Michael Westmore

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Michael Westmore
Born (1938-03-22) March 22, 1938 (age 86)
University of California-Santa Barbara
OccupationMake-up artist
Years active1961–2005
Known forStar Trek: The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager and Enterprise. Also notable work in Indian, Dasavathaaram
Children3, including McKenzie Westmore
Parent
RelativesWestmore family
Awards1985 Academy Award for Make-up
9x Emmy Awards

Michael George Westmore I (born March 22, 1938) is an American

Universal Studios in 1961, and spanned four decades, including working for the CIA
creating make-up kits for spies overseas.

Biography

Born in

Warner Brothers studio), Wally (Paramount), Ern, and Frank
, all make-up artists working regularly in major Hollywood productions for decades.

He is a 1961 graduate of the

Tom Burman on make-up sets for the Central Intelligence Agency for operatives overseas to change identities. A set created by the pair sold for $20,000 in 2011.[5]

The Ferengi (left) and Borg (right) designs, both developed by Westmore for Star Trek: The Next Generation

In 1985 he appeared in a video released on VHS called Looking Your Best with Michael Westmore.

Jem'Hadar,[11] and further developed the make-up used on Klingon characters. One of his first roles was the development of the make-up used on Brent Spiner to create the character Data.[12] He left the Star Trek franchise in 2005, following the cancellation of Enterprise.[13]

Following Star Trek, he went into semi-retirement and worked on the musical version of Mask, having previously worked on the movie version. He was responsible for

third series finale of reality TV make-up show Face Off, alongside his daughter McKenzie Westmore who is the presenter of the show.[14]
After that, he has appeared in subsequent seasons as a mentor to the contestants of the show.

Awards

Westmore won an

Emmy Awards, and was nominated for at least one Emmy every year from 1984 to 2005 (as well as from 1976 to 1978).[16] He has also suggested that he may be indirectly responsible for the addition of a make-up award at the Oscars as he was put forward for a special Oscar in 1980 for his work on Raging Bull, and after it was turned down there was such a reaction that a proper award was instituted during the following year.[17] Westmore won a Tamil Nadu State Film Awards for Makeup for the 2008 Tamil-language film Dasavathaaram
.

Published works

References

  1. ^ a b c d Spelling, Ian (21 January 1994). "Michael Westmore Seeks Out Forms For New Life". Herald-Journal. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  2. ^ Holbrook, Damian (11 January 2012). "McKenzie Westmore is More than Just a Pretty Face Off Host". TV Guide. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  3. ^ "Making Faces is Michael's Family Trait". Daily News of Los Angeles. 18 October 1988. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  4. ^ a b c "Westmore, Michael". Star Trek.com. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  5. ^ a b King, Susan (23 October 2012). "'Argo': John Chambers' friends recall the renowned makeup man". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "Michael Westmore Interview Part 2". Star Trek.com. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  7. ^ "07.03.00 Spotlight: Michael Westmore-The Man Behind the Mask". STARTREK.COM:News Archive. Archived from the original on 2001-10-05.
  8. ^ Essman, Scott (31 May 2010). "'Raging Bull' – 30th Anniversary FX Retrospective". Scars. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  9. ^ "Looking Your Best With Michael Westmore (1985)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  10. ^ "Cardassians". BBC Cult. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  11. ^ "The Jem'Hadar". BBC Cult. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  12. ^ "Make-up on Next Gen". BBC Cult. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  13. ^ "Michael Westmore Interview Part 1". Star Trek.com. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
  14. ^ "'Face Off' Final Challenge and Grand Finale with Winner". Starpulse. 1 November 2012. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
  15. ^ "The Awards". Oscars.org. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
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  17. ^ Thomas, Bob (17 March 1985). "He's not looking to make another pretty face". Beaver County Times. Retrieved 5 November 2012.

External links

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