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Rick Baker Biography
Rick Baker is one of the most popular and richest Makeup Artist who was born on December 8, 1950 in New York, New York, United States. Academy Award winning make-up artist who received the inaugural Best Makeup and Hairstyling award for An American Werewolf in London.
He did the makeup for Michael Jackson in the music video for “Thriller.”
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 1973 film The Exorcist. While working on The Exorcist, Baker was hired by director Larry Cohen to design and create a mutant infant for Cohen’s 1974 film It’s Alive.
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 has also made cameo appearances in: the John Landis film Into the Night as a drug dealer with a business card; Men in Black II as an MIB agent helping provide aliens with disguises; Men in Black 3 as a “brain alien”; Michael Jackson’s music video Thriller as one of the zombies; The Haunted Mansion as multiple graveyard ghosts; The Wolfman as the Wolfman’s first kill; and Rings as a flea market vendor.
He was married to Elaine Baker from 1974 until 1984 and then married Silvia Abascal.
| Name | Rick Baker |
| First Name | Rick |
| Last Name | Baker |
| Occupation | Makeup Artist |
| Birthday | December 8 |
| Birth Year | 1950 |
| Place of Birth | New York |
| Home Town | New York |
| Birth Country | United States |
| Birth Sign | Sagittarius |
| Full/Birth Name | |
| Father | Not Available |
| Mother | Not Available |
| Siblings | Not Available |
| Spouse | Silvia Abascal |
| Children(s) | Not Available |
Ethnicity, religion & political views
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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.
Rick Baker Net Worth
Rick Baker is one of the richest Makeup Artist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Rick Baker's net worth $3 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
His first job in the film industry was as an assistant for the horror classic The Exorcist.
He has won Academy Awards in the same category for the films Harry and the Hendersons, Ed Wood, The Nutty Professor, Men in Black, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and The Wolfman.
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.
| Net Worth | $3 Million |
| Salary | Under Review |
| Source of Income | Makeup Artist |
| Cars | Not Available |
| House | Living in own house. |
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 don’t think I will have a huge working studio anymore.”
Height, Weight & Body Measurements
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| Height | Unknown |
| Weight | Not Known |
| Body Measurements | Under Review |
| Eye Color | Not Available |
| Hair Color | Not Available |
| Feet/Shoe Size | Not Available |
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.
Who is Rick Baker Dating?
According to our records, Rick Baker married to Silvia Abascal . As of December 1, 2023, Rick Baker’s is not dating anyone.
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Rick Ranked on the list of most popular Makeup Artist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Rick Baker celebrates birthday on December 8 of every year.
What is Rick Baker doing now?
Baker is retired now, having won seven Oscars for makeup. But he’s chronicled his long career in a new two-volume illustrated book titled Metamorphosis.
Did Rick Baker work on Star Wars?
Richard A. Baker (born December 8, 1950) is a retired makeup artist who worked in the second production unit for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and served as creature supervisor for the cantina sequence in The Star Wars Holiday Special.
What has Rick Baker done?
Baker won makeup Oscars for An American Werewolf in London, Harry and the Hendersons, Ed Wood, The Nutty Professor, Men in Black, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Wolfman, and was nominated a further five times. He also worked on Gremlins 2: The New Batch and the two Men in Black sequels.
What does Rick Baker earn?
| Profession: | Actor, Film Producer, Makeup Artist |
| Nationality: | United States of America |
Is Stan Winston still alive?
June 15, 2008
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