Tom Oliver Kopian or "T. Oliver Kopian" has been creating creatures of all types for as long as he can remember. "As a teenager, at Halloween he would turn his parents' suburban New York home into what NEWSDAY dubbed "The House That Ate The Suburbs".(October 31,1985) The notoriety ultimately lead to an appearance in the front window of FAO Schwarz in Manhattan, and a career developing toys and gifts for sale around the world.