Facts:   - death place: usa    - other names: charles gaspar chuck gasper    - yearsactive: 1963-1999    - death date: 15 january 2009      - children: michael gaspar and dan gaspar    - birth date: 25 january 1938    - name: chuck gaspar    - birth place: usa    - occupation: visual effects artist   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of chuck gaspar .
chuck gaspar -lrb- january 25 , 1938-january 15 , 2009 -rrb- was an american special effects artist who worked on 70 different films and tv shows , such as `` the birds '' , `` ghostbusters '' and `` armageddon '' .he was nominated at the 57th academy awards in the category of best visual effects for his work on the film `` ghostbusters '' .he shared his nomination with john bruno , richard edlund and mark vargo .in addition , he received a technical achievement oscar five years after his death .