Rick Baker
Costume & Make-Up
Born December 8, 1950 · Binghamton, New York, USA
Biography
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 professi…
Known For · 40 titles
Face Off
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Michael Jackson's Thriller
Men in Black II
Men in Black 3
Planet of the Apes
DC Daily
The Wolfman
King Kong
V/H/S/Halloween
Into the Night
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
The Perfect Scary Movie
The Making of Men in Black
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
Face Off: Game Face
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
Keep the Gaslight Burning
Gremlins, an american nightmare!
Monsterland
The Making of Captain EO
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
The Thing with Two Heads
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Unchained Reaction
Cult of Terror
Birth Pains
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
The Creeper: Rondo Hatton at Universal
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
The Sci-Fi Boys
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
King Kong! The Living Legend