David Allen was born on October 22, 1944 in Los Angeles, California, USA as David William Allen. He is known for his work on Ghostbusters II (1989), Willow (1988) and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989). He was married to Donita Woodruff. He died on August 16, 1999 in Burbank, California.
March 10, 2005, Kensington, London, United Kingdom
Place Of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Profession
Visual Effects, Special Effects, Director
Education
University of California, Berkeley, New College of Florida
Nationality
American
Parents
Donald Mahan Coe
Music Groups
Rebel Meets Rebel
Nominations
NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Movie/Miniseries, Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album, Satelli...
Movies
Reign in Darkness, Puppet Master 5: The Final Chapter, Puppet Master II, The Dungeonmaster, The Primevals, Dog Soldiers: Fresh Meat
TV Shows
The Dave Allen Show, Tonight With Dave Allen, Dave Allen at Large, Dave Allen
Star Sign
Libra
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Quote
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A fan is someone who tries to associate themselves with an event that has already transpired in full.
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Fact
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Became interested in stop motion animation after seeing a re-release of "King Kong" at the age of six.
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Following college Allen found gainful employment at Clokey Studios doing animation for the TV shows "Gumby" and "Davey and Goliath.".
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David loved classical music. He played piano. He had a B.A in English literature. When he died he was trying to complete a movie called The Primevals. It is an out growth of his original film project called Raiders of the Stone Ring, which was only a trailer. He was inspired to pursue stopmotion animation by the film King Kong (1933). He also directed a short film entitled The Magic Treasure.
Visual Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Legend of Galgameth
1996
visual effects supervisor
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen
1996
Short documentary animator: King Kong sequence
Oblivion 2: Backlash
1996
visual effects director
The Arrival
1996
visual effects - uncredited
Puppet Master 5
1994
Video puppet visual effects
Shrunken Heads
1994
visual effects consultant
Oblivion
1994
effects director: David Allen Productions
Bloodlust: Subspecies III
1994
Video animation: David Allen Productions
Puppet Master 4
1993
Video puppet effects
Dollman vs. Demonic Toys
1993
Video animator
Freaked
1993
stop-motion animation
Prehysteria!
1993
animator / visual effects supervisor
Robot Wars
1993
effects supervisor / stop motion animation
Doctor Mordrid
1992
animator
Demonic Toys
1992
Video stop motion animation
Puppet Master III: Toulon's Revenge
1991
Video stop-motion animator: David Allen Productions
Subspecies
1991
visual effects director
Oscar
1991
animated main title - uncredited
Puppet Master II
1990
Video visual effects supervisor: David Allen Productions - uncredited
$13 Million
