Rick Baker - wikipedia Rick Baker For other people named Rick Baker, see Rick Baker ( disambiguation ). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( December 2016 ) Rick Baker Baker in February 2015 ( 1950 - 12 - 08 ) December 8, 1950 ( age 67 ) Binghamton, New York, U.S. Nationality American Alma mater Academy of Art University Occupation Special make - up effects artist Years active 1971 -- 2014 Spouse ( s ) Elaine Baker ( m. 1974 -- 84 ) Silvia Abascal ( m. 1987 ) Children 2 Daughters Richard A. `` Rick '' Baker ( born December 8, 1950 ) is an American special make - up effects creator, make - up artist, and special effects supervisor, mostly known for his creature effects ; he was also a creature designer. Baker won the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling a record seven times from a record eleven nominations, starting in 1981 when he won the inaugural award for An American Werewolf in London. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Acting roles 4 Filmography 5 Awards 6 See also 7 References 8 External links Personal life Baker was born in Binghamton, New York, to Doris ( née Hamlin ) and Ralph B. Baker, a professional artist. He is married and has two daughters. Career 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 film The Exorcist. Baker received the inaugural Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling for his work on An American Werewolf in London. He also created the `` werecat '' 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. He was married to Elaine Melba Parkyn for ten years. Baker at the 2011 Saturn Awards Baker claims that his work on Harry and the Hendersons is one of his proudest achievements. On October 3, 2009, he received the Jack Pierce -- Lifetime Achievement Award title of the Chiller - Eyegore Awards. 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 do n't think I will have a huge working studio anymore. '' Acting roles Baker played the title role in the 1976 remake of King Kong. In the 2005 remake, he had a cameo as the pilot and gunner ( with director Peter Jackson ) who shot down Kong. He also made cameo appearances in : the John Landis film Into the Night as a drug dealer with a business card ; in Men in Black II as an MIB agent helping provide aliens with disguises ; in Men in Black 3 as a `` brain alien '' ; in Michael Jackson 's music video Thriller as one of the zombies ; in The Haunted Mansion as multiple graveyard ghosts ; in The Wolfman as the Wolfman 's first kill ; and in Rings as a flea market vendor. Filmography Octaman ( 1971 ) ( Octaman costume ; with Doug Beswick ) The Thing with Two Heads ( 1972 ) ( special effects ) Schlock ( 1973 ) ( makeup artist ) The Exorcist ( 1973 ) ( special effects assistant ) It 's Alive ( 1974 ) ( makeup artist ) The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman ( 1974 ) ( makeup artist ) King Kong ( 1976 ) ( makeup effects, actor ) Track of the Moon Beast ( 1976 ) ( makeup artist ) Squirm ( 1976 ) ( makeup designer ) The Incredible Melting Man ( 1977 ) ( special makeup effects ) Star Wars ( 1977 ) ( makeup artist : second unit ) The Fury ( 1978 ) ( special makeup effects ) An American Werewolf in London ( 1981 ) ( special makeup effects ) The Howling ( 1981 ) ( special makeup effects consultant ) The Funhouse ( 1981 ) ( special makeup design ) The Incredible Shrinking Woman ( 1981 ) ( makeup effects ) Videodrome ( 1983 ) ( special makeup effects designer ) Thriller ( 1983 ) ( special makeup effects creator, special makeup effects design ) Greystoke : The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes ( 1984 ) ( special makeup effects ) Starman ( 1984 ) ( Starman transformation ) Into the Night ( 1985 ) ( actor ) My Science Project ( 1985 ) ( special makeup effects artist ) Captain EO ( 1986 ) ( special makeup effects ) Ratboy ( 1986 ) ( designer : Ratboy ) Harry and the Hendersons ( 1987 ) ( makeup artist, creature designer : Harry ) Beauty and the Beast ( 1987 -- 89 ) ( creature designer : Beast ) Werewolf ( 1987 -- 88 ) ( special makeup effects