Joseph Vergel "Joe" Riley (February 26, 1964 – September 27, 2007) was a U.S. visual and plastic artist based in Dallas, Texas. Born February 26, 1964, in Dallas, Texas, his father was Rev. George Vergel Riley (October 4, 1922 - May 6, 2010) and his mother Robbie Jean Riley (August 16, 1927 – June 1, 2006). Joe Riley went to a career development high school in Dallas, Skyline High School, majoring in commercial art, graduated in 1982, and followed at Eastfield College with classes in stage craft and video production. His first professional job was as the special effects coordinator for the local Dallas television show, Texas 27 Film Vault, a late-night B movie show hosted by Randy Clower and Richard Malmos that aired from 1985 to 1987. From there, Joe interned for several years with veteran makeup designer, Larry Aeschlmann, then struck out on his own.
Riley became an illustrator and painter, a designer and filmmaker, a storyboard and background artist in animation, as well as a movie special effects and prosthetic makeup artist. He also made videos and audio collages, and original designs for masks and model kits.
Riley was also part of the beginnings of the Church of the SubGenius in Dallas and a friend of its co-founder Ivan Stang. Eulogized by Stang as "one of the funniest, coolest, most talented, most patient fellows I have ever had the pleasure to know and work with", Riley was involved with the beginnings of the Church as "St. Joe Riley". He worked on the syndicated program Hour of Slack and most of the early SubGenius videos, including the 1991 SubGenius commercial for MTV; he provided key illustrations for Stang's books Revelation X (1994) and The SubGenius Psychlopaedia of Slack: The Bobliographon (2006), as well as cards for INWO: SubGenius (1997, an official supplement to the Steve Jackson Games card game Illuminati: New World Order). He designed the official face of SubGenius mythos entity NHGH, and made the Church's rubber masks of Dobbs and NHGH (also used in the MTV ad).
Riley produced incredibly detailed masks and designs for Funko and Death Studios, and prosthetic makeup and designs for gore and horror movies, such as the science fiction film Time Tracers, (1997 Chase Regency Productions), and horror films The Sore Losers (1997, Big Broad Guerrilla Monster Productions) and Creeptales, (1989, released 2004, Third Stone Productions, Productions West, Silver Creek Pictures). Riley also worked as conceptual artist and made designs for the children's animation franchises of Dallas-based production company DNA Productions, such as the academy award nominated Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius feature (2001, Paramount) and TV series (2004, Nickelodeon) as conceptual and storyboard artist for Santa vs. The Snowman (1997 American Broadcasting Co.), Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999, 20th Century Fox Television) and The Ant Bully (2006, Warner Bros.).
From May 1996-February 1999, Riley produced and hosted a Dallas, Texas, cable access anthology show called The Hypnotic Eye, collecting and showcasing obscure film clips, animation, trailers, commercials, and behind the scenes footage from other local cable access shows plus original content. The series ran 12 episodes.
Joe Riley died of a sudden and unexpected heart attack on September 27, 2007, at age 43. He was preceded in death by his mother Robbie Jean Riley, sister Dale Annette Ponder, nephew William Shelton Ponder, and uncle Roy DeLeon. Survived by his fiancee April Dawn Sims; son Mitchell Riley; father George V. Riley; sister Laura Jeanette DeLeon; Julie Herrington Riley; Penny Harris Riley; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Riley became an illustrator and painter, a designer and filmmaker, a storyboard and background artist in animation, as well as a movie special effects and prosthetic makeup artist. He also made videos and audio collages, and original designs for masks and model kits.
