Robin R Bottin was born on April 1,1959 and is an American special make-up effects creator.
11 Facts About Rob Bottin
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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.
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Rob Bottin has two BAFTA nominations, and won two Saturn Awards with five further nominations.
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Rob Bottin was born in the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte, California.
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Rob Bottin's father was a foreman for a van and storage company.
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From an early age Rob Bottin enjoyed a steady stream of old horror films, as well as magazines like Famous Monsters of Filmland.
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Rob Bottin was, in fact, the tallest player in the Cantina band.
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Rob Bottin worked on The Thing seven days a week for a year and five weeks straight, producing every creature effect.
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In one scene in which a character's head stretches off, Rob Bottin decided to melt plastic.
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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.
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Notably, Bottin designed and built Robocop's 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.