John Dykstra American Special Effects
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John Dykstra is a 76 year old American Special Effects Professional. Born John Charles Dykstra on 3rd June, 1947 in Long Beach, California, USA, he is famous for Star Wars. His zodiac sign is Gemini.
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| First Name |
John
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| Middle Name |
Charles
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| Last Name |
Dykstra
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| Full Name at Birth |
John Charles Dykstra
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| Alternative Name |
John Charles Dykstra, John Dykstra
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| Birthday |
3rd June, 1947
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| Birthplace |
Long Beach, California, USA
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| Height |
6' 4" (193 cm)
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| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini
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| Ethnicity |
White
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
Special Effects artist
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| Occupation |
Special Effects
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| Claim to Fame |
Star Wars
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| Year(s) Active |
1971–present
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John Charles Dykstra, A.S.C. (; born June 3, 1947) is an American special effects artist, pioneer in the development of the use of computers in filmmaking and recipient of three Academy Awards, among many other awards and prizes. He was one of the original founders of Industrial Light & Magic, the special effects and computer graphics division of Lucasfilm. He is well known as the special effects lead on the original Star Wars, helping bring the original visuals for lightsabers, space battles between X-wings and TIE fighters, and Force powers to the screen. He also led special effects on many other movies, including Batman Forever, Batman and Robin, Stuart Little, X-Men: First Class, Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2.
