Andrew Clement Andrew Clement is a makeup artist , prop maker , effects artist , and puppeteer and the head of Creative Character Engineering . He created and lent out the silicon babies and fetuses which appeared in the episode and the episode . He also worked as a make - up artist on ' s . Raised in Connecticut , Clement graduated from the State University of New York with a degree in Visual Arts / Theatre Design . While attending the university between 1985 and 1989 , he worked as a makeup or makeup effects artist on such television shows as " Saturday Night Live " , " Late Night with David Letterman " , and " Kate & Allie " and films like " The Princess Bride " ( featuring Chris Sarandon and Wallace Shawn ) and " Black Rain " ( featuring Tim Kelleher , Richard Riehle and Stephen Root ) . After graduating , Clement moved to Los Angeles , California , where he found effects work on films such as " Guyver " ( starring Michael Berryman , Jeffrey Combs and Spice Williams ) and " Army of Darkness " ( featuring Ian Abercrombie and Patricia Tallman ) and on the pilot movie for the popular science fiction series " Babylon 5 " entitled " Babylon 5 : The Gathering " ( starring John Fleck , Andreas Katsulas , and Patricia Tallman ) . He was also the head of the paint department on all three seasons of the television series " Dinosaurs " . By the time this series was finished , Clement had already created his own company , Creative Character Engineering ( CCE ) , which was made an official entity in 1993 . As the head of CCE , Clement has provided character animations and designs for TV shows such as " Hercules : The Legendary Journeys " and " Xena : Warrior Princess " ( both featuring episodes written by Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci and both featuring Karl Urban at one time or another ) and for films such as 1998 ' s " Blade " . They have also been supplying medical shows such as " ER " , " Grey ' s Anatomy " and " House , M . D . " ( the latter starring Jennifer Morrison ) . His other projects have included concept design work for " Stuart Little " ( 1998 ) , life casts of actors and for " The Matrix " ( 1999 ) , and animatronic effects for films such as " Dr . T and the Women " ( 2000 ) and " Meet the Fockers " ( 2004 ) . Clement has worked for a few projects produced by the director and producer of 2009 ' s " Star Trek " , J . J . Abrams . Clement ' s company provided " rental babies " for Abrams ' television series " Lost " ( co - created by Damon Lindelof ) and Clements himself designed and created animatronic effects for the 2008 film " Cloverfield " ( also produced by Bryan Burk ) . In the meantime , Clement continues working in the field of makeup and makeup effects . Television series such as " Malcolm in the Middle " , " Dexter " , and " Boston Legal " ( the latter starring Rene Auberjonois and William Shatner ) have employed his makeup and prosthetic manufacturing talents , as have films productions like " Spider - Man 3 " ( starring Kirsten Dunst and James Cromwell ) , " Munich " ( starring Eric Bana ) , and " Charlie Wilson ' s War " ( featuring Cyia Batten , Brian Markinson , Rachel Nichols and Faran Tahir ) . He more recently created prosthetics for TNG makeup artist Mike Smithson for the upcoming film " Push " . Clement ' s additional projects include individual episodes of " The West Wing " , " Law & Order : Special Victims Unit " , and " Shark " ( the latter starring Jeri Ryan ) , the TV movie " Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee " , and commercials for such companies as Nike and Priceline . com . Clement is the husband of Lisabeth Shatner , the daughter of original James T . Kirk actor William Shatner . Clement is thus William Shatner ' s son - in - law .