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| H.R. Giger | |
| Birth name: | Hans Rudolf Giger |
| Gender: | Male |
| Medium(s): | Art design |
| Roles: | Painter |
| Born: | Grison, Switzerland |
| Birthplace: | February 5th, 1940 |
| Died: | May 12th, 2014 |
| Notable works: | Aliens film series |
| 1st Sci-Fi: | Alien |
H.R. Giger is a Swiss surrealist painter, sculptor, and set designer, who won an Academy Award for Best Achievement for Visual Effects for his design work on the film Alien. Giger's work was used as the inspiration behind the general look of the Xenomorph alien as well as that of the Space Jockey and the jockey's derelict ship.