John Dykstra date of birth:
June 3, 1947
How old is John Dykstra?
78
Where was John Dykstra born?
Long Beach, California, United States
How tall is John Dykstra?
6' 4" (193 cm)
What is John Dykstra's occupation?
Special Effects artist
John Dykstra claim to fame:
Star Wars
Short Biography
John Charles Dykstra, A.S.C. (born June 3, 1947 in Long Beach, California, United States) is a special effects artist, pioneer in the development of the use of computers in filmmaking and recipient of three Academy Awards, among many other awards and prizes. He was one of the original founders of Industrial Light & Magic, the special effects and computer graphics division of Lucasfilm. He is well known as the special effects lead on the original Star Wars, helping bring the original visuals for lightsabers, space battles between X-Wings and TIE Fighters, and Force powers to the screen. He also led special effects on many other movies, including Batman Forever, Batman and Robin, Stuart Little, X-Men: First Class, Spider-Man and Spider-Man 2.