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{{Infobox person
|name          = Kevin Yagher
|birth_date    = {{birth date and age|1962|6|23}}
|birth_place   = [[Lawrence, Kansas]], U.S.
|occupation    = Special effects technician
|years_active  = 1984–present
|spouse        = {{marriage|[[Catherine Hicks]]|1990}}
| children = 1
}}

'''Kevin Yagher''' (born June 23, 1962) is an American [[special effects]] technician, known for [[Freddy Krueger]]'s [[makeup]] and [[The Crypt Keeper]] creature.

==Career==
His company, Kevin Yagher Productions, has created effects for ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge]]'', ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors]]'', ''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master]]'', ''[[Face/Off]]'', ''[[Enemy of the State (film)|Enemy of the State]]'', ''[[Volcano (1997 film)|Volcano]]'', ''[[Starship Troopers (film)|Starship Troopers]]'', ''[[Conspiracy Theory (film)|Conspiracy Theory]]'', ''[[Radio Flyer (film)|Radio Flyer]]'', ''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]'', and ''[[Honey, I Blew Up the Kid]]''. Yagher's other credits include ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'',<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy |last=Kane |first=Paul |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |year=2012 |isbn=9781476600697 |pages=136}}</ref> and ''[[Child's Play (1988 film)|Child's Play]]'', where he met his wife, [[Catherine Hicks]].

He is the designer and executor of the [[Chucky (Child's Play)|Chucky]] doll.<ref name="englund"/> Yagher frequently collaborated with puppeteer [[Brock Winkless]] on his productions.<ref name=makeupmag>{{cite news |first=Shannon |last=Shea |title=Make-up Effects Community Mourns N. Brock Winkless IV |url=https://makeupmag.com/make-up-effects-community-mourns-n-brock-winkless-iv/ |work=[[Make-Up Artist Magazine]] |date=2015-07-27 |accessdate=2015-08-23 |archive-date=2015-10-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009141911/https://makeupmag.com/make-up-effects-community-mourns-n-brock-winkless-iv/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> For example, Winkless performed the puppetry for Chucky in ''[[Child's Play (1988 film)|Child's Play]]'' and several of [[Chucky (franchise)|its sequels]].<ref name=thr>{{cite news|first=Cheryl |last=Cheng |title=N. Brock Winkless IV, the Puppeteer of Chucky in 'Child's Play,' Dies at 56  |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brock-winkless-chucky-puppeteer-dead-812328 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=2015-07-30 |accessdate=2015-08-23}}</ref> Yagher and Winkless also worked closely on the [[visual effects]] of ''[[Honey, I Blew Up the Kid]]'' (1992).<ref name=thr/>

Yagher directed ''[[Hellraiser: Bloodline]]'', but decided to be credited as [[Alan Smithee]] after [[Dimension Films]] re-edited the film.<ref>{{Cite book |title=The Hellraiser Films and Their Legacy |last=Kane |first=Paul |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |year=2012 |isbn=9781476600697 |pages=142}}</ref> He heads Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc.

Yagher has worked with [["Weird Al" Yankovic]] on a number of occasions. In 1988, Yagher created a fat suit and appliance makeup for Yankovic's "Fat" video, which Yankovic later wore in his concerts while performing the song. A year later, Yagher created prosthetics that gave Yankovic a hypermuscular upper body when parodying [[John Rambo|Rambo]] in his film ''[[UHF (film)|UHF]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kevinyagher.com/#/393053/|title=Kevin Yagher Productions Inc}}</ref>

==Personal life==
He was married to actress [[Catherine Hicks]] on May 19, 1990. The two have a daughter, Caitlin, who was born in 1992. He is a diabetic. <ref>{{Cite book |title=Voices in the Dark: Interviews with Horror Writers, Directors and Actors |last1=Kane |first1=Paul |last2=O’Regan | first2=Marie |publisher=[[McFarland & Company]] |year=2010 |isbn=9780786456727 |pages=243}}</ref> He has two brothers: actor [[Jeff Yagher]]<ref name="englund">{{Cite book |title=Hollywood Monster: A Walk Down Elm Street with the Man of Your Dreams |last1=Englund |first1=Robert |author-link1=Robert Englund|last2=Goldsher |first2=Alan |publisher=[[Simon and Schuster]] |year=2009 |page=138|isbn=9781439163252}}</ref> and special makeup effects artist Chris Yagher.

