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Pons Maar

Pons Maar

Pons Maar is originally from Florida where he studied ceramics and visual art. After moving to San Francisco he became a fixture on the local arts scene as a graphic designer and performance artist, and, as a musician, playing in a couple of art/punk bands. At one of his solo performances of 'Natural Enemies' he was seen by Oscar-winning Sound Designer/Editor Walter Murch and cast as the Lead Wheeler in Walter's first directing effort Return to Oz (1985). Pons acted in the film as well as serving as the Performance Coordinator, starting what was to become a pattern of working on both sides of the camera. Following with other non-human roles in Golden Child (1987) and Masters of the Universe (1988) he continued to delve deeper into extreme latex makeup and huge, hot, and heavy creature and fantasy character suits. After the full 65 episode run on the TV show Dinosaurs (1991) and playing the lead character in Theodore Rex (1995). Pons then focused on Coordinating Puppets and Creatures in various feature films and TV productions. Pons served as the Co-Head of the Screen Actor's Guild Puppeteer Committee from 2003-2005. During this time he and co-head, Kevin Carlson, were able to change the puppeteer's status from a caucus to a full committee. Currently (2017) he is a partner in TASTY NAME a boutique video production company based in Alameda, CA.

Personal information

Birthday

1951-08-04

Birth Place

Pensacola, Florida, USA

Movies and TV shows :

Citizen

Citizen

1982

10.0

Movie
Dead Heat

Dead Heat

1988

6.1

Movie
Digital Dance

Digital Dance

1982

7.0

Movie
Masters of the Universe

Masters of the Universe

1987

5.7

Movie
My Puberty

My Puberty

1987

0.0

Movie
Oua Oua

Oua Oua

1991

0.0

Movie
Remembering Return to Oz

Remembering Return to Oz

2021

0.0

Movie
Return to Oz

Return to Oz

1985

6.7

Movie
Straight Up

Straight Up

0.0

Movie
The American Scream

The American Scream

1988

5.1

Movie
The Blob

The Blob

1988

6.8

Movie
The Golden Child

The Golden Child

1986

5.9

Movie
Theodore Rex

Theodore Rex

1995

3.6

Movie