artist ) Coming to America ( 1988 ) ( special makeup effects ) Gorillas in the Mist ( 1988 ) ( special makeup effects, associate producer ) Missing Link ( 1988 ) ( special makeup effects ) Gremlins 2 : The New Batch ( 1990 ) ( special effects supervisor, co-producer ) The Rocketeer ( 1991 ) ( makeup creator : Lothar ) Wolf ( 1994 ) ( special makeup effects ) Ed Wood ( 1994 ) ( makeup creator : Bela Lugosi, makeup designer : Bela Lugosi ) Batman Forever ( 1995 ) ( special makeup designer / creator ) The Nutty Professor ( 1996 ) ( special makeup effects ) The Frighteners ( 1996 ) ( special makeup artist : The Judge ) Escape from L.A. ( 1996 ) ( special makeup effects ) Ghosts ( 1997 ) ( special makeup effects artist ) Men in Black ( 1997 ) ( alien makeup effects, special makeup effects artist ) Critical Care ( 1997 ) ( special makeup effects : Mr. Brooks ) Mighty Joe Young ( 1998 ) ( special makeup effects ) Life ( 1999 ) ( special makeup effects ) Wild Wild West ( 1999 ) ( special effects makeup ) Dr. Seuss ' How the Grinch Stole Christmas ( 2000 ) ( special makeup effects ) Nutty Professor II : The Klumps ( 2000 ) ( special makeup effects ) Planet of the Apes ( 2001 ) ( makeup artist, special makeup effects designer / creator ) Men in Black II ( 2002 ) ( alien makeup effects, special makeup effects artist ) The Ring ( 2002 ) ( special makeup effects artist ) The Haunted Mansion ( 2003 ) ( special makeup effects artist ) Hellboy ( 2004 ) ( special effects director, special makeup effects artist ) The Ring Two ( 2005 ) ( special makeup effects artist ) King Kong ( 2005 ) ( actor ) Cursed ( 2005 ) ( special makeup effects artist, special makeup effects designer / creator ) X-Men : The Last Stand ( 2006 ) ( special makeup effects consultant, visual effects consultant ) Click ( 2006 ) ( special age makeup artist, special makeup effects artist ) Enchanted ( 2007 ) ( special makeup effects artist ) Norbit ( 2007 ) ( special makeup effects artist ) Tropic Thunder ( 2008 ) ( makeup designer : Mr. Downey Jr. ) The Wolfman ( 2010 ) ( special makeup effects ) Tron : Legacy ( 2010 ) ( special makeup effects artist ) Men in Black 3 ( 2012 ) ( alien makeup effects, special makeup effects artist ) Maleficent ( 2014 ) ( Maleficent makeup design ) Rings ( 2017 ) ( actor ) Awards Inducted to the Monster Kid Hall of Fame at the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards Jack Pierce -- Lifetime Achievement Award at the Chiller - Eyegore Awards 2485th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling An American Werewolf in London, 1982 ( first year of the award ) Harry and the Hendersons, 1988 Ed Wood, 1995 The Nutty Professor, 1997 Men in Black, 1998 How the Grinch Stole Christmas, 2001 The Wolfman, 2011 Time Machine Award, Sitges Film Festival 2015 See also Prosthetic makeup Special effect References ^ Jump up to : `` Rick Baker Biography ( 1950 - ) ''. Jump up ^ Rick Baker at awardsdatabase.oscars.org Jump up ^ `` prize-survey.com ''. Jump up ^ Barnes, Mike ( 2009 - 08 - 04 ). `` Makeup artist Howard J. Smit dies ''. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2009 - 08 - 12. Abstract only ; full article requires subscription. Jump up ^ `` Rick Baker ''. Jump up ^ Rebecca Murray. `` Rick Baker on CGI, Changes in the Industry ''. About.com Entertainment. Jump up ^ `` Dread Central at the 2009 Chiller - Eyegore Awards and Halloween Horror Nights ''. Jump up ^ `` Academy of Art University to Preview NOVA 's `` Becoming Human '' -- Students Modeled Recreations of Neanderthal Physiology ``. academyart.edu. Academy of Art University. 25 October 2009. Jump up ^ `` Rick Baker Gurus ``. Trailersfromhell.com. Retrieved 2016 - 12 - 21. Jump up ^ Baguio, Lindsey ( 14 November 2012 ). `` Rick Baker to Receive Walk of Fame Star ''. hollywood.patch.com. Retrieved 27 November 2012. Jump up ^ `` Rick Baker, special effects and make - up designer for ' Thriller, ' to retire and auction off his collection - EW.com ''. Entertainment Weekly 's EW.com. Jump up ^ `` Make - Up Legend Rick Baker Retiring ; Cites Lack of Good Work ''. Collider. 