Paul Pistore
Paul Pistore is a voice actor and puppeteer who is also known as Paul John Pistore.
Biography
Movie puppetry and Effects
Paul is a veteran puppeteer and builder, he has worked on major motion pictures such as, Batman Returns, Alien Resurrection, Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back, Men in Black 2 and many others. As a SPFX artist and animatronics builder and puppeteer/performer, Paul has worked for directors like Steven Spielberg, Tim Burton, Barry Sonnenfeld, Kevin Smith and Tony Scott to name a few. His puppetry and Animatronics work has been seen in films, commercials and television productions in the USA, Europe and Asia. It’s almost a certainty that you have seen Paul’s work on ¬screen at some time.
Performer and creator
His turn as Mister Moose on the critically acclaimed, US children's show, The All New Captain Kangaroo, and spin¬off show, Mister Moose’s Fun Time, earned Paul a Telly Award for excellence inchildren's entertainment, as well as mentions in Daily Variety and TV Guide. Paul went on to win an Omni Award for the 3¬D television show, Apartment51, which he co-¬created and co-starred in. The Fox Family Channel's The Basement Block shows; The Morning Scramble and The Weekend Chill featured Paul’s puppetry and voice talents as the popular character D. Jam Germ. He also wrote and directed comedy segments for the network. Paul portrayed the cute and plucky alien sidekick Ferbus, best friend of Saban’s Masked Rider. Paul’s puppetry and voice have been featured on Power Rangers Turbo, Power Rangers Zeo, and Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie feature film.
Life in Southeast Asia
Locally, Paul has added his talents in voice acting to programming featured on some of Southeast Asia’s most popular Kid’s TV shows like the Anime hit, One Piece, Masked Rider,Dan Doh!, YuGiOh, and many, many more. He’s voiced commercials for LEGO, Singapore Airlines, M1, Ikea, AIA Insurance, and literally dozens of others. In 2015 Paul headed up a team of artists and builders to create puppets and props for Legoland Malaysia's "Ninjago Realm of Shadows LIVE" stage production.
Filmography
Anime Roles
- Dan Doh!! - Announcer, Gen-San, Owner, Ryuji Kazama
- Karin - Henry Marker, Boogy Kun
- One Piece - Sanji (Season 2), Smoker, Kuromarimo, Doctor Hiruluk and Toto (Odex Dub)
- Shonen Onmyouji - Dubbing Director, Various ghosts, monsters and spirits
- Zipang - Masayuki Kikuchi, Chris Evans
Live Action Roles
- Apt. 51 - Mal (puppeteer/Voice)
- Masked Rider - Ferbus, Catatron (voices)
- Power Rangers Turbo - Flash Head (voice, uncredited)
- Power Rangers Zeo - Puppetman (voice, uncredited)
- The All-New Captain Kangaroo - Mr. Moose, Copernicus P. Digit (voices)
Movie Roles
- Troops - Jawa, Capt. Reh Teah, Radio Dispatcher (voice)
Crew Work
- Alien Resurrection - Puppeteer
- Apt. 51 - Co-Creator, writer, producer
- Archangel - Lead puppeteer
- Batman: Dead End - Lead Puppeteer, Creature Effects
- Batman Returns - Puppeteer
- Dan Doh!! - Voice Director
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back - Special Make-Up Effects Artist
- Masked Rider - Puppeteer
- Men in Black II - Puppeteer
- My Favorite Martian - Puppeteer (uncredted)
- Sabretooth - Puppeteer, Sabretooth Animatronics
- The Last Samurai - Misc. Weapons and Props
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie - Puppeteer (uncredited)