Greg Cannom Explained

Greg Cannom
Birth Place:	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Education:	Cypress College
Occupation:	Special make-up effects artist
Years Active:	1977–present

Greg Cannom (born 1951) is an American special make-up effects artist. He is the recipient of several accolades, including five Academy Awards and two Saturn Awards, and has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and four BAFTA Awards.

Cannom is best known for his work on the films Hook (1991), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), The Mask (1994), Titanic (1997), Bicentennial Man (1999), Hannibal (2001), The Passion of the Christ (2004), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Vice (2018).^[1] For his contributions, he was honored with an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 2005 and a Lifetime Achievement Award given by the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild in 2018.^[2]

Filmography

• The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) (co-prosthetic makeup designer)
• Vice (2018) (age makeup: Christian Bale)
• Fan (2016) (age makeup: Shah Rukh Khan)
• Kapoor and Sons (2016) (age makeup: Rishi Kapoor)
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) (age makeups creator and applicator)
• Babel (2006) (age makeup: Brad Pitt) (uncredited)
• Big Momma's House 2 (2006) (special makeup effects creator)
• The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005) (makeup effects consultant)
• The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) (special makeup effects artist)
• Van Helsing (2004) (special makeup designer)
• The Whole Ten Yards (2004) (age makeup artist: Kevin Pollak) (uncredited)
• The Passion of the Christ (2004) (makeup effects consultant)
• (2003) (special makeup artist: Russell Crowe)
• (2003) (special makeup effects artist)
• Bulletproof Monk (2003) (prosthetic makeup artist) (special makeup effects artist)
• The Singing Detective (2003) (special makeup effects artist)
• A Beautiful Mind (2001) (special makeup designer)
• Ali (2001) (special makeup effects artist)
• America's Sweethearts (2001) (special makeup effects artist)
• Monkeybone (2001) (special makeup effects)
• Hannibal (2001) (special makeup designer)
• Little Nicky (2000) (age makeup artist: Dana Carvey)
• Big Momma's House (2000) (special makeup effects)
• Bicentennial Man (1999) (special age makeup)
• The Insider (1999) (special makeup artist: Russell Crowe)
• Idle Hands (1999) (special makeup effects artist)
• Blade (1998) (special makeup effects artist)
• From the Earth to the Moon (1998) (mini) TV Series (special age makeup)
• House of Frankenstein (1997) (TV) (special makeup effects creator)
  • a.k.a. House of Frankenstein 1997
• Titanic (1997) (old Rose special effects makeup)
• Kull the Conqueror (1997) (special makeup artist) (creature effects)
• Steel (1997) (Steel's Suit Designer)
• Thinner (1996) (special makeup effects)
  • a.k.a. Stephen King's Thinner
• The Puppet Masters (1994) (special makeup effects)
  • a.k.a. Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters
• The Mask (1994) (creator special makeup)
• The Shadow (1994) (special makeup)
• Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) (special makeup designer)
• The Man Without a Face (1993) (special makeup creator)
• Hoffa (1992) (special makeup designer)
• Forever Young (1992) (special makeup)
• Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) (special makeup effects)
• Batman Returns (1992) (special makeup effects artist) (designer: Penguin Hand) (uncredited)
• Alien 3 (1992) (special makeup effects: Los Angeles)
• Hook (1991) (special makeup)
• (1991) (special alien dog makeup)
• (1991) (special makeup)
• (1991) (special makeup)
  • Highlander II: The Renegade Version (UK: director's cut) (US: video title (director's cut))
• Subspecies (1991) (special makeup effects)
• Postcards from the Edge (1990) (special makeup artist: Shirley Maclaine) (uncredited)
• The Exorcist III (1990) (special makeup effects creator)
  • a.k.a. The Exorcist III: Legion
  • a.k.a. William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist III
• Flatliners (1990) (special makeup effects artist) (uncredited)
• Dick Tracy (1990) (special makeup application) (uncredited)
• Tales from the Crypt (special effects makeup creator) (2 episodes, 1990) (special makeup artist) (2 episodes, 1989–1990)
• Cyborg (1989) (special makeup)
• Monsters (special makeup artist) (1 episode, 1989)
• Fright Night Part 2 (1988) (special makeup creator: "Louie" and "Bocworth")
• Big Top Pee-wee (1988) (special makeup)
• The Lost Boys (1987) (special makeup effects)
• Werewolf (1987) TV Series (special makeup)
• (1987) (special makeup effects sequences)
  • a.k.a. A Nightmare on Elm Street Part III
• Vamp (1986) (special makeup)
• Amazing Stories (special makeup artist) (1 episode, 1985) (special makeup effects artist) (1 episode, 1985)
• Cocoon (1985) (special makeup effects)
• Dreamscape (1984) (special makeup)
• Thriller (1983) (V) (special makeup effects artist)
  • a.k.a. Michael Jackson's Thriller (US: complete title)
• The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982) (special makeup effects)
• The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981) (special makeup effects)
• The Howling (1981) (special makeup effects artist)
• It Lives Again (1978) (special makeup effects) (assistant to Rick Baker)
  • a.k.a. It's Alive II
• The Fury (1978) (special makeup assistant)
• Manbeast! Myth or Monster? (1978) (special makeup effects artist)
• The Incredible Melting Man (1977) (special makeup assistant)
• Hot Tomorrows (1977) (special makeup effects artist)

Awards and nominations

Major awards

Academy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
1992	Best Makeup	Hook
1993		Bram Stoker's Dracula
		Hoffa
1994		Mrs. Doubtfire
1996		Roommates
1998		Titanic
2000		Bicentennial Man
2002		A Beautiful Mind
2005
2009	Best Makeup	The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2019	Best Makeup and Hairstyling	Vice

Primetime Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
1995	Outstanding Makeup for a Series	Earth 2 After The Thaw
1998	Outstanding Makeup for a Limited Series or Movie	From the Earth to the Moon
2006	Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Non-Prosthetic)	Will & Grace Finale
2014	Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special	The Anna Nicole Story

British Academy Film Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
1994	Best Make Up	Bram Stoker's Dracula
1995	Best Makeup and Hair	The Mask
		Mrs. Doubtfire
2019		Vice

Saturn Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
1988	Best Make-up	The Lost Boys
1993		Bram Stoker's Dracula
1995		The Mask
1997		Thinner
1999		Blade
2002		Hannibal
2005		Van Helsing
2009		The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominated work	Result
2000	Best Special Make-Up Effects – Feature	Bicentennial Man
2002		Hannibal
2003	Best Make-Up – Television Mini-Series/Movie of the Week	Gleason
2018	Lifetime Achievement Award
2019	Best Special Make-Up Effects – Feature-Length Motion Picture	Vice

See also

• Prosthetic makeup
• Special effect

Notes and References

1. Web site: How 'Vice' Makeup Designer Greg Cannom Turned Christian Bale Into Many Dick Cheneys, Earning The Actor's Trust. Deadline Hollywood. Matt. Grobar. February 11, 2019. February 26, 2020.
2. Web site: Make-Up Artists And Hair Stylists Guild Names Lifetime Achievement Award Winners. Deadline Hollywood. Erik. Pedersen. November 14, 2017. February 26, 2020.