Tippett at a screening of Jurassic Park 3D in 2013
Born
(1951-09-27) September 27, 1951 (age 72)
Berkeley, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)
Director, producer, supervisor
Phil Tippett (born September 27, 1951) is an American film director and visual effects supervisor and producer, who specializes in creature design, stop-motion and computerized character animation.[1][2] Over his career, he has assisted ILM and DreamWorks, and in 1984 formed his own company, Tippett Studio.
His work has appeared in movies such as the original Star Wars trilogy, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop. In 2021, he released his long-gestating stop-motion film Mad God, which was funded through Kickstarter and distributed by Shudder.
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^"Phil Tippett Biography". Archived from the original on February 26, 2006. Retrieved October 10, 2005.
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