Rob Bottin

Personal Info

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Crew

Gender

Male

Birthday

1959-04-01 (66 years old)

Place of Birth

El Monte, California, USA

Rob Bottin

Biography

Robin R. Bottin is an American special make-up effects creator. Known for his collaborations with directors John Carpenter, Paul Verhoeven and David Fincher, Bottin worked with Carpenter on both The Fog and The Thing, with Verhoeven on RoboCop, Total Recall and Basic Instinct, and with Fincher on Se7en and Fight Club. His many other film credits include The Howling, Legend, Innerspace and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas. Well respected in his field of prosthetic makeup (better known as special make-up effects), and described in 2013 as a "special effects genius", Bottin was nominated for an Oscar in 1986 for Best Makeup, and was awarded a Spe...

Production

1988

The Great Outdoors

as Makeup Effects

1987

The Witches of Eastwick

as Makeup Designer

1980

Humanoids from the Deep

as Creature Design

1990

Total Recall

as Makeup Effects Designer

1981

The Howling

as Makeup Effects Designer

1985

Explorers

as Makeup Effects Designer

1976

King Kong

as Makeup Effects

1978

The Fury

as Assistant Makeup Artist

1980

The Fog

as Makeup Effects

1980

Airplane!

as Makeup Artist

1982

The Thing

as Makeup Effects Designer

1987

Innerspace

as Makeup Effects Designer

1991

Bugsy

as Makeup Effects

1992

Basic Instinct

as Makeup Effects Designer

1999

Fight Club

as Makeup Effects

2000

Charlie's Angels

as Makeup Effects

2002

Mr. Deeds

as Makeup Effects

1985

Silver Bullet

as Visual Effects

1997

The Devil's Advocate

as Visual Effects Design Consultant

1997

Mimic

as Creature Design

1979

Mistress of the Apes

as Makeup Artist

1978

Piranha

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1980

Tanya's Island

as Makeup Artist

1980

Tanya's Island

as Special Effects

1995

Se7en

as Makeup Effects Designer

1980

Maniac

as Makeup Effects

1983

Twilight Zone: The Movie

as Makeup Effects Designer

1987

RoboCop

as Makeup Effects

1979

Rock 'n' Roll High School

as Makeup Effects Designer

1998

1985

Legend

as Makeup Effects Designer

1996

Mission: Impossible

as Makeup Effects

1981

The Howling

as Associate Producer

1987

RoboCop

as Makeup Effects Designer

1987

RoboCop

as Visual Effects

1998

Deep Rising

as Creature Design

1990

Total Recall

as Character Designer

1982

The Thing

as Makeup Effects

1987

The Witches of Eastwick

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1983

Twilight Zone: The Movie

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

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