11 Facts About Rick Baker

1.

Rick Baker is mostly known for his creature designs and effects.

2.

Rick Baker appeared briefly in the fan production The Night Turkey, a one-hour, black-and-white video parody of The Night Stalker, directed by William Malone.

3.

At the 54th Academy Awards, Rick Baker received the inaugural Academy Award for Best Makeup for his work on An American Werewolf in London.

4.

Rick Baker created the werecat creature Michael Jackson transforms into in the music video Thriller.

5.

Rick Baker contributes commentaries to the web series Trailers from Hell for trailers about horror and science fiction films.

6.

On November 30,2012, Rick Baker received the 2485th star of the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

7.

In 2018, Rick Baker was approached by DC Comics, due to his daughter Veronica working for them at the time, if he would be interested in creating a collectible display bust for them.

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8.

Rick Baker agreed with the following terms that he would be left alone with total creative freedom and DC accepted them.

9.

Rick Baker played the title role in the 1976 remake of King Kong.

10.

Rick Baker is married; he was previously married to Elaine Melba Parkyn for ten years.

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Rick Baker met his second wife, hairstylist Silvia Abascal, while they were both working on Into the Night.