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Steve Sleap

November 18, 2014 By Camilla Henneman

As an artist, you are fortunate if you find another artist who inspires you to take risks and to reach beyond the limits you set for yourself. I was fortunate to have a friend and mentor who was amazingly talented and generous about sharing his knowledge as well as being a blast to work with. […]

Filed Under: Film & Television, Fun Facts/History Tagged With: animatronic puppet, Bart Mixon, Billy Baloney and Randy, Caddyshack II, Camilla Henneman, Captain EO, Childs Play, Chucky, Cindy Vo Nguyen, Cleve Hall, Diana Hamann, Dorothy Bulac, Dumbo, Dumbo’s Flying Circus, Ease Owyeung, Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Gizmo, Gorillas In The Mist, Gremlins 2, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Howard The Duck, ILM creature shop, Ken Anderson, Lisa Sturz, Major Domo, Marc Tyler, Martha Vanek, Mary Wells, Michael Jackson, Norman Cabrera, Pee Wee’s Playhouse, Peter Baird, Plaque Invaders, puppeteers, Richard Sykes, Rick Baker, Shaftons, Steve Sleap, Tim Lawrence, Tim Rose

Chucky, “Your Best Friend”

September 23, 2014 By Camilla Henneman

When I tell people I worked on the Chucky puppet for Childs Play, I get one of two reactions.  Either the person takes a physical step back away from me, their face darkens, and they mumble something like “I hate that movie and everything in it!” or….their face lights up, they squeal with delight, and […]

Filed Under: Film & Television, Fun Facts/History Tagged With: Allan Coulter, animatronics, Brad Dourif, Brock Winkless, Charles Lee Ray, Childs Play, Chris Sarandon, Chucky, costume, Dave Nelson, David Kirshner, dolls, Ed Gale, horror film, Howard Berger, Kevin Yeagher, Loren Soman, Marc Tyler, Martha Trujillo, possessed, puppets, Steve James, Steve Sleap, Tim Lawrence, William Bryan

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