
      TV Series
      • character fabricator
      • character fabricators
      • 2014
    • Breckin Meyer in Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise (2014)
      Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • lead character fabricator
      • 2014
    • Stripped (2014)
      Stripped
      7.1
      • art department assistant (as Nikki Rice Malki)
      • 2014
    • Bryan Cranston in Übermansion (2013)
      Übermansion
      6.7
      TV Short
      • character fabricator
      • 2013
    • Robot Chicken: Star Wars III (2010)
      Robot Chicken: Star Wars III
      8.0
      TV Movie
      • character fabricator
      • 2010

    Puppetry

    • Ibba Armancas in Pandemic Playhouse (2021)
      Pandemic Playhouse
      TV Series
      • puppet creator
      • 2021
    • David Lynch and Seth Green in Robot Chicken (2005)
      Robot Chicken
      7.7
      TV Series
      • puppet fabricator
      • puppet fabrication supervisor
      • senior puppet fabricator ...
      • 2009–2018
    • SuperMansion (2015)
      SuperMansion
      7.6
      TV Series
      • lead puppet fabricator
      • 2016–2017
    • Buddy Thunderstruck (2017)
      Buddy Thunderstruck
      7.8
      TV Series
      • lead puppet fabricator
      • puppet fabricator
      • 2017
    • Hell and Back (2015)
      Hell and Back
      5.4
      • puppet fabricator
      • 2015
    • Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special (2012)
      Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special
      7.7
      TV Movie
      • senior puppet fabricator
      • 2012
    • Titan Maximum (2009)
      Titan Maximum
      7.0
      TV Series
      • puppet fabricator
      • 2009

    Animation Department

    • Maya Rudolph, Jessi Klein, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, and Ayo Edebiri in Big Mouth (2017)
      Big Mouth
      7.8
      TV Series
      • 3d modeling
      • 2021
    • David Lynch and Seth Green in Robot Chicken (2005)
      Robot Chicken
      7.7
      TV Series
      • on-set puppet supervisor
      • 2018
    • Titan Maximum (2009)
      Titan Maximum
      7.0
      TV Series
      • character fabricator
      • 2009

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    Expendable

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Nikki Rice Malki

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