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{{Infobox person
| name               = '''Cleve A. Hall'''
| birth_date         = {{birth date|1959|06|22}}
| birth_place         = [[Florida]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/van-nuys-ca/cleve-hall-10158857|work=[[Dignity Memorial]]|title=Cleve Hall Obituary|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230729211207/https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/van-nuys-ca/cleve-hall-10158857|archive-date=July 29, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>
| death_date         = {{death date and age|2021|03|31|1959|06|22}}
| death_place        = [[Burbank, California]], U.S.<ref name=hr/>
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Special effects artist
* make-up artist
* actor}}
}}
'''Cleve A. Hall''' (June 22, 1959 – March 31, 2021)<ref name=hr/> was an American special effects artist, make-up artist, and actor who starred on the [[Syfy]] reality television series ''[[Monster Man (TV series)|Monster Man]]''.

==Career==
Hall's first major job as an effects artist was on the 1981 slasher film ''[[Nightmare (1981 film)|Nightmare]]'', which was shot on location in Florida near where Hall was living at the time.<ref>{{cite AV media|last1=Stafford|first1=Baird|last2=Hall|first2=Cleve|author2-link=Cleve Hall|last3=Ward|first3=Tom|year=2015|orig-year=2011|title=Featurette with Baird Stafford, Cleve Hall, and Tom Ward|medium=[[Blu-ray]] documentary feature|work=Nightmare|publisher=[[Code Red DVD|Code Red]]}}</ref>

Although digital special effects became more popular in the 1990s, Hall continued using physical based effects and received an Emmy nomination for his work on ''[[Yo Gabba Gabba!]]''. He also created props for bands such as [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] (for whom he created [[Gene Simmons]]' chest armor),<ref name="Fango">{{cite web|url=http://www.fangoria.com/index.php/moviestv/fearful-features/7077-qaa-cleve-hall-qmonster-manq|title=Q&A: Cleve Hall, "MONSTER MAN"|author=Joshua Emerick|work=Fangoria|accessdate=15 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120521060815/http://www.fangoria.com/index.php/moviestv/fearful-features/7077-qaa-cleve-hall-qmonster-manq|archive-date=21 May 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Insane Clown Posse]], and [[Alice Cooper]].

As an actor, Hall appeared in numerous films beginning in the mid-1980s, most often portraying psychotic killers. In the 2012 film ''[[Black Dahlia Haunting]]'', Hall played the killer of [[Black Dahlia|Elizabeth Short]] and won Best Killer Award for his performance at the 2013 [[Shockfest Film Festival]]. He also played keyboards in punk and death rock bands, such as Mad Love while living in Florida, and Exquisite Corpse in Los Angeles in the 1980s. He played keyboards with the gothic/Celtic/metal band Urn.

Hall starred in the [[Syfy]] reality television series ''[[Monster Man (TV series)|Monster Man]]'', working with Sota F/X.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sotaproductions.net/main/ |title=Sota F/X |access-date=2012-03-29 |archive-date=2013-03-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130317092052/http://sotaproductions.net/main/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Hall had two daughters; Constance and Elora.<ref name=hr/> Constance and Elora were part of his special effects team, and they co-starred on his reality show ''[[Monster Man (TV series)|Monster Man]]'', along with his ex-wife, Sonia Hall.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://tv.nytimes.com/2012/03/14/arts/television/monster-man-reality-series-on-syfy.html|title=Up to His Neck in Blood, Shark Heads and Deadlines|work=[[The New York Times]]|author=Genzlinger, Neil Genzlinger|date=13 March 2012 |accessdate= April 11, 2012}}</ref> Hall resided in [[Los Angeles]] with his family.

==Death==
Hall died at [[Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center]] on March 31, 2021, in [[Burbank, California]], of [[Heart failure|congestive heart failure]].<ref name=hr>{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cleve-hall-acclaimed-makeup-effects-artist-dies-at-61-4160404/|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|title=Cleve Hall, Acclaimed Makeup Effects Artist, Dies at 61|last=Barnes|first=Mike|date=April 2, 2021|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230410015133/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/cleve-hall-acclaimed-makeup-effects-artist-dies-at-61-4160404/|archive-date=April 10, 2023}}</ref>

== Selected filmography ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
|-
|1981
|''[[Nightmare (1981 film)|Nightmare]]''  
|-
|1983
|''[[Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn]]''
|-
|1984
|''[[Ragewar]]'' aka ''The Dungeonmaster''
|-
|1985
|''[[Ghoulies]]''
|-
|1985
|''[[Pee-wee's Big Adventure]]''
|-
|1985
|''[[Zone Troopers]]''
|-
|1986
|''[[Re-Animator]]''
|-
|1986
|''[[Troll (1986 film)|Troll]]''
|-
|1986
|''[[Eliminators (1986 film)|Eliminators]]''
|-
|1986
|''[[Terrorvision (film)|TerrorVision]]''
|-
|1987
|''[[Twisted Nightmare]]''
|-
|1988
|''Rollerblade Warriors: Taken by Force''
|-
|1990
|''[[Alienator]] ''
|-
|1993
|''[[The Sandlot]]''
|-
|2011
|''[[The Summer of Massacre|The Summer of Massacre: Son of the Boogyman]]''
|-
|2021
|''Seasons''
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* [http://www.syfy.com/monsterman Monster Man at SyFy Channel]
* {{IMDb name|0355428}}

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[[Category:American special effects people]]
[[Category:American make-up artists]]
[[Category:1959 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing]]
[[Category:Artists from Florida]]
[[Category:Artists from Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Deaths from congestive heart failure in California]]

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