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Name
Rick Baker
Full/Alt. names
Richard Baker, Richard A Baker
Date of Birth
Friday December 8 1950
Born
Binghamton, New York (USA)
Partial Biography
Few have gotten as much mileage out of a monkey suit as has special makeup effects maestro Rick Baker, who crafted and wore a gorilla suit for director John Landis on several projects including "Schlock"…Full Rick Baker Biography…

Partial Filmography

  • The Wolfman (2010) Special Makeup Effects
  • Moonwalker (2009) PG (Contains mild violence and negative drug references)Special Makeup Effects (facial transformation)
  • Enchanted (2007) PG (Contains mild scary scenes and innuendo)Hag Make-up Effects
  • Norbit (2007) 12A (Contains frequent moderate sex references and language)Special Makeup Effects
  • Click (2006) 12A (Contains strong language and moderate sex and drug references)Special Makeup Effects
  • X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) 12A (Contains sustained moderate violence)Special Makeup Effects Consultant
  • King Kong (2005) 12A (Contains mild violence, peril and mild horror.)Played "Pilot"
  • Cursed (2005) 15 (Contains strong horror)Special Makeup Effects Designer/Creator
  • The Ring twO (2005) 15 (Contains strong supernatural horror and threat)Special Makeup Effects
  • Hellboy (2004) 12A (Contains moderate fantasy violence and horror)Hellboy Makeup Consultant

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Recent Awards

  1. Academy Award (2001) Best Makeup - "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
  2. BAFTA Award (2001) Best Make Up/Hair - "How the Grinch Stole Christmas"
  3. BAFTA Award (2001) Best Make Up/Hair - "The Grinch"
  4. Saturn Award (2001) Best Makeup - "Grinch, The"
  5. Special Las Vegas Film Critics Society Award for Make-Up Design (2001) - "Planet Of The Apes"

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