Phil Nichols

Phil Nichols is a classically trained actor, writer, producer, ventriloquist, puppeteer and special effects artist. He is a graduate of the prestigious Lon Morris College theatre school, and was one of Edgar Bergen's last ventriloquist students before his death in 1978. As a special Fx artist he is celebrating over twenty five years of Award winning excellence in Special Effects Make-up and Creature Design and Fabrication. Trained by Academy Award-winning veteran makeup artist Dick Smith and 20+ years of practical experience on the set and in the design studio, he is a master of dark illusions, who practices his artistry from Facades Fx Make-up Lab in Houston, Texas.