Rick Baker
Rick Baker
Richard A. "Rick" Baker is an American special make-up effects creator known for his creature effects. Baker won the Academy Award for Best Makeup a record seven times from a record eleven nominations...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMakeup Artist
Date of Birth8 December 1950
CountryUnited States of America
running people credit
Usually people who are in my position, they run a company and they hire people and then they take the credit for it.
makeup magic actors
I've said this so many times but there's a magic when you have a really good actor in a really good makeup.
following promise seamless
We really are following through on our promise to make St. Petersburg a seamless community,
famous monsters
When I was in Famous Monsters as 'Rick Baker, Monster Maker,' I'd made it, that was the most famous I ever felt.
became believable build early face limited looking people starts stops
Very early in my career, I became disappointed with the limitations of make up. There's only so much you can build up on some people before it stops looking believable and starts looking like a mask. You're also limited by the face that you're working with. If you have a big nose, the make up has to have a big nose.