John Dykstra's biography
John Charles Dykstra is 75 years old artist born at Long Beach. He was born on Tuesday 3rd of June 1947. John is often nicknamed as John Charles Dykstra, John Dykstra. According to year of birth 1947 John belongs to Boomers. Birthday on 3rd of June means John is Gemini. Gemini is a dual sign of Zodiac Belt. One born with this rising sign is very dual and creative in nature with lots of verbosity. They are the most expressive people as they love talking.
He is white american. He is citizen of United States of America. John´s primary profession is to be artist. He is recently known as special effects artist. John received Academy Award for Best Visual Effects Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope in 1976
John Dykstra's family
He has 1 daughter.
John Dykstra's daughter: Chloe Dykstra
John Dykstra's daughter's name is Chloe Dykstra. She is known as actor. His daughter was born on Thursday 15th of September 1988 in Los Angeles.
John Dykstra's schools
We found 1 school John attended. Name of the school: California State University, Long Beach.
John Dykstra's career
John´s main focus is to be artist. John is famous thanks to Star Wars.
Awards and competitions
John Dykstra's Awards
- John received award for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for work Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope in 1976
- He received award for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
John Dykstra's Nominations
- John was nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- John was nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- He was nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
- John was nominated for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Visual Effects for work Invaders from Mars in 1987
What else you don't know about John Dykstra ?
His middle name is Charles.
What John Dykstra has done for a first time
- For Star Wars (1977) he designed and built the first computer-controlled motion control system. This system was dubbed the "Dykstraflex."
John Dykstra's quotes
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John Dykstra's height, body shape
Lets describe how John Dykstra looks. We will focus on John´s height, body shape. He is tall as 6' 4" (193 cm). Body build is average.