Thomas R . Burman Thomas R . Burman is a five - time Emmy Award - winning and one - time Academy Award - nominated make - up artist who worked on as the head of the Burman Studio . He is father of make - up artists Barney Burman and Rob Burman , the uncle of make - up artist Ellis Burman , Jr . , and husband of Bari Burman . Thomas Burman was the first to coin the term " Special Make - up Effects " . He was also the first make - up artist to open a studio that was outside the major film studios , along with his partner , John Chambers , the designer of Mr . Spock ' s Vulcan ear s for . Burman , along with his wife and partner , Bari Dreiband - Burman , are perhaps best known for their Emmy Award - winning make - up effects work on the two television programs , " The Tracey Ullman Show " and " Tracey Take On . . . " , and on the FX series , " Nip / Tuck " . In total , they have won five Emmy Awards and were nominated for 16 others . They were also nominated for an Academy Award for their work on the 1988 film " Scrooged " , featuring John Glover , Michael J . Pollard , and Alfre Woodard . Early career . Burman provided special make - up for many science fiction and horror films from the 1960s through the 1980s . His early make - up career included such classic science fiction films as the original " Planet of the Apes " ( which featured James Daly , Paul Lambert , and Felix Silla ) , Steven Spielberg ' s acclaimed " Close Encounters of the Third Kind " ( which starred Teri Garr ) , and the 1978 remake of " Invasion of the Body Snatchers " , which starred Leonard Nimoy ) . He also worked on 1972 ' s " The Thing with Two Heads " , which starred Don Marshall , and created the make - up for the 1973 horror film " The Boy Who Cried Werewolf " . His other work during the 1970s included make - up effects for the 1978 film " The Manitou " , which starred Michael Ansara , and designing the special make - up used in the 1979 film " Prophecy " , which starred Robert Foxworth . Burman received two Saturn Award nominations from the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films in 1979 , one for his work on " The Manitou " and the other for his work on " Invasion of the Body Snatchers " . He shared the latter nomination with Edouard F . Henriques , who later provided special make - up effects for . 1980s . Burman designed the special make - up effects for the 1981 horror film " My Bloody Valentine " and the 1983 sci - fi film " Spacehunter : Adventures in the Forbidden Zone " . He also did effects work for such 1980s horror films as " The Hand " ( starring Bruce McGill ) , " The Beast Within " ( starring Bibi Besch and Ronny Cox ) , and " Happy Birthday to Me " ( starring Sharon Acker ) . Burman worked on a number of films outside of the horror and sci - fi genres , as well . Among these were the 1980 action / thriller " The Exterminator " ( starring Samantha Eggar ) , the infamous 1980 box office flop " Heaven ' s Gate " ( featuring Brad Dourif and Terry O ' Quinn ) , the 1984 thriller " Body Double " ( starring Gregg Henry ) , and the 1985 family comedy " Teen Wolf " . In 1989 , Burman directed and co - wrote the science fiction comedy " Meet the Hollowheads " . For this film , Burman cast John Glover in the lead and also cast his son , Barney , and actor Lee Arenberg in small roles . Tom Burman himself also made a cameo appearance as a " The Crazy Man . " Barney and Rob Burman both provided special make - up effects for the film , working out of their father ' s shop , Burman Studios . Work with Bari Dreiband - Burman . Films . Burman first worked with his future wife , make - up artist Bard Dreiband , on the 1982 horror film " Cat People " , which starred Malcolm McDowell , Ed Begley , Jr . , and John Larroquette . Burman hired Bari Dreiband to assist in the film ' s transformation effects , beginning a professional and personal relationship that has lasted for over 25 years . Shortly thereafter , Burman and Dreiband again worked together on the cult 1984 film " The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension " , with Burman as special make - up effects designer and Dreiband as special make - up effects supervisor . Peter Weller , Christopher Lloyd , Robert Ito , Clancy Brown , and Vincent Schiavelli were among the actors who starred in this film . Burman and Dreiband were married shortly after working on " Buckaroo Banzai " . Afterward , they worked together to design the make - up for Jeffrey Jones ' Dr . Jennings on the film " Howard the Duck " . More memorably , they co - created and co - executed the make - up for the character of " Sloth " in 1985 ' s " The Goonies " . In 1988 , they received an Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup for the fantasy comedy " Scrooged " . Since their Oscar nomination , Tom and Bari Burman have worked together as co - owners of the Burman Studio on many films , including ( but not limited to ) : " Die Hard 2 " , " The Godfather : Part III " , " Wayne ' s World " , " Last Action Hero " , " Robin Hood : Men in Tights " ( which featured a cameo appearance by Patrick Stewart ) , " Con Air " ( which co - starred Colm Meaney ) , " The Mask of Zorro " , " Men of Honor " , and " Harsh Times " . They also did several films with Tom Burman ' s son , Barney , including 1993 ' s " Body Snatchers " and 1995 ' s " Powder " . Television . Tom and Bari Burman were make - up artists on " The Tracey Ullman Show " for all of the program ' s four seasons , from 1987 through 1990 . They won two Emmy Awards and received two Emmy Award nominations for their work on this series . They reunited with comedienne Tracey Ullman for her next show , " Tracey Takes On " , which ran from 1996 through 1999 . The Burmans earned two Emmy nominations and one win for their work on this series . They were also nominated for their work on the TV specials " Tracey Takes on New York " and " The Best of Tracey Takes On . . . " In 1992 , the Burmans won an Emmy for an episode of " The Young Indiana Chronicles " . In addition , they have received Emmy nominations for their work on the 1988 mini - series " War and Remembrance " , the 1989 TV movie " A Cry for Help : The Tracey Thurman Story " , and episodes of " L . A . Law " ( starring Corbin Bernsen and Larry Drake ) and " Chicago Hope " . Tom and Bari Burman have been make - up artists and designers on the FX Network television series " Nip / Tuck " since the show began in 2003 . When production first began , James MacKinnon was the head of the make - up department . The Burmans have received one Emmy Award and an additional three Emmy nominations for " Nip / Tuck " . They have also received three Emmy nominations for their work on the hit medical drama " Grey ' s Anatomy " , on which they have been working since production began in 2005 . Other television shows they have worked on include " The X - Files " , " Monk " , and the pilot for " CSI : Crime Scene Investigation " . In 2005 , they were make - up artists on an episode of the short - lived CBS series " Threshold " , produced by André Bormanis and David Livingston , executive produced by Brannon Braga , and starring Brent Spiner . Mike Sussman was a supervising producer on the series .