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C. Andrew Nelson<\/strong> is an award-winning artist, actor, writer, consultant, and motivational speaker. Andrew spent four years as a visual effects artist at Industrial Light & Magic. His VFX credits at ILM include Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace<\/em>, Galaxy Quest<\/em>, Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle<\/em>, The Perfect Storm<\/em>, Jurassic Park III<\/em>, The Time Machine<\/em>, and Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Prior to joining ILM, Andrew worked nearly six years at LucasArts Entertainment Company where he served as a visual effects supervisor.\u00a0At LucasArts he helped create and design such popular games as Dark Forces<\/i>, Rebel Assault II<\/i>, Full Throttle<\/i>, The Dig<\/i>, Jedi Knight<\/i>, Curse of Monkey Island<\/i>, Masters of Teras Kasi<\/i>, Shadows of the Empire<\/i>, Rogue Squadron<\/i>, and Indiana Jones & the Infernal Machine<\/i>.\u00a0 Andrew has worked extensively with sister companies Lucasfilm Ltd., Lucas Learning, Lucas Licensing, and THX.<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″]

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Andrew is probably best known for having played the iconic character of Darth Vader<\/strong> in the Special Edition<\/i> re-release of the original Star Wars<\/i> trilogy as well as in the Rebel Assault II<\/i> and Dark Forces<\/i> games from LucasArts.\u00a0 Andrew, who began playing Vader for Lucasfilm in 1994, has portrayed the infamous dark lord for film, commercials, television shows, print, games, and live appearances.\u00a0 He has managed to spend more time in the official Vader costume than any other actor.<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″]

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In addition to his tenure with the Lucas companies, C. Andrew Nelson is a consulting VFX supervisor and art director for some of the top effects, animation, and post-production facilities in the U.S.\u00a0 His credits include Rocky Balboa<\/em>, The Last Mimzy<\/em>, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer<\/em>, Rush Hour 3<\/em>, Enchanted<\/em>, The Kite Runner<\/em>, The Spiderwick Chronicles<\/em>, Jumper<\/em>, Race to Witch Mountain<\/em>, and Witness 11<\/em>.\u00a0 Andrew was elected several times to the Board of Directors of the Visual Effects Society.<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″]

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No stranger to academia, Andrew served several years as the Visual Effects Director for the School of Animation & Visual Effects at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. At the university, he presided over the school\u2019s visual effects curriculum and trained the next generation of VFX artists who are now working throughout the industry. Andrew routinely consults for various networks, studios, and developers such as Disney, MTV, Nickelodeon, PBS, Fox, Hasbro, Electronic Arts, and others.<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][wr_vc_sliders backgroundcolor=”#454973″][wr_vc_slider link=”#” image=”1580″][wr_vc_slider link=”#” image=”1583″][wr_vc_slider link=”#” image=”1585″][wr_vc_slider link=”#” image=”1587″][wr_vc_slider link=”#” image=”1589″][wr_vc_slider link=”#” image=”1591″][wr_vc_slider link=”#” image=”1593″][wr_vc_slider link=”#” image=”1594″][\/wr_vc_sliders][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″]

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When he\u2019s not at a workstation conjuring up images for motion pictures and television or speaking at various venues around the globe, Andrew can be found in front of the camera or behind a microphone as a performer. \u00a0Andrew has appeared in numerous feature films, television series, commercials, and print ads.\u00a0 He has shot national spots for ESPN, Wal-Mart, M&Ms, Taco Bell, and Kenner.\u00a0 Andrew is also a much sought after voice-over artist having lent his vocal talents to numerous games, animated films, and interactive multimedia projects.<\/p>\n

Andrew and his wife Veronica Loud<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 a gifted actress, voice-over artist, singer, print model, and photographer in her own right \u2013 live in the San Francisco Bay Area with their daughter and son.<\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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