Barney Burman Barney Burman is a makeup artist specializing in special effects make - up on Hollywood films and television programs . His first known job for Hollywood was as a make - up effects lab technician in his father ' s shop , the Burman Studio , on . In addition to his make - up work in this film , Burman played an alien for the scene set in the San Francisco bar , but his shot was ultimately cut from the final product . Burman later did uncredited work in Ed French ' s make - up shop for . More recently , Burman headed his own Proteus Make - up FX Team as Prosthetic Makeup Designer on , produced and directed by J . J . Abrams . Among his work on this film are the make - up of Douglas Tait , Leonard Nimoy ' s Vulcan ears , Jeff Chase , Kimberly Arland , Jim Nieb , Deep Roy , Kasia Kowalczyk ' s Alnschloss K ' Bentayr , Zachary Quinto , and several other aliens which were cut from the final release . In 2010 , Burman received an Academy Award for his work on " Star Trek " , which he shares with make - up department head Mindy Hall and prosthetic make - up supervisor Joel Harlow . The three also received a Saturn Award nomination for Best Make - Up on " Star Trek " . Family . Barney Burman is a third generation make - up effects artist . He is the son of Academy Award - nominated make - up artist Thomas R . Burman and the brother of fellow make - up artist Rob Burman . Barney and Rob Burman are the cousins of veteran Emmy Award - winning " Trek " makeup artist Ellis Burman , Jr . Barney and Rob Burman worked together in their father ' s make - up shop on " Star Trek III " and later collaborated on " Star Trek VI " . Rob Burman was also part of his brother ' s Proteus FX team on 2009 ' s " Star Trek " . Together , the Burman brothers are the owners of Burman Industries , formed in 1989 by their mother , Sandra . In addition to their work on Trek , have have collaborated on such films as " Brain Dead " ( 1990 ) and " Jackass : The Movie " ( 2002 ) . The also both headed the prosthetic make - up department on the 1990 film " Bethune : The Making of a Hero " . Barney Burman is married to Shielu Bharwani - Burman , who serves as the Managing Director of Proteus FX . Their son , Anton Burman , appeared in " Star Trek " as a Vulcan . Early life and career . Barney Burman began working in his father ' s make - up shop when he was 14 years old , but he did not initially pursue make - up as a profession . For approximately thirteen years , beginning at age 17 , Burman actually pursued an acting career and only did make - up jobs as a way to make money . Burman ' s early make - up credits after " Star Trek III " included " House " ( 1986 ) , " Slaughterhouse " ( 1987 ) , and " Fright Night Part 2 " ( 1988 ) , the latter of which featured Merritt Butrick and Brian Thompson . Burman also acted in and provided mechanical effects for the 1987 horror / thriller " The Offspring " , which starred Lawrence Tierney . Burman ' s brother , Rob , also did effects work on this film . Both Barney and Rob Burman did work in their father ' s make - up studio for the 1989 film " Meet the Hollowheads " , which Tom Burman co - wrote and directed . Barney Burman also had an acting role in this film , which starred guest actor John Glover . Burman next provided make - up effects for the 1990 films " Brain Dead " and " Class of 1999 " . Burman also made an acting appearance in " Brain Dead " , which co - starred Lee Arenberg . " Class of 1999 " starred Malcolm McDowell and Patrick Kilpatrick . Burman then designed the special effects for and appeared in the 1990 science fiction film " Circuitry Man " , which starred Jim Metzler . After working on films such as " Stay Tuned " and " Body Snatchers " , Burman ' s big break in the make - up business was the 1995 film " Powder " . It was this project which got him into the make - up union . He subsequently worked on such films as " Galaxy Quest " ( 1999 ) , " How the Grinch Stole Christmas " ( 2000 ) , " Pearl Harbor " ( 2001 ) , and " Planet of the Apes " ( 2001 ) . He also did makeup for television shows like " Buffy the Vampire Slayer " , " Angel " , and . In addition , he was the special makeup effects department head on " Strong Medicine " , the drama series developed for Lifetime Television by Whoopi Goldberg . Burman worked on many of the hit films released in 2003 , including " The Matrix Reloaded " , " Pirates of the Caribbean : The Curse of the Black Pearl " , and " Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World " . For the 2004 remake of " Dawn of the Dead " ( which featured Matt Frewer in the cast ) , Burman was one of the make - up department heads . This was followed with make - up work on such films as " Constantine " and " The Ring Two " . He also worked on the Emmy Award - winning mini - series " Into the West " , whose cast included Keith Carradine , John Pyper - Ferguson , Clayton Rohner , Keri Russell , Keith Szarabajka , and Garrett Wang . Career at Proteus FX . Barney Burman co - founded the Proteus Make - up FX with fellow make - up artist Steve Prouty in 2004 . As the artistic director and lead makeup artist of Proteus FX , Burman first worked with " Star Trek " director and producer J . J . Abrams as a special effects makeup artist on another Paramount Pictures film , " Mission : Impossible III " ( 2006 ) . He also worked with Abrams on the television series , " Alias " , and , more recently , Burman was the head of the prosthetic makeup department on the HBO pilot " Anatomy of Hope " , which Abrams directed . Burman ' s other credits for Proteus FX have included the films " Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny " ( 2006 ) and " Blades of Glory " ( 2007 ) , as well as television series such as " Arrested Development " , " Medium " , and " Scrubs " . More recently , he handled ' s Les Grossman make - up on the action comedy " Tropic Thunder " and was a prosthetic makeup artist for Cruise ' s " Valkyrie " , directed by Bryan Singer .