14 Facts About Rob Bottin

Robin R Bottin was born on April 1,1959 and is an American special make-up effects creator.

Well respected in his field of prosthetic makeup, 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.

Rob Bottin has two BAFTA nominations, and won two Saturn Awards with five further nominations.

Rob Bottin was born in the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte, California.

Rob Bottin's father was a foreman for a van and storage company.

From an early age Rob Bottin enjoyed a steady stream of old horror films, as well as magazines like Famous Monsters of Filmland.

At age 14, Rob Bottin sent an autograph request which included one of his intricate drawings to well-known special make-up effects artist Rick Baker, who promptly invited him to discuss monsters with him.

In that film, Rob Bottin provided the physical makeup effects, and had a small part in the film as Captain Blake.

Rob Bottin's reputation grew when he again worked with Carpenter on The Thing.

Rob Bottin worked on The Thing seven days a week for a year and five weeks straight, producing every creature effect.

In one scene in which a character's head stretches off, Rob Bottin decided to melt plastic.

Rob Bottin later worked on the special make-up effects in Ridley Scott's Legend, which earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Makeup.

Notably, Bottin designed and built the RoboCop suit in Paul Verhoeven's RoboCop, and designed and built many striking special effects in Verhoeven's Total Recall, the latter of which earned Bottin a Special Achievement Academy Award.

Rob Bottin is believed to have retired from the industry in 2002 due to filmmakers' shift to focusing on CGI for both action and horror, although he briefly returned to the industry to do some practical work for Game of Thrones in 2014.