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Rick Baker is a retired special makeup effects creator and actor who has won seven Academy Awards for his work on films such as An American Werewolf in London and Men in Black. He also created the Joker bust for DC Comics and played King Kong in the 1976 remake.
Rick Baker is a renowned makeup and special effects artist who has won seven Oscars and worked on films like Planet of the Apes, Men in Black, and The Wolfman. IMDb provides his biography, filmography, awards, photos, videos, and trivia.
- January 1, 1
- 1.75 m
- Binghamton, New York, USA
Oct 31, 2019 · When Rick Baker got his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012, filmmaker Guillermo del Toro called Rick Baker the greatest monster kid ever to be born.
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Rick Baker is a renowned makeup artist who won seven Oscars for his realistic creature effects. He worked on films such as Planet of the Apes, Men in Black and The Wolfman.
- December 8, 1950
- Chucky the Alien - Men in Black. The alien effects in Barry Sonnenfeld's Men in Black are an otherworldly delight. They're certainly not spooky, but they're inventive, colorful and creative to boot.
- The Wolfman. Baker reunited with furry, wolfish creature designs multiple times throughout his career, but his work on The Wolfman didn't get nearly enough praise.
- Bela Lugosi - Ed Wood. Ok so Bela Lugosi isn't a creature, but he's the man behind one of the longest enduring cinematic monsters of all time and Baker got a little bit meta by recreating his iconic visage for Tim Burton's Ed Wood.
- Michael Jackson - Thriller. Baker re-teamed with his An American Werewolf in London director for Michael Jackson's beloved Halloween essential music video, Thriller.
Learn about Rick Baker, a record-holding seven-time Oscar winner for Makeup, who created iconic monsters for films like An American Werewolf in London, Ed Wood and Men in Black. Explore his career, his collaborations, his awards and his caricature collection.
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Sep 6, 2023 · If you’ve ever been enthralled by the lifelike creatures in ‘Men in Black’ or the transformative performances in ‘The Nutty Professor,’ you’ve witnessed the genius of Rick Baker’s Hollywood career firsthand.
