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Richard A. "Rick" Baker (born December 8, 1950) is an American special makeup effects artist known for his realistic creature effects.
Baker was born in Binghamton, New York, the son of Doris (née Hamlin) and Ralph B. Baker, a professional artist. He was awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Academy of Art University in 2008.
As a teen, Baker began creating artificial body parts in his own kitchen. He also appeared briefly in the "lost" classic fan production "The Night Turkey" a one hour B&W video parody of "The Night Stalker" (winner of the Best Short Film award at an early San... MORE
Richard A. "Rick" Baker (born December 8, 1950) is an American special makeup effects artist known for his realistic creature effects.
Baker was born in Binghamton, New York, the son of Doris (née Hamlin) and Ralph B. Baker, a professional artist. He was awarded a Doctorate of Humane Letters from the Academy of Art University in 2008.
As a teen, Baker began creating artificial body parts in his own kitchen. He also appeared briefly in the "lost" classic fan production "The Night Turkey" a one hour B&W video parody of "The Night Stalker" (winner of the Best Short Film award at an early San Diego Comic-Con) directed by William Malone (who went on to direct feature films like the science fiction thriller Creature) and included in its cast Bill Mills (currently a voice actor, independent audio producer and Director of Audio Productions for REB AudioBooks) and Robert Short (a fellow special makeup artist who also went on to win an Academy Award for his work in Beetlejuice). Baker's first professional job was as an assistant to Dick Smith on the film The Exorcist. He received the inaugural Academy Award for Best Makeup for his work on An American Werewolf in London. He also created the LESS
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