Joshua Ballze
- Art Department
- Make-Up Department
- Additional Crew
Born in 1983, Joshua Ballze grew up in Montebello California. After a
childhood battle with Cancer (Non Hodgkins Lymphoma) he would later
join and graduate from the Ryman Program for young Artist (Founded by
famed Disney artist Herbert Ryman)during his highschool years. Shortly
after graduating from here, he would then earn his Bachelors Degree in
art and animation at the Art Institute of California Los Angeles during
the height of an alleged money laundering scheme by select staff (Which
was later broken to the news on April 13th, 2012 in the case of
Washington verses the Institute and the EDMC). Josh would later work
with a small WWE youtube channel interviewing wrestlers under "Team
Mysterio", and receive his first DVD credit working with producer
Richard Jones on a behind the scenes segment for "Dinosaurs Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs" in 2011 opposite Eric Boardman, reprising a role made famous
in the series by actor Frank Nelson. Josh would then go on to work with
the convention circuit on promotional videos and exhibits. This work
led to a partnership with Comikaze Expo during their maiden year and
included work with Elvira and Stan Lee as well as promotional promos
with actor Lisa Foiles and Alisa Reyes. This work would lead to his
appearance on the SyFy series "Fangasm" in 2013 opposite Comikaze Expo
staff. Later in the same year, he would go on to work with VGP Effects
as a concept artist and later a makeup artist and creature puppeteer.
His most recent on screen credit includes the show "Blood and Guts"
where he plays himself as a makeup artist.
