Rick Baker is a retired special make-up effects creator and actor, mostly known for his creature effects and designs. He won the Academy Award for Best Makeup seven times from a record of eleven nominations.
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Huge fan! I'm going to have to buy this book now. Grateful to see him speak on your show!
He is a master.
I remember Joe talking shit about that latest Wolfman movie after he saw it. He basically said that after seeing it they should have used the computers from Avatar to do it instead of goofy prosthetics.
I love hearing a person's story that involves them pulling themselves up from the bottom through hard work and determination.
Rick Baker has won 7 Oscars out of 12 nominations (1982 – 2011). He was the first artist to receive a Best Makeup Oscar for "An American Werewolf in London" (1981) when the makeup category was first introduced at the 54th Academy Awards. Baker's Oscar was presented to him by Vincent Price, naturally enough 👹