Rick Baker
December 8, 1950 · 75 years old
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 fo…
Known For
3 titles
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
A housewife grows smaller and smaller in reaction to chemicals found in cosmetics and household products.
The Thing with Two Heads
Doctors are forced to transplant the head of terminally ill, arthritic racist surgeon Maxwell Kirshner onto the body of African American Death Row inmate Jack Moss because there is no other donor.
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
The story of the makeup artists behind one of the most ground breaking and beloved science fiction franchise of all time, Planet of the Apes.