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Rob Bottin

Known For
Crew

Known Credits
8

Gender
Male

Birthday
April 1, 1959 (67 years old)

Place of Birth
El Monte, California, USA

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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Known For

Costume & Make-Up

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

Crew

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

Visual Effects

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

Production

1981The Howling...Associate Producer

Acting

2019Tales Beyond Madnessas
2008Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFXas Self
2002Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'as Himself
2001Imagining 'Total Recall'as Self (archive)
1998The Thing: Terror Takes Shapeas Self
1981Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'as Self
1980Humanoids from the Deepas Humanoid (uncredited)
1980The Fogas Blake