Riley was also part of the beginnings of the Church of the SubGenius in Dallas and a friend of its co-founder Ivan Stang. Eulogized by Stang as "one of the funniest, coolest, most talented, most patient fellows I have ever had the pleasure to know and work with", Riley was involved with the beginnings of the Church as "St. Joe Riley". He worked on the syndicated program Hour of Slack and most of the early SubGenius videos, including the 1991 SubGenius commercial for MTV; he provided key illustrations for Stang's books Revelation X (1994) and The SubGenius Psychlopaedia of Slack: The Bobliographon (2006), as well as cards for INWO: SubGenius (1997, an official supplement to the Steve Jackson Games card game Illuminati: New World Order). He designed the official face of SubGenius mythos entity NHGH, and made the Church's rubber masks of Dobbs and NHGH (also used in the MTV ad).
Riley produced incredibly detailed masks and designs for Funko and Death Studios, and prosthetic makeup and designs for gore and horror movies, such as the science fiction film Time Tracers, (1997 Chase Regency Productions), and horror films The Sore Losers (1997, Big Broad Guerrilla Monster Productions) and Creeptales, (1989, released 2004, Third Stone Productions, Productions West, Silver Creek Pictures). Riley also worked as conceptual artist and made designs for the children's animation franchises of Dallas-based production company DNA Productions, such as the academy award nominated Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius feature (2001, Paramount) and TV series (2004, Nickelodeon) as conceptual and storyboard artist for Santa vs. The Snowman (1997 American Broadcasting Co.), Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999, 20th Century Fox Television) and The Ant Bully (2006, Warner Bros.).
From May 1996-February 1999, Riley produced and hosted a Dallas, Texas, cable access anthology show called The Hypnotic Eye, collecting and showcasing obscure film clips, animation, trailers, commercials, and behind the scenes footage from other local cable access shows plus original content. The series ran 12 episodes.
Joe Riley died of a sudden and unexpected heart attack on September 27, 2007, at age 43. He was preceded in death by his mother Robbie Jean Riley, sister Dale Annette Ponder, nephew William Shelton Ponder, and uncle Roy DeLeon. Survived by his fiancee April Dawn Sims; son Mitchell Riley; father George V. Riley; sister Laura Jeanette DeLeon; Julie Herrington Riley; Penny Harris Riley; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Joseph Vergel "Joe" Riley (February 26, 1964 – September 27, 2007) was a U.S. visual and plastic artist based in Dallas, Texas. Born February 26, 1964, in Dallas, Texas, his father was Rev. George Vergel Riley (October 4, 1922 - May 6, 2010) and his mother Robbie Jean Riley (August 16, 1927 – June 1, 2006). Joe Riley went to a career development high school in Dallas, Skyline High School, majoring in commercial art, graduated in 1982, and followed at Eastfield College with classes in stage craft and video production. His first professional job was as the special effects coordinator for the local Dallas television show, Texas 27 Film Vault, a late-night B movie show hosted by Randy Clower and Richard Malmos that aired from 1985 to 1987. From there, Joe interned for several years with veteran makeup designer, Larry Aeschlmann, then struck out on his own.
Riley became an illustrator and painter, a designer and filmmaker, a storyboard and background artist in animation, as well as a movie special effects and prosthetic makeup artist. He also made videos and audio collages, and original designs for masks and model kits.
Riley was also part of the beginnings of the Church of the SubGenius in Dallas and a friend of its co-founder Ivan Stang. Eulogized by Stang as "one of the funniest, coolest, most talented, most patient fellows I have ever had the pleasure to know and work with", Riley was involved with the beginnings of the Church as "St. Joe Riley". He worked on the syndicated program Hour of Slack and most of the early SubGenius videos, including the 1991 SubGenius commercial for MTV; he provided key illustrations for Stang's books Revelation X (1994) and The SubGenius Psychlopaedia of Slack: The Bobliographon (2006), as well as cards for INWO: SubGenius (1997, an official supplement to the Steve Jackson Games card game Illuminati: New World Order). He designed the official face of SubGenius mythos entity NHGH, and made the Church's rubber masks of Dobbs and NHGH (also used in the MTV ad).
