For over 30 years Kevin Yagher Productions Inc. (KYPI) has been a forerunner in providing high-end special makeup effects for the entertainment industry. The creative force behind the company, Kevin Yagher, started the business when the art of special makeup effects was still in its adolescent stage. Beginning with such characters as Freddy Krueger in A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 2 and Chucky in the CHILD'S PLAY films, Kevin established himself as one of the top makeup effects artists by developing and creating life-like creatures, aliens and humans with meticulous detail. 

Shortly after his work on CHILD'S PLAY, Kevin was approached by the producers of HBO's TALES FROM THE CRYPT to design and build the show's host, the Crypt Keeper. Kevin went on to create one of the most ghoulishly funny characters in television history. Kevin also directed all of the show's wraparounds and several promotional spots, one of which earned him an Emmy. LOWER BERTH, an episode he directed, went on to receive Cable ACE Award nominations for directing, makeup, screenplay and photography.

KYPI has collaborated with many top film directors as well as with several well-known actors including Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Tom Cruise, Nicolas Cage, Christopher Walken, Johnny Depp, Charlize Theron, Robert DeNiro, Gene Hackman and Nick Nolte.

On the film SLEEPY HOLLOW, not only did Kevin write the screen story and co-produce the project, but he also created all the makeup effects, including the gruesome decapitations and the headless horseman’s makeup. He went on to receive a Hollywood Makeup Guild Award for his work.

KYPI has also worked on several projects for television, including all 12 seasons of the hit show BONES. Over its long successful run, KYPI created various effects and props - from animals, like a deer and a black bear, to every decomposed victim. Also, KYPI created thousands of skeletal bones to show different murder evidence etched onto their surfaces. 

The company strives to create effects that provide the producer and the director with the highest quality effects. For instance, FACE/OFF includes an operation sequence in which the facial skins of John Travolta and Nicholas Cage are removed and then switched. John Woo, the film's director, was so pleased with the face-switching effects that he cancelled the scheduled computer effects touch-up work.

Also, for ADAPTATION, KYPI created an overweight belly appliance that was applied to actor Nic Cage. The prosthetics were convincing enough to fool viewers into thinking Cage had actually gained the weight himself - as Daily Variety reported, “Cage let his ‘Con Air’ hard body go to an opposite extreme of flabby shapelessness.” Such commendations are what drive the efforts of Kevin and his crew.

Today, KYPI is still going strong and is passionate about using special makeup effects to bring visual stories to life.