Rick Baker

SPECIAL EFFECTS

 Background:

Biographical Information: The man behind the men and women of numerous faces and often the man in the mask himself. Baker worked his way up from chief lab assistant for makeup artist Dick Smith to be a puppet designer and made his debut as a special effects makeup artist in 1972. He has conjured everything from werewolves (AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON, 1981) to a remarkably convincing reproduction of old age (THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MISS JANE PITTMAN, 1974). Baker often makes film appearances camouflaged by his own makeup, most often as gorillas (THE THING WITH TWO HEADS, 1972, the title role in KING KONG, 1976, THE KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE, 1977 and THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN, 1981). He also designed the special effects makeup for, and appeared in, Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video.

 Resumé:

Special Effects Filmography: Feature Films 2000 THE GRINCH 2000 NUTTY 2: THE KLUMPS 1999 LIFE 1999 WILD, WILD, WEST 1998 MIGHTY JOE YOUNG 1997 THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE 1997 MEN IN BLACK 1996 THE NUTTY PROFESSOR 1996 THE FRIGHTENERS 1995 BATMAN FOREVER 1995 THE AMAZING PANDA ADVENTURE 1994 ED WOOD 1994 BABY’S DAY OUT 1994 WOLF 1992 LORENZO'S OIL 1991 THE ROCKETEER 1990 GREMLINS 2 THE NEW BATCH 1989 MISSING LINK 1988 MOONWALKER 1988 GORILLAS IN THE MIST 1988 COMING TO AMERICA 1987 IT'S ALIVE III: ISLAND OF THE ALIVE 1987 HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS 1986 RATBOY 1986 MAX, MY LOVE/MAX, MON AMOUR 1985 TEEN WOLF 1985 MY SCIENCE PROJECT 1985 INTO THE NIGHT 1985 COCOON 1984 STARMAN 1984 GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES 1983 VIDEODROME 1983 MAKING MICHAEL JACKSON'S THRILLER 1981 THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN 1981 THE HOWLING 1981 THE FUNHOUSE 1981 AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON 1980 TANYA'S ISLAND 1980 MADHOUSE 1979 THE DOUBLE MCGUFFIN 1978 IT LIVES AGAIN/IT'S ALIVE II 1978 THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN 1977 ZEBRA FORCE 1977 STAR WARS 1977 THE KENTUCKY FRIED MOVIE 1976 KING KONG 1972 THE THING WITH TWO HEADS 1971 SCHLOCK/BANANA MONSTER makeup effects makeup effects makeup effects makeup effects gorilla effects makeup effects alien makeup effects makeup “The Judge” makeup creator two-face makeup and bat effects panda effects makeup baby and gorilla effects makeup effects special effects makeup prosthetics consultant “Lothar” makeup creator producer, special effects supervisor makeup effects gorilla suits and animatronic heads makeup effects baby design designer of “Harry” “Ratboy” design chimpanzee consultant performer Tyrannosaurus Rex sequence consultant performer consultant Starman transformation gorilla suits and heads makeup effects makeup effects performer, design "Sidney" makeup consultant makeup effects makeup effects beast design performer story makeup effects makeup effects makeup effects 2nd unit makeup performer “Kong” suit, performer, technical advisor performer makeup effects Awards: Academy Awards Best Achievement in Makeup 1981 : AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON Nominated for Best Achievement in Makeup 1984 : GREYSTOKE: THE LEGEND OF TARZAN, LORD OF THE APES Best Achievement in Makeup 1987 : HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS Nominated for Best Achievement in Makeup 1988 : COMING TO AMERICA Best Achievement in Makeup 1994 : ED WOOD Best Achievement in Makeup 1996 : THE NUTTY PROFESSOR Best Achievement in Makeup 1997 : MEN IN BLACK Nominated for Best Achievement in Special Effects 1998 : MIGHTY JOE YOUNG

 

A more complete list of Rick Baker's credits can be found at the Internet Movie Database on the World Wide Web.

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