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JD Streett

special effects and pyro technic operator
Acme Cinema Effects Inc.
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Who gets to brag about what most people would get arrested for? J.D. Streett is living the dream job of a ten year old . He is a special effects professional in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles California. Born with four toes on each foot and a sixth finger on his left hand with an extra joint, JD has managed to only lose one toe over his 30 +year career in pyrotechnics. Attending since Archon 2 , JD grew up in St Louis area. As one of the “firehouse boys” JD made his mark at early Archons with various entries into the Archon Masquerade (B.E.M. , ERG , The Blob and others ) Among J.D’s greatest achievements is not pissing on Leonard Nimoy’s shoe when JD encountered him in a studio bathroom. He has worked on such projects as; Men in Black , Mythbusters, The Muppets Tonight, Home Improvement , Criminal Minds, Project X, J.D. holds a California State first class pyrotechnic license, federal explosive and firearms licenses. He is licensed in the State of California to operate flame throwers ( yes military ones) He has obtained a bachelors‚ degree in Electrical Engineering, and is on the Executive Boards of the Association of Special Effects and Pyrotechnic Operators (ASEPO) and IATSE local 44. Streett is a voting member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (ATAS) and the Visual Effects Society. He has been in the industry since 1984

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