Biography

Born in 1983, Joshua Ballze grew up in Montebello California. After a childhood battle with Cancer (Non Hodgkins Lymphoma) he would later join and graduate from the Ryman Program for young Artist (Founded by famed Disney artist Herbert Ryman)during his highschool years. Shortly after graduating from here, he would then earn his Bachelors Degree in art and animation at the Art Institute of California Los Angeles during the height of an alleged money laundering scheme by select staff (Which was later broken to the news on April 13th, 2012 in the case of Washington verses the Institute and the EDMC). Josh would later work with a small WWE youtube channel interviewing wrestlers under "Team Mysterio", and receive his first DVD credit working with producer Richard Jones on a behind the scenes segment for "Dinosaurs Dinosaurs Dinosaurs" in 2011 opposite Eric Boardman, reprising a role made famous in the series by actor Frank Nelson. Josh would then go on to work with the convention circuit on promotional videos and exhibits. This work led to a partnership with Comikaze Expo during their maiden year and included work with Elvira and Stan Lee as well as promotional promos with actor Lisa Foiles and Alisa Reyes. This work would lead to his appearance on the SyFy series "Fangasm" in 2013 opposite Comikaze Expo staff. Later in the same year, he would go on to work with VGP Effects as a concept artist and later a makeup artist and creature puppeteer. His most recent on screen credit includes the show "Blood and Guts" where he plays himself as a makeup artist.
- IMDb mini biography by: Joshua Ballze