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person_profile-Rick Baker

Rick Baker Age: 74

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

Rick Baker

Date of Birth:

Dec 08, 1950

Country of birth:

USA

Biography of

Rick Baker

    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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Rick Baker

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Filmography of

Rick Baker

Found 34 Movies in total

... 2025

... 2025

... 2024

AGFA MYSTERY MIXTAPE #1

Himself ( Actor )

... 2020

... 2019

... 2019

King Cohen

Himself ( Actor )

... 2018

... 2017

Cult of Terror

Self - Make-up Designer ( Actor )

... 2017

... 2017

... 2016

... 2015

... 2013

Men in Black 3

Brain Alien ( Actor )

Makeup Artist

... 2012

The Wolfman

Gypsy Man / First Killed ( Actor )

Makeup Effects Designer

... 2010

... 2009

Monsterland

Himself ( Actor )

... 2009

The Sci-Fi Boys

Self ( Actor )

... 2006

... 2005

... 2002

Men in Black II

MIB Passport Control Agent ( Actor )

Makeup Artist

... 2002

Planet of the Apes

Old Ape #2 ( Actor )

Makeup Effects Designer

... 2001

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

Puppeteer ( Actor )

Makeup Effects Designer

... 2000

... 1994

... 1994

... 1986

... 1986

Into the Night

Drug Dealer ( Actor )

... 1985

... 1983

The Incredible Shrinking Woman

Sidney ( Actor )

Makeup Artist

... 1981

The Kentucky Fried Movie

Dino (segment "A.M. Today") (as Richard A. Baker) ( Actor )

... 1977

King Kong

King Kong ( Actor )

Makeup Artist

... 1976

The Thing with Two Heads

Gorilla ( Actor )

Special Effects

... 1972