Mark Shostrom
Hong Kong-born American makeup artist
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Mark Shostrom (born May 13, 1956) is a Hong Kong-born American special makeup effects artist for the film industry.
Mark Shostrom | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mark Allen Shostrom May 13, 1956 |
| Occupation | Make-up artist |
| Website | http://markshostrom.com/ |
Background
Shostrom grew up in Hong Kong during the 1970s. He became interested in makeup after seeing The Bride of Frankenstein (1935). Shostrom was encouraged to pursue makeup as a 13-year-old boy after befriending Evelyn Karloff, widow of Boris Karloff, the actor who portrayed the original Frankenstein's monster.
He is the winner of three Emmy Awards (out of four nominations)[1] and has been nominated for four Saturn Awards by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films.[2] Shostrom designed and created special makeup effects for numerous cult horror films of the 1980s and 1990s, in particular the film series and sequels of A Nightmare on Elm Street, Phantasm and Evil Dead II.[3] He also contributed special makeup effects to music videos for "Pet Sematary" The Ramones and Nine Inch Nails.
Partial filmography
- Android (1982)
- The Beastmaster (1982)
- Videodrome (1983)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
- The Mutilator (1984)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985)
- The Boys Next Door (1985)
- From Beyond (1986)
- A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
- Evil Dead II (1987)
- John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (1987)
- Poltergeist III (1988)
- Phantasm II (1988)
- Deep Star Six (1989)
- Dick Tracy (1990)
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
- The X Files (TV series) (1993)[4]
- Best of the Best 2 (1993)
- Phantasm III (1994)
- Star Trek: Voyager (1995–1997)[5]
- Men in Black (1997)
- The Devil's Advocate (1997)
- The X Files (1998)
- Jane Austen's Mafia! (1998)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1998–2003)
- Charmed (1998)
- The General's Daughter (1999)
- Life (1999)
- City of Angels (2000)
- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)
- Hood of Horror (2006)
- The Warlords (2007)
- The Mooring (2012)
- Java Heat (2013)
- Amityville: The Awakening (2017)
