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Rob Bottin

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Rob Bottin
Rob Bottin was born on 1 April 1959 in El Monte, California, USA. He is known for RoboCop (1987), Total Recall (1990) and Se7en (1995).
BornApril 1, 1959
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BornApril 1, 1959
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 5 wins & 10 nominations total

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Hal Holbrook and Rob Bottin in The Fog (1980)
Rob Bottin, Ric Moreno, Lee Socks, and Tommy Lee Wallace in The Fog (1980)
Rob Bottin, Ric Moreno, Lee Socks, and Tommy Lee Wallace in The Fog (1980)
Rob Bottin
Rob Bottin in The Howling (1981)

Known for:

Nancy Allen, Peter Weller, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith in RoboCop (1987)
RoboCop
7.6
  • Makeup Department
  • 1987
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall (1990)
Total Recall
7.5
  • Makeup Department
  • 1990
Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)
Se7en
8.6
  • Makeup Department
  • 1995
The Thing (1982)
The Thing
8.2
  • Makeup Department
  • 1982

Credits

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Makeup Department

  • Sean Bean in Game of Thrones (2011)
    Game of Thrones
    • special make-up effects (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 2014
  • Adam Sandler and John Turturro in Mr. Deeds (2002)
    Mr. Deeds
    • special makeup effects artist
    • 2002
  • Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu in Charlie's Angels (2000)
    Charlie's Angels
    • special makeup effects
    • 2000
  • Brad Pitt and Edward Norton in Fight Club (1999)
    Fight Club
    • special makeup effects supervisor
    • 1999
  • Johnny Depp in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998)
    Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
    • demon makeup effects
    • lounge lizards design
    • 1998
  • Tom Cruise, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emmanuelle Béart, Jean Reno, Ving Rhames, and Ingeborga Dapkunaite in Mission: Impossible (1996)
    Mission: Impossible
    • special makeup effects
    • 1996
  • Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in Se7en (1995)
    Se7en
    • special makeup effects
    • 1995
  • Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct (1992)
    Basic Instinct
    • special makeup effects creator
    • special makeup effects designer
    • 1992
  • Bugsy (1991)
    Bugsy
    • special makeup effects
    • 1991
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Total Recall (1990)
    Total Recall
    • special makeup effects design and creation
    • 1990
  • Dan Aykroyd and John Candy in The Great Outdoors (1988)
    The Great Outdoors
    • special makeup effects artist
    • 1988
  • Nancy Allen, Peter Weller, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith in RoboCop (1987)
    RoboCop
    • special makeup effects
    • 1987
  • Innerspace (1987)
    Innerspace
    • special makeup effects designer and creator
    • 1987
  • Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon, and Cher in The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
    The Witches of Eastwick
    • special makeup effects designer and creator
    • 1987
  • Legend (1985)
    Legend
    • special make-up created by
    • 1985

Additional Crew

  • Deep Rising (1998)
    Deep Rising
    • creature design
    • 1998
  • Mimic (1997)
    Mimic
    • creature design
    • 1997
  • RoboCop (1994)
    RoboCop
    • designer: RoboCop
    • TV Series
    • 1994
  • RoboCop 3 (1993)
    RoboCop 3
    • creator: RoboCop
    • 1993
  • RoboCop 2 (1990)
    RoboCop 2
    • creator: RoboCop
    • 1990
  • Nancy Allen, Peter Weller, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith in RoboCop (1987)
    RoboCop
    • robocop creator
    • robocop designer
    • 1987
  • Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
    Humanoids from the Deep
    • humanoids creator & designer
    • 1980
  • Paul Bartel, P.J. Soles, Mary Woronov, Rob Bottin, Daniel Davies, Clint Howard, Loren Lester, Dick Miller, Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone, Marky Ramone, Ramones, Vincent Van Patten, Dey Young, and Brian Markovitz in Rock 'n' Roll High School (1979)
    Rock 'n' Roll High School
    • giant mouse creator
    • 1979

Special Effects

  • Cindy's New Boyfriend (2015)
    Cindy's New Boyfriend
    • special effects
    • Short
    • 2015
  • Elizabeth Hurley and Matthew Perry in Serving Sara (2002)
    Serving Sara
    • special animatronic cow and bull effects
    • 2002
  • Deep Rising (1998)
    Deep Rising
    • special makeup effects designer and creator: Rob Bottin Studio
    • 1998
  • RoboCop 3 (1993)
    RoboCop 3
    • special effects
    • 1993
  • Kevin Costner, Harvey Keitel, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, and John Lithgow in Amazing Stories (1985)
    Amazing Stories
    • special effects
    • TV Series
    • 1986
  • Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
    Twilight Zone: The Movie
    • monster effects (segment 3)
    • 1983
  • Tanya's Island (1980)
    Tanya's Island
    • special effects
    • 1980
  • The Fog (1980)
    The Fog
    • effects: Blake
    • 1980
  • Manbeast! Myth or Monster? (1978)
    Manbeast! Myth or Monster?
    • special effects
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Height
    • 6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
  • Born
    • April 1, 1959
    • El Monte, California, USA
  • Other works
    Caveman makeup effects for a homestore.com commercial, "The Quest".
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    • 3 Interviews
    • 1 Article

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    During the making of The Thing (1982), Rob lived on the set in Los Angeles, California, where he worked seven days a week for over a year. He slept on set and in laboratories. When the project was completed, John Carpenter sent him to the hospital where he was diagnosed with extreme exhaustion.
  • Quotes
    I like weird things. I've tried to gravitate toward the incredibly strange.
  • Nickname
    • Ro Bot

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