Personal Info
Known For
Crew
Known Credits
7
Gender
Male
Birthday
April 01, 1959 ( 65 years old )
Place of Birth
El Monte, California, USA
Also Known As
Robin Bottin
Rob Bottin
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.
Known For
Humanoids from the Deep
1980-05-01Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008-10-07The Thing: Terror Takes Shape
1998-09-08Tales Beyond Madness
2019-07-30The Fog
1980-02-07