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American writer, producer, director, and production designer
Kirk Thatcher
Born
Kirk R. Thatcher
(1962-02-14 ) February 14, 1962 (age 62 ) [citation needed Occupation(s ) Writer, producer, director, production designer Years active 1985–present
Kirk R. Thatcher (born February 14, 1962)[citation needed is an American writer, producer, television and film director, an Internet video director, and a production designer .[1] [2]
Personal life
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Thatcher was born and raised in Los Angeles , California . While attending Harvard-Westlake Upper School he met Joe Johnston , a production designer for Star Wars ILM creature crew of Return of the Jedi
Film
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Thatcher began his career at eighteen, leaving UCLA Film School to work at George Lucas ' special effects facility, Industrial Light and Magic (ILM). Thatcher was the production designer on David Fincher 's first music videos and spent over a year creating the look for a number of Rick Springfield and The Motels videos.[3] Leonard Nimoy to associate produce Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home Kirk and Spock encounter loudly playing the song "I Hate You" on a boombox on a public bus. Spock incapacitates the punk using the Vulcan nerve pinch , to the delight of the other passengers. Thatcher wrote and performed the song, recording it with sound designer Mark Mangini .[4] [5]
Thatcher's first directorial effort was in 2002, with It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie NBC , which drew more than 11 million viewers.[6] Muppet Treasure Island A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa The Muppets' Wizard of Oz Robert De Niro 's Tribeca Film Festival .[7]
In 2015, Thatcher directed Turkey Hollow The Jim Henson Company which aired on Lifetime .[8] [9] Jim Henson and Jerry Juhl . Kirk Thatcher makes a cameo appearance as "Punk Rock Guy" in the 2017 film Spider-Man: Homecoming Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home .
In October 2021, Thatcher wrote and directed Muppets Haunted Mansion [10]
Thatcher appeared in Inside Out 2 [11]
Television
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Kirk Thatcher was a supervising producer on the Emmy Award-winning ABC series Muppets Tonight [12]
Thatcher has also written episodes for the Cartoon Network series Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Nickelodeon 's series LazyTown PBS ' Sid the Science Kid Comedy Central 's Crank Yankers
In 2014, Thatcher was seen on the SyFy Network's series Jim Henson's Creature Shop Challenge
Thatcher returned to the Star Trek franchise in 2019, narrating in the Star Trek: Short Treks episode Ephraim and Dot . In 2022 he played an older and wiser version of the "Punk on the Bus" in the second season of Star Trek: Picard [13] Instagram page that he would be writing for Mystery Science Theater 3000 .[14]
Internet and commercials
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Kirk Thatcher has also directed The Muppets ' "Bohemian Rhapsody ", which won the "Viral Video" category in the 14th Annual Webby Awards .[15]
References
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^ As he mentioned in a recent interview, he was once a competitive power lifter in high school and college, where known for his ability to lift cars. He has also learned to play the ukulele, which he can be seen holding in numerous interviews for Turkey Hollow . Plume, Kenneth (February 10, 2000). "Interview with Kirk Thatcher (Part 1 of 2)" . IGN . Retrieved September 24, 2015 .
^ "Mr. Know-It-All: Star Trek Teaches Us How Not to Confront Idiots With Loud Earbuds" . Wired . 23 December 2014. Retrieved September 24, 2015 .
^ Hartlaub, Peter (2021-02-12). "The story behind the 'Star Trek IV' punk on bus: Kirk Thatcher Q&A" . San Francisco Chronicle . Retrieved 2021-02-14 .
^ "Kirk R. Thatcher" . rottentomatoes.com . Retrieved September 24, 2015 .
^ "Kirk R. Thatcher" . Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times the original on October 4, 2015.
^ "Turkey Hollow (2014) - Overview" . Turner Classic Movies . Retrieved September 24, 2015 .
^ "Jim Henson's Turkey Hollow" . myLifetime.com . Retrieved September 24, 2015 .
^ @KirkThatcher Aug 9, 2021
^ "Disney and Pixar's 'Inside Out 2' Reveals New Trailer and Voice Cast" . thewaltdisneycompany.com . March 7, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024 .
^ "Kirk R. Thatcher" . Television Academy . Retrieved September 24, 2015 .
^ Pascale, Anthony (March 24, 2022). "Exclusive: How 'Star Trek: Picard' Brought Back [Spoiler] From 'The Voyage Home' . TrekMovie.com Archived from the original on March 25, 2022. Retrieved March 25, 2022 .
^ "Kirk R. Thatcher" . Mystery Science Theater 3000 . Retrieved February 27, 2022 .
^ "Webby Awards honour Ebert, Twitter, Times" . CBC . Retrieved September 24, 2015 .
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