Riley produced incredibly detailed masks and designs for Funko and Death Studios, and prosthetic makeup and designs for gore and horror movies, such as the science fiction film Time Tracers, (1997 Chase Regency Productions), and horror films The Sore Losers (1997, Big Broad Guerrilla Monster Productions) and Creeptales, (1989, released 2004, Third Stone Productions, Productions West, Silver Creek Pictures). Riley also worked as conceptual artist and made designs for the children's animation franchises of Dallas-based production company DNA Productions, such as the academy award nominated Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius feature (2001, Paramount) and TV series (2004, Nickelodeon) as conceptual and storyboard artist for Santa vs. The Snowman (1997 American Broadcasting Co.), Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999, 20th Century Fox Television) and The Ant Bully (2006, Warner Bros.).
From May 1996-February 1999, Riley produced and hosted a Dallas, Texas, cable access anthology show called The Hypnotic Eye, collecting and showcasing obscure film clips, animation, trailers, commercials, and behind the scenes footage from other local cable access shows plus original content. The series ran 12 episodes.
Joe Riley died of a sudden and unexpected heart attack on September 27, 2007, at age 43. He was preceded in death by his mother Robbie Jean Riley, sister Dale Annette Ponder, nephew William Shelton Ponder, and uncle Roy DeLeon. Survived by his fiancee April Dawn Sims; son Mitchell Riley; father George V. Riley; sister Laura Jeanette DeLeon; Julie Herrington Riley; Penny Harris Riley; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Riley became an illustrator and painter, a designer and filmmaker, a storyboard and background artist in animation, as well as a movie special effects and prosthetic makeup artist. He also made videos and audio collages, and original designs for masks and model kits.
Riley was also part of the beginnings of the Church of the SubGenius in Dallas and a friend of its co-founder Ivan Stang. Eulogized by Stang as "one of the funniest, coolest, most talented, most patient fellows I have ever had the pleasure to know and work with", Riley was involved with the beginnings of the Church as "St. Joe Riley". He worked on the syndicated program Hour of Slack and most of the early SubGenius videos, including the 1991 SubGenius commercial for MTV; he provided key illustrations for Stang's books Revelation X (1994) and The SubGenius Psychlopaedia of Slack: The Bobliographon (2006), as well as cards for INWO: SubGenius (1997, an official supplement to the Steve Jackson Games card game Illuminati: New World Order). He designed the official face of SubGenius mythos entity NHGH, and made the Church's rubber masks of Dobbs and NHGH (also used in the MTV ad).
Riley produced incredibly detailed masks and designs for Funko and Death Studios, and prosthetic makeup and designs for gore and horror movies, such as the science fiction film Time Tracers, (1997 Chase Regency Productions), and horror films The Sore Losers (1997, Big Broad Guerrilla Monster Productions) and Creeptales, (1989, released 2004, Third Stone Productions, Productions West, Silver Creek Pictures). Riley also worked as conceptual artist and made designs for the children's animation franchises of Dallas-based production company DNA Productions, such as the academy award nominated Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius feature (2001, Paramount) and TV series (2004, Nickelodeon) as conceptual and storyboard artist for Santa vs. The Snowman (1997 American Broadcasting Co.), Olive, the Other Reindeer (1999, 20th Century Fox Television) and The Ant Bully (2006, Warner Bros.).
From May 1996-February 1999, Riley produced and hosted a Dallas, Texas, cable access anthology show called The Hypnotic Eye, collecting and showcasing obscure film clips, animation, trailers, commercials, and behind the scenes footage from other local cable access shows plus original content. The series ran 12 episodes.
Joe Riley died of a sudden and unexpected heart attack on September 27, 2007, at age 43. He was preceded in death by his mother Robbie Jean Riley, sister Dale Annette Ponder, nephew William Shelton Ponder, and uncle Roy DeLeon. Survived by his fiancee April Dawn Sims; son Mitchell Riley; father George V. Riley; sister Laura Jeanette DeLeon; Julie Herrington Riley; Penny Harris Riley; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
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