Michael Burnett

Personal Info

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Costume & Make-Up

Gender

Male

Birthday

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Place of Birth

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Michael Burnett

Biography

Michael Burnett is an American two-time Emmy-nominated make-up artist. He has been creating special makeup effects in the film, television, and the haunt industries for more than 30 years. Some of his film and television credits include, The Ben Stiller Show, Universal Soldier, The Forsaken, Star Trek Enterprise, Passions, and Mad TV. Between the years of 1997-2016, he designed and ran the makeup for Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights 17 times, more times than any other person. In October 2016, he became the Director of design & development for FrightNight Studios, a Florida-based company that creates makeup and effects for motion pic...

Acting

2018

The Beach House

as Turtle (puppeteer)

Production

1995

The Alien Within

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1995

The Alien Within

as Creature Effects Technical Director

1992

Universal Soldier

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1986

Alien Warrior

as Makeup Effects

2002

We Were Soldiers

as Makeup Effects

2004

Creature Unknown

as Director

1994

Cosmic Slop

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1991

Dolly Dearest

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1995

Black Scorpion

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2004

The Chronicles of Riddick

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1988

Missing Link

as Makeup Artist

2020

Jiu Jitsu

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

2006

Comedy Central Roast of William Shatner

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1995

Black Scorpion

as Costume Designer

1997

Nowhere

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1997

Nowhere

as Special Effects

2001

The Forsaken

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1995

Heavyweights

as Prosthetic Makeup Artist

2005

1990

Flatliners

as Makeup Effects

1997

Lost Highway

as Special Effects Makeup Artist

1986

Assassin

as Makeup Effects

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