John Cherevka

Originally from Pittsburgh, PA, John studied Industrial Design at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh before heading west to become a character creator in Hollywood. Throughout his 20+ year career in FX, John has been proud to practice his craft for many of the industry’s leading artists and studios, including Tom Savini, Krell Wonders, Optic Nerve, Animal Makers, MastersFX, Vincent Guastini Productions, and The Character Shop.

John also had the opportunity to work at Stan Winston Studio for eight amazing years. At SWS, he was most proud of his involvement on both the Iron Man and Iron Monger character suits for Iron Man, the TX and T-600s from Terminator Salvation, the Spinosaurus from Jurassic Park III, and from Avatar, the A.M.P. suit, the Na’vi, and the prosthetic paralyzed legs used on actor Sam Worthington.

With Stan’s untimely passing in 2008, John transitioned along with many other SWS artists to Legacy Effects, where he spent over a decade, and contributed to many blockbuster films and TV shows, including Captain Marvel, Suicide Squad, Jurassic World, Pacific Rim, Robocop, Iron Man 3, The Shape of Water, The Avengers films, and Reel Steel just to name a few.

In recent years, John has added to his artistic and creative arsenal through the study of blacksmithing and bladesmithing. But he has always been and is still a HUGE fan of monsters.