Robbie Knott, who worked on special effects for such films as The Muppet Movie, Field of Dreams and The Nutty Professor remake before a scuba-diving accident ended his career, has died. He was 73.
Knott died June 29 in Portland, Oregon, his son, Brian, told The Hollywood Reporter. His death was due to complications from the accident that occurred in 2006 during a visit to Micronesia, when Knott got the bends and became paralyzed from the waist down, he said.
Knott helped build the giant Animal puppet with a 15-foot head that came crashing through a roof after accidentally ingesting one ...
Knott died June 29 in Portland, Oregon, his son, Brian, told The Hollywood Reporter. His death was due to complications from the accident that occurred in 2006 during a visit to Micronesia, when Knott got the bends and became paralyzed from the waist down, he said.
Knott helped build the giant Animal puppet with a 15-foot head that came crashing through a roof after accidentally ingesting one ...
- 7/10/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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