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Home/People/Rob Bottin
Rob Bottin profile photo
Born
Apr 1, 1959
Age 66
Place of Birth
El Monte, California, USA
Known For
Crew
Gender
Male

Career Highlights

7
Movies
0
TV Shows
Also Known As
Robin Bottin
IMDb Profile

Rob Bottin

Crew

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 Special Achievement Academy Award at the 1991 Academy Awards. He has two BAFTA nominations, and won two Saturn Awards with five further nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Bottin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Tales Beyond Madness poster

Tales Beyond Madness

Cast
2019
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX poster

Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX

as Self
2008
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' poster

Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'

as Himself
2002
The Thing: Terror Takes Shape poster

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

as Self
1998
Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling' poster

Making a Monster Movie: Inside 'the Howling'

as Self
1981
Humanoids from the Deep poster

Humanoids from the Deep

as Humanoid (uncredited)
1980
The Fog poster

The Fog

as Blake
1980