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Rob Bottin

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66 Years Old

Robin R. Bottin is an American special make-up effects creator. Known for his collaborations with directors John Carpenter, Paul Verhoeven and David Fincher, Bottin worked with Carpenter on both The Fog and The Thing, with Verhoeven on RoboCop, Total Recall and Basic Instinct, and with Fincher on Se7en and Fight Club. His many other film credits include The Howling, Legend, Innerspace and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Well respected in his field of prosthetic makeup (better known as special make-up effects), and described in 2013 as a "special effects genius", Bottin was nominated for an Oscar in 1986 for Best Makeup, and was awarded a Special Achievement Academy Award at the 1991 Academy Awards. He has two BAFTA nominations, and won two Saturn Awards with five further nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Bottin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

El Monte, California, USA on 1st April 1959

All Credits

The Fog Image
The Fog
Blake
Humanoids from the Deep Image
Humanoids from the Deep
Humanoid (uncredited)
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX Image
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
Self
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' Image
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
Himself
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape Image
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
Self
Tales Beyond Madness Image
Tales Beyond Madness
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' Image
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'
Self