Rick Baker

Rick Baker

Costume & Make-Up 1950-12-08 Binghamton, New York, USA

Richard A. Baker (born December 8, 1950) is a retired American special make-up effects creator and actor, mostly known for his creature effects and designs. Baker won the Academy Award for Best Makeup a record seven times from a record eleven nominations, beginning when he won the inaugural award for the 1981 film An American Werewolf in London. As a teen, Baker began creating artificial body parts in his own kitchen. He also appeared briefly in the fan production The Night Turkey, a one-hour, black-and-white video parody of The Night Stalker directed by William Malone. Baker's first professional job was as an assistant to prosthetic makeup effects veteran Dick Smith on the 1973 film The Exorcist. While working on The Exorcist, Baker was hired by director Larry Cohen to design and create a mutant infant for Cohen's 1974 film It's Alive. Baker received the inaugural Academy Award for Best Makeup for his work on An American Werewolf in London. He also created the werewolf creature Michael Jackson transforms into in the music video Thriller. Subsequently, Baker has been nominated for the Best Makeup Oscar ten more times, winning on seven occasions, both records in his field. Baker claims that his work on Harry and the Hendersons is one of his proudest achievements.[8] On October 3, 2009, he received the Jack Pierce – Lifetime Achievement Award title of the Chiller-Eyegore Awards.[9] He was awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Academy of Art University San Francisco in 2008. He also contributes commentaries to the web series Trailers from Hell for trailers about horror and science fiction films. Baker received the 2485th star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame on November 30, 2012. The star is located in front of the Guinness World Records Museum. Baker announced his retirement on May 28, 2015: "First of all, the CG stuff definitely took away the animatronics part of what I do. It's also starting to take away the makeup part. The time is right, I am 64 years old, and the business is crazy right now. I like to do things right, and they wanted cheap and fast. That is not what I want to do, so I just decided it is basically time to get out. I would consider designing and consulting on something, but I don't think I will have a huge working studio anymore."

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2018 Self
2017 Self - Make-up Designer
2017 Self - Judge
2016 Himself
2015 himself
2014 Makeup Artist
2012 Brain Alien
2012 Makeup Artist
2011 Guest Judge
2010 Gypsy Man / First Killed
2010 Makeup Effects Designer
2010 Special Effects Makeup Artist
2010 Makeup Artist
2009 Self
2009 Himself
2007 Special Effects Makeup Artist
2007 Makeup Artist
2006 Self
2006 Hester Golem (voice)
2006 Special Effects Makeup Artist
2005 Special Effects Makeup Artist
2004 Self
2004 Thanks
2002 MIB Passport Control Agent
2002 Makeup Effects
2002 Makeup Artist
2002 Makeup Artist
2001 Old Ape #2
2001 Makeup Effects Designer
2000 Puppeteer
2000 Makeup Effects Designer
2000 Special Effects Makeup Artist
1999 Self
1999 Makeup Effects Designer
1998 Special Effects
1998 Makeup Artist
1998 Makeup Artist
1997 Makeup Effects
1997 Makeup Artist
1997 Makeup Artist
1996 Makeup Effects Designer
1996 Makeup Artist
1996 Makeup Artist
1995 Special Effects
1995 Makeup Artist
1994 Makeup Designer
1994 Makeup Artist
1994 Makeup Artist
1993 Makeup Effects
1993 Makeup Artist
1993 Makeup Artist
1991 Makeup Artist
1990 Special Effects
1990 Special Effects Supervisor
1990 Creature Design
1990 Makeup Artist
1990 Co-Producer
1988 Makeup Effects
1988 Makeup Artist
1988 Makeup Artist
1988 Makeup Artist
1987 Makeup Artist
1987 Makeup Artist
1986 Self / King Kong
1986 Makeup Effects Designer
1986 Makeup Artist
1986 Sequence Lead
1985 Drug Dealer
1985 Visual Effects
1985 Makeup Artist
1984 Makeup Artist
1984 Special Effects Makeup Artist
1984 Creature Design
1983 Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)
1983 Makeup Effects Designer
1983 Makeup Effects Designer
1981 Sidney
1981 Makeup Effects
1981 Special Effects Makeup Artist
1981 Special Effects Makeup Artist
1981 Special Effects Makeup Artist
1981 Makeup Artist
1981 Makeup Artist
1981 Makeup Artist
1980 Special Effects
1980 Special Effects Makeup Artist
1980 Makeup Artist
1980 Makeup Artist
1979 Makeup Artist
1978 Makeup Effects
1978 Makeup Effects
1978 Makeup Artist
1978 Makeup Artist
1977 Dino (segment "A.M. Today") (as Richard A. Baker)
1977 Makeup Artist
1977 Makeup Artist
1977 Makeup Artist
1976 King Kong
1976 Makeup Designer
1976 Makeup Artist
1976 Makeup Artist
1976 Makeup Artist
1974 Makeup Artist
1974 Makeup Artist
1974 Special Effects Makeup Artist
1973 Makeup Artist
1973 Makeup Designer
1973 Special Effects
1973 Special Effects
1973 Special Effects Assistant
1973 Makeup Artist
1972 Gorilla
1972 Special Effects
1972 Makeup Designer
1972 Special Effects
1971 Costume Design