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RICK BAKER (Special Effects Makeup) is one of the most honored makeup artists in motion picture history. He has won six Academy Awards in the category of Best Makeup for his work on the films “How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” “Men in Black,” “The Nutty Professor,” “Ed Wood,” “Harry and the Hendersons” and “An American Werewolf in London.” In addition, he has been Oscar- nominated for his work on the films “Life,” “Mighty Joe Young,” “Coming to America” and “Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes.” Baker's makeup transformations have also been seen in such films as “Hellboy,” “The Haunted Mansion,” “The Ring,” “Men in Black II,” Tim Burton's “Planet of the Apes,” “Nutty Professor II: The Klumps,” “Wolf,” “The Rocketeer,” “Gorilla's in the Mist” and “The Fury.”  He also lent his talents to the memorable cantina sequence in the original “Star Wars.” Baker won an Emmy Award for his work on the acclaimed miniseries “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” and earned Emmy nominations for the series “Beauty and the Beast,” and the miniseries “Something is Out There.” His other television credits include the series “Harry and the Hendersons” and “Werewolf.” In addition, he did Michael Jackson's makeup for the award-winning “Thriller” video, as well as “Captain Eo.”

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