Vincent Abbott

Vincent Abbott is an animatronic designer who was part of the London Creature Shop

Abbott left the Creature Shop to join Neal Scanlan's studio, working on Babe: Pig in the City, Kangaroo Jack, 102 Dalmatians, and Ella Enchanted. He's worked on a number of high profile films since, as animatronic supervisor of Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and as a technician on Clash of the Titans, War Horse, Gravity, Maleficent, Spectre, and Star Wars: The Force Awakens. A Star Wars fan himself, Abbott has built Darth Vader and R2-D2 models for fan clubs and events.

Muppet/Creature Shop credits

 * Cutthroat Island - Animatronic designer
 * Loch Ness - Mechanical technician
 * The English Patient - Animatronic design
 * Muppet Treasure Island - Miniatures construction unit
 * Mary Reilly - Animatronic model designer
 * The Adventures of Pinocchio - Animatronics designer
 * Commercials
 * ADEG Supermarkets (Alfred the Rooster
 * Sugar Puffs (The Honey Monster)