Rick Baker (makeup artist)
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Richard A. "Rick" Baker (born December 8, 1950) is a Hollywood special makeup effects artist known for his realistic creature effects. He is the winner of 6 Academy Awards for Best Makeup.
Baker was born in Binghamton, New York, the son of Doris (née Hamlin) and Ralph B. Baker, a professional artist.[1] As a teen, Baker began creating artificial body parts in his own kitchen. Baker's first professional job was as an assistant to Dick Smith on the film The Exorcist.[2] The first Academy Award for Best Make-Up was awarded to Baker for his work on An American Werewolf in London and he has also been nominated 10 more times since (winning a total of 6 as stated above).[3] Baker claims that his work on Harry and the Hendersons is one of his proudest achievements.[4]
Baker had a cameo as the pilot and gunner (with Peter Jackson) who shot down Kong in the 2005 remake of King Kong.
2008, Rick Baker was awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Academy of Art University San Francisco
In 2009, Rick Baker's most anticipated creation of turning Benicio del Toro into a werewolf will be released to movie audiences.
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[edit] Filmography
- The Thing with Two Heads (1972)
- It's Alive (1974)
- The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
- King Kong (1976 film)
- The Incredible Melting Man (1977)
- Star Wars (1977)
- An American Werewolf in London (1981)
- Videodrome (1983)
- Thriller (music video) (1983)
- Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
- Beauty and the Beast (1987-89)
- Coming to America (1988)
- Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
- The Rocketeer (1991)
- Men in Black (1997) and Men in Black II (2002)
- both of Eddie Murphy's The Nutty Professor movies (1996 and 2000)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
- Planet of the Apes (2001)
- The Ring (2002)
- The Haunted Mansion (2003)
- King Kong (2005)
- Enchanted (2007)
- Norbit (2007)
[edit] Awards
- Inducted to the Monster Kid Hall of Fame at The Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards
- Academy Award, Best Makeup Effects
- An American Werewolf in London, 1981 (First year of the award)
- Harry and the Hendersons, 1988
- Ed Wood, 1995
- The Nutty Professor, 1997
- Men in Black, 1998
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas!, 2001
