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- Directing
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- Place of Birth
- Taiwan
Steve Wang
Steve Wang (Chinese: 王孫杰) is a make-up artist and filmmaker. Born in Taiwan, he and his parents moved to the US when he was nine. His greatest inspirations were the tokusatsu superhero TV shows Ultraman and Kamen Rider, as well as Hong Kong kung fu films including Master of the Flying Guillotine. As a veteran makeup artist and creature designer, Steve has worked with fellow veterans before him including Stan Winston, Rick Baker and Dick Smith. He has received great praise for his film adaptation of the manga superhero Guyver in 1994 called Guyver: Dark Hero.[citation needed] Another project which drew attention to him was the direct to video movie, Drive, which starred Mark Dacascos and Kadeem Hardison. He also made independent films such as Kung Fu Rascals, based on a series of 8 mm short films he did years before. He and his brother Michael Wang, an award-winning commercials directo…
Filmography
movieWolfman's Got Nards
2018 · Self
movieThe Shape of Water
2017 · Thanks
movieBehind the Mask: The Batman Dead End Story
2015 · Self
tvKamen Rider: Dragon Knight
2009 · Creator, Producer, Series Director
movieMonster Squad Forever!
2007 · Self
movieBeauty
1998 · Sculptor
movieSirens of the Deep
1998 · Director
movieAlien Resurrection
1997 · Sculptor
movieDrive
1997 · Director
movieThe Great Muta: The Origin Of The Demon
1995 · Makeup Effects Designer, Production Consultant
movieTerror of Blood Gym
1995 · Sound Effects
movieGuyver: Dark Hero
1994 · Director, Screenplay, Producer, Editor
movieKung Fu Rascals
1992 · Chen Chow Mein, Director, Writer
movieThe Guyver
1991 · Director
movieFull Moon in New York
1989 · Editor
movieArena
1989 · Sloth, Special Effects
movieGame of Survival
1989 · Visual Effects Art Director
movieInvasion Earth: The Aliens Are Here
1988 · Japanese Tourist #2
movieHell Comes to Frogtown
1988 · Creature Design
movieThe Monster Squad
1987 · Special Effects Key Makeup Artist