==Filmography==
===Special makeup effects artist===
*''[[Bill & Ted Face the Music]]'' (2020)
*''[[Ghosted (TV series)|Ghosted]]'' (2017)
*''[[The Finder (American TV series)|The Finder]]'' (2012)
*''[[Rizzoli & Isles]]'' (2010-2016)
*''[[The Spiderwick Chronicles (film)|The Spiderwick Chronicles]]'' (2008)
*''[[Bones (TV series)|Bones]]'' (2005-2017)
*''[[Æon Flux (film)|Æon Flux]]'' (2005)
*''Xtreme Fakeovers'' (2005)
*''[[Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events]]'' (2004)
*''[[13 Going on 30]]'' (2004)
*''[[Hulk (film)|Hulk]]'' (2003)
*''[[The Matrix Revolutions]]'' (2003)
*''[[The Matrix Reloaded]]'' (2003)
*''[[The Cat in the Hat (2003 film)|The Cat in the Hat]]'' (2003)
*''[[Anger Management (film)|Anger Management]]'' (2003)
*''[[Cradle 2 the Grave]]'' (2003)
*''[[Adaptation (film)|Adaptation]]'' (2002)
*''[[The Master of Disguise]]'' (2002)
*''[[Windtalkers]]'' (2002)
*''[[Blow (film)|Blow]]''  (2001)
*''[[Mission: Impossible 2]]'' (2000)
*''[[Sleepy Hollow (film)|Sleepy Hollow]]'' (1999)
*''[[The Astronaut's Wife]]'' (1999)
*''[[In Dreams (film)|In Dreams]]'' (1999)
*''[[Bride Of Chucky]]'' (1998)
*''[[Enemy Of The State]]'' (1998)
*''[[Conspiracy Theory (film)|Conspiracy Theory]]'' (1997)
*''[[Pink_(Aerosmith_song)|Aerosmith's "Pink" Music Video]]'' (1997)
*''[[Starship Troopers]]'' (1997)
*''[[Face/Off]]'' (1997)
*''[[Bordello of Blood]]'' (1996)
*''[[The Fan (1996 film)|The Fan]]'' (1996)
*''[[The Dentist]]'' (1996)
*''[[Rumpelstiltskin (1996 film)|Rumpelstiltskin]]'' (1996)
*''[[Hellraiser: Bloodline]]'' (1996)
*''[[Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde]]'' (1995)
*''[[Children of the Corn III: Urban Harvest]]'' (1995)
*''[[Getting Even With Dad]]'' (1994)
*''[[Man's Best Friend (1993 film)|Man's Best Friend]]'' (1993)
*''[[Honey, I Blew Up the Kid]]'' (1992)
*''[[Article 99]]'' (1992)
*''[[Defenseless]]'' (1991)
*''[[Child's Play 3 ]]'' (1991)
*''[[Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey]]'' (1991)
*''[[The Borrower]]'' (1991)
*''[[Child's Play 2]]'' (1990)
*''[[Meet the Applegates ]]'' (1990)
*''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales From The Crypt]]'' (1989-1996)
*''[[Glory (1989 film)|Glory]]'' (1989)
*''[[The Phantom of the Opera (1989 film)|The Phantom of the Opera]]'' (1989)
*''[[Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure]]'' (1989)
*''[[Freddy's Nightmares]]'' (1988)
*''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master]]'' (1988)
*''[[Child's Play (1988 film)|Child's Play]]'' (1988)
*''[[The Seventh Sign]]'' (1988)
*''[[Cherry 2000]]'' (1987)
*''[[The Hidden (1987 film)|The Hidden]]'' (1987)
*''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors]]'' (1987)
*''[[Trick or Treat (1986 film)|Trick or Treat]]'' (1986)
*''[[A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge]]'' (1985)
*''[[Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter]]'' (1984)

==References==
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==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.kevinyagher.com}}
* {{IMDb name|0944892}}


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[[Category:Film directors from Illinois]]
[[Category:People from Decatur, Illinois]]

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