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7

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-04-01 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

El Monte, California, USA

Also Known As

  • Robin Bottin

Rob 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.

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Costume & Make-Up

2011
Game of Thrones as Makeup Effects Designer
1995
Se7en as Makeup Effects Designer
1992
Basic Instinct as Makeup Effects Designer
1990
Total Recall as Makeup Effects Designer
1987
RoboCop as Makeup Effects Designer
1987
Innerspace as Makeup Effects Designer
1987
The Witches of Eastwick as Makeup Designer
1987
The Witches of Eastwick as Special Effects Makeup Artist
1985
Legend as Makeup Effects Designer
1985
Explorers as Makeup Effects Designer
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie as Makeup Effects Designer
1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie as Special Effects Makeup Artist
1982
The Thing as Makeup Effects Designer
1981
The Howling as Makeup Effects Designer
1980
Tanya's Island as Makeup Artist
1980
Airplane! as Makeup Artist
1979
Mistress of the Apes as Makeup Artist
1979
Rock 'n' Roll High School as Makeup Effects Designer
1978
Piranha as Special Effects Makeup Artist
1978
The Fury as Assistant Makeup Artist

Crew

2002
Mr. Deeds as Makeup Effects
2000
Charlie's Angels as Makeup Effects
1999
Fight Club as Makeup Effects
1998
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas as Makeup Effects
1997
The Devil's Advocate as Visual Effects Design Consultant
1996
Mission: Impossible as Makeup Effects
1994
RoboCop: The Future of Law Enforcement as Creator
1991
Bugsy as Makeup Effects
1988
The Great Outdoors as Makeup Effects
1987
RoboCop as Makeup Effects
1982
The Thing as Makeup Effects
1980
Tanya's Island as Special Effects
1980
Maniac as Makeup Effects
1980
The Fog as Makeup Effects
1976
King Kong as Makeup Effects

Production

1981
The Howling as Associate Producer

Visual Effects

1998
Deep Rising as Creature Design
1997
Mimic as Creature Design
1990
Total Recall as Character Designer
1987
RoboCop as Visual Effects
1985
Silver Bullet as Visual Effects
1980
Humanoids from the Deep as Creature Design
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