Do you really like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Now you can own a piece of Donatello! Hollywood stuntman Steven Ho, who you might know from his multiple appearances on Conan O'Brien's short-lived run on The Tonight Show, has been in the business a long time. How long? Take a look at the rockin' mullet in that photo!
Steven's long list of movie credits including performing the stunt sequences as Donatello in the second and third TMNT movies. Now, he's doing some house cleaning and giving away the crumbling pieces of his old Donatello suit to true TMNT fans: You want a piece of Donnie? Facebook Contest.
Unfortunately I do not have my entire suit - it was hanging at the now defunct Planet Hollywood in Bevelry Hills at one point, but I have no idea where it is now... maybe Arnold gave it to one of his kids?Yes, indeed, you could possess a piece of Turtle! What an unusual bit of movie memorabilia. Kind of like having a piece of Berlin Wall, except green and foamy. For more information on how to enter the contest, go to Steven Ho's blog here. My only question is, is this girl going to enter: The Worlds Biggest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Fan.
But I do have the head and a neck/shoulder/upper chest piece - sorry not for sale or lend - my future kids would kill me if I lost it before they were born.
The suits were made of foam latex, so they weren't made to last forever. At some point it will either completely crumble to dust...leaving me the decision to restore it, permanently encapsulate it in acrylic, or preserve what's left of it in it's original state by air locking it. I'm leaning towards keeping it "worn" and zen.
At the moment, there are pieces of the neck/shoulder/upper chest that are severely crumbling. Instead of sweeping them up and trashing them, I thought a TMNT fan might really appreciate it for their collection. There's not going to be much (similar to the very small pieces of the Berlin Wall that were once available). Just about an inch of the costume really - but I can tell you it's coming from the actual costume that I used in The Secret of the Ooze. I'm happy to authenticate it with a certificate and autographed a TMNT behind the scenes photo for a fan.