Rick Baker

About

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...

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Star WarsMovie • 1977Men in BlackMovie • 1997Men in Black IIMovie • 2002The Empire Strikes BackMovie • 1980The ExorcistMovie • 1973Planet of the ApesMovie • 2001Men in Black 3Movie • 2012Face OffSeries • 2011MaleficentMovie • 2014The RingMovie • 2002How the Grinch Stole ChristmasMovie • 2000TRON: LegacyMovie • 2010An American Werewolf in LondonMovie • 1981EnchantedMovie • 2007ClickMovie • 2006Batman ForeverMovie • 1995Coming to AmericaMovie • 1988NorbitMovie • 2007Gremlins 2: The New BatchMovie • 1990The WolfmanMovie • 2010Wild Wild WestMovie • 1999VideodromeMovie • 1983Baby's Day OutMovie • 1994CursedMovie • 2005