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Rob Bottin

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Born April 1, 1959 · El Monte, California, USA

Also known as Robin Bottin

Biography

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.

Awards & recognition

  • Special Achievement Academy Award · 1991
  • Academy AwardBest Makeup and Hairstyling · 1987 · nominated

Filmography33 titles

Game of Thrones

2011Makeup Effects Designer

Fight Club

1999Makeup Effects

Seven

1995Makeup Effects Designer

The Thing

1982Makeup Effects, Makeup Effects Designer

The Devil's Advocate

1997Visual Effects Design Consultant

RoboCop

1987Makeup Effects, Makeup Effects Designer, Visual Effects

Total Recall

1990Character Designer, Makeup Effects Designer

Airplane!

1980Makeup Artist

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

1998Makeup Effects

Mission: Impossible

1996Makeup Effects

Basic Instinct

1992Makeup Effects Designer

Innerspace

1987Makeup Effects Designer

The Fog

1980as Blake

Silver Bullet

1985Visual Effects

The Howling

1981Associate Producer, Makeup Effects Designer

The Great Outdoors

1988Makeup Effects

The Witches of Eastwick

1987Makeup Designer, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983Makeup Effects Designer, Special Effects Makeup Artist

Bugsy

1991Makeup Effects

Maniac

1980Makeup Effects

Legend

1985Makeup Effects Designer

Explorers

1985Makeup Effects Designer

Rock 'n' Roll High School

1979Makeup Effects Designer

The Fury

1978Assistant Makeup Artist

King Kong

1976Makeup Effects

Deep Rising

1998Creature Design

Mimic

1997Creature Design

Piranha

1978Special Effects Makeup Artist

Mr. Deeds

2002Makeup Effects

Charlie's Angels

2000Makeup Effects

Humanoids from the Deep

1980as Humanoid (uncredited)

Mistress of the Apes

1979Makeup Artist

Tales Beyond Madness

2019