Armen V. Kevorkian is an Armenian-American visual effects supervisor and television director. He is best known for his work on television series such as ''

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'', '' Hawaii Five-0'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. His accolades include a

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, a Visual Effects Society Award, and eight

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Career

Early career

Kevorkian began his career on '' Star Trek: Voyager'', as a visual effects associate. He was with the series until its conclusion in 2001. He then merged to '' Star Trek: Enterprise'', where he worked in effects for 70 episodes. He was then hired to coordinate visual effects for the two-part

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of J. J. Abrams '' Lost''. He went on to work for Abrams again on the final season of '' Alias''. His first job as a supervisor came with

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s new fall 2005 series ''

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''. He worked in that capacity until the series was cancelled after its second season. He would go on to work as a supervisor on such series as ''

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'', '' Brothers & Sisters'', ''

'', ''

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'', '' GCB'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Political Animals'', '' The Newsroom'', ''

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'', ''

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'', '' Hawaii Five-0'', ''

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'' and '' Lab Rats,'' As well as the pilots for '' Reckless'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. He won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects in a Supporting Role for his work on the

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series ''

''.

Arrowverse

Having worked for prolific producer

Greg Berlanti Gregory Berlanti (born May 24, 1972) is an American screenwriter, producer and director. He is known for his work on the television series ''Dawson's Creek'', ''Brothers & Sisters (2006 TV series), Brothers & Sisters'', ''Everwood'', ''Political ...

on ''Brothers & Sisters'', ''The Tomorrow People'', and ''Political Animals'', Kevorkian joined him yet again for his new ''

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'' spin-off ''

''. Working on the series, he gained fame and recognition for his visual achievements. In 2015, Kevorkian boarded ''

'', which was initially broadcast on

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and not a part of

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. However, after the conclusion of the first season, the series moved to the sibling network. In 2016, Kevorkian began work on Berlanti's next addition to the universe ''

''. The same year, he made his directorial debut, helming ''The Flash''s second-season episode, "Rupture". He most recently directed the third episode of the third season, "Magenta". He was nominated for a

in 2015 for his work on the episode "Grodd Lives" of the series.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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