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Occupation
  
Visual effects artist

Years active
  
1977-present


Name
  
Leslie Ekker

Role
  
Visual Effects Artist

Full Name
  
Leslie George Ekker

Born
  
August 15, 1955 (age 68) (
1955-08-15
)
Hollywood, California, USA

Awards
  
BAFTA Award for Best Special Visual Effects

Nominations
  
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

Similar People
  
Robert Legato, Ron Howard, Al Reinert, William Broyles - Jr, Jim Lovell

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Leslie Ekker (born August 15, 1955) is an American special effects artist who was nominated at the 68th Academy Awards in the category of Best Visual Effects. He was nominated for the film Apollo 13, along with Michael Kanfer, Robert Legato and Matt Sweeney.

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Selected filmography

  • Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
  • Blade Runner (1982)
  • The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
  • Edward Scissorhands (1990)
  • Hook (1991)
  • True Lies (1994)
  • Apollo 13 (1995)
  • Titanic (1997)

    • References

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