28 May 2015. Jump up ^ `` Rick Baker Retiring ; The FX World Will Not Be the Same ''. Slashfilm. Jump up ^ `` Rick Baker - Actor Filmography '', The Internet Movie Database, Retrieved May 3, 2017 Jump up ^ Scheib, Richard ( n.d. ). `` Octaman ''. Moria. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Rick Baker. Wikiquote has quotations related to : Rick Baker Rick Baker on IMDb Rick Baker interview video at the Archive of American Television Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling 1981 -- 2000 1981 : Rick Baker 1982 : Sarah Monzani and Michèle Burke 1983 : None given this year 1984 : Paul LeBlanc and Dick Smith 1985 : Michael Westmore and Zoltan Elek 1986 : Chris Walas and Stephan Dupuis 1987 : Rick Baker 1988 : Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short 1989 : Manlio Rocchetti, Lynn Barber, and Kevin Haney 1990 : Doug Drexler and John Caglione Jr. 1991 : Jeff Dawn and Stan Winston 1992 : Michèle Burke, Greg Cannom, and Matthew W. Mungle 1993 : Greg Cannom, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng 1994 : Rick Baker, Ve Neill, and Yolanda Toussieng 1995 : Lois Burwell, Peter Frampton, and Paul Pattison 1996 : Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson 1997 : Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson 1998 : Jenny Shircore 1999 : Christine Blundell and Trefor Proud 2000 : Rick Baker and Gail Ryan 2001 -- present 2001 : Peter Owen and Richard Taylor 2002 : Beatrice De Alba and John E. Jackson 2003 : Peter King and Richard Taylor 2004 : Bill Corso and Valli O'Reilly 2005 : Howard Berger and Tami Lane 2006 : David Martí and Montse Ribé 2007 : Jan Archibald and Didier Lavergne 2008 : Greg Cannom 2009 : Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow 2010 : Rick Baker and Dave Elsey 2011 : Mark Coulier and J. Roy Helland 2012 : Julie Dartnell and Lisa Westcott 2013 : Adruitha Lee and Robin Mathews 2014 : Frances Hannon and Mark Coulier 2015 : Damian Martin, Lesley Vanderwalt, and Elka Wardega 2016 : Alessandro Bertolazzi, Giorgio Gregorini, and Christopher Nelson Academy Award for Best Makeup before 2012 Saturn Award for Best Make - up Dick Smith ( 1973 ) William J. Tuttle ( 1974 / 75 ) William J. Tuttle ( 1976 ) Rick Baker and Stuart Freeborn ( 1977 ) William J. Tuttle and Rick Baker ( 1978 ) William J. Tuttle ( 1979 ) Dick Smith / Dick Smith ( 1980 ) Rick Baker ( 1981 ) Dorothy J. Pearl ( 1982 ) Phil Tippett and Stuart Freeborn ( 1983 ) Stan Winston ( 1984 ) Tom Savini ( 1985 ) Chris Walas ( 1986 ) Rob Bottin and Stephan Dupuis ( 1987 ) Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short ( 1988 ) John Caglione Jr., Doug Drexler, and Cheri Minns ( 1989 / 90 ) Carl Fullerton and Neal Martz ( 1991 ) Stan Winston and Ve Neill ( 1992 ) Kevin Haney ( 1993 ) Rick Baker and Ve Neill ( 1994 ) Jean Ann Black and Rob Bottin ( 1995 ) Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson ( 1996 ) Rick Lazzarini and Gordon J. Smith ( 1997 ) Robert Kurtzman, Greg Nicotero, and Howard Berger ( 1998 ) Nick Dudman and Aileen Seaton ( 1999 ) Rick Baker and Gail Rowell - Ryan ( 2000 ) Greg Cannom and Wesley Wofford ( 2001 ) Peter Owen and Peter King ( 2002 ) Richard Taylor and Peter King ( 2003 ) Jake Garber, Matt Rose, and Mike Elizalde ( 2004 ) Howard Berger, Nikki Gooley, and Greg Nicotero ( 2005 ) Todd Masters and Dan Rebert ( 2006 ) Ve Neill and Martin Samuel ( 2007 ) Greg Cannom ( 2008 ) Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow ( 2009 ) Rick Baker and Dave Elsey ( 2010 ) Dave Elsey, Fran Needham, and Conor O'Sullivan ( 2011 ) Heike Merker, Daniel Parker, and Jeremy Woodhead ( 2012 ) Donald Mowat ( 2013 ) David White and Elizabeth Yianni - Georgiou ( 2014 ) Neal Scanlan ( 2015 ) Joel Harlow and Monica Huppert ( 2016 ) Note : The years are listed as per convention, usually the year of film release ; the ceremonies are usually held the next year. 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Question: who did the special effects for american werewolf in london
Answer: Richard A. "Rick" Baker