When the Disney Channel needed to transform their teen star, Hutch Dano, into the old Ms. Zamboni for their movie THE DEN BROTHER, they asked if I would help. Of course I said yes and, after pulling a lifecast, designing and sculpting a face-full of new features, creating molds, casting up some foam latex and spending 2 1/2 hours gluing the whole thing to Hutches face, Ms. Zamboni breather her first breath. The secret in creating the middle-aged Zamboni was to avoid the sculptures temptation to go overboard with all of the Beautiful folds and wrinkles that manifest themselves as one nears the status of a living corpse.

Hutch was a good sport. It was my first time putting an appliance on a moving target as he distracted himself from the horrible ordeal  by bouncing and bobbing to his ipod provided music. Once completed, however, he fell right into character. He watched fascinated into the mirror as he moved and manipulated his new, older, matronly face. Everyone had allot of fun with it and the show has proved to be popular.