Simon Cheung memorial cover

Simon Cheung

1968 - 2026

Simon Cheung portrait

Lebensweg

Zeitleiste von Simon Cheung

Wichtige Momente im Leben von Simon hervorheben

1968

Born

Nov 13, 1968

Simon was born, beginning a life that would touch many hearts.

1995

Moved to his new home of San Rafael

1995

Simon left Canada to pursue his dream of working at ILM in Marin, in 1995, starting in their commercials division

Moved to his new home of San Rafael
1997

Career milestone

1997
ILM

First movie credit: Men In Black. Simon worked on building the iconic 'supercar' in Men In Black. It took him months to build, and he eventually ended up purchasing the '87 Ford Crown Vic from the ILM studio after the movie was released, making it one of his favourite 'toys'

Career milestone
2010

Special achievement

Feb 28, 2010
VES Awards: Won Outstanding Models and Miniatures in a Feature Motion Picture

Simon won a VES Award for his work on the Samson Model in 2009's Avatar.

Special achievement
2026

Passed away

Jan 14, 2026
South Lake Tahoe, California

Simon passed away doing what he loved - Snowboarding - at Heavenly Ski Resort. He wouldn't have had it any other way!

Passed away

Celebrating Simon

May 27, 2026
Marin, CA

2026-05-27: Many friends gathered to Celebrate our dear friend Simon. Was a beautiful evening of stories and fellowship for those that were in attendance. Many old ILM friends and new friends that travelled to be here for Simon, and each other. The worst/best way to share our love of our dear friend. A long time in the planning, but a beautiful evening for all. We love and miss you Sly!

Celebrating Simon

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