Biography
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). For his exceptional 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.
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Filmography
all 56
Movies 55
self 7
TV Shows 1
Prosthetic Designer
Ferrari (2023)
Movie
8
Himself
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film (2019)
Movie
Makeup Effects Designer / Prosthetic Designer
Vice (2018)
Movie
7.36
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Fan (2016)
Movie
1
Self
The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of Curtains (2014)
Movie
Self
The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button (2009)
Movie
Makeup Effects Designer
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
Movie
8.53
Makeup Effects Designer
White Chicks (2004)
Movie
7.33
Makeup Effects Designer
Van Helsing (2004)
Movie
7.6
Self
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003)
Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Movie
6.97
Self
Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal (2001)
Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Bless the Child (2000)
Movie
Makeup Effects
Idle Hands (1999)
Movie
5.84
Makeup Artist / Makeup Effects
Beauty (1998)
Movie
Makeup Effects
Titanic (1997)
Movie
8.3
Self
Highlander 2: To Be or Not to Be a Sequel (1997)
Movie
Makeup Designer
8 Heads in a Duffel Bag (1997)
Movie
Makeup Artist
Jingle All the Way (1996)
Movie
5.38
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Thinner (1996)
Movie
6.33
Makeup Effects
The Puppet Masters (1994)
Movie
1
Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Mask (1994)
Movie
7.92
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Movie
6.63
Makeup Effects
The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story (1993)
Movie
Makeup Designer
Hoffa (1992)
Movie
5
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Movie
4.5
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Alien³ (1992)
Movie
5.85
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Subspecies (1991)
Movie
4.92
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (1991)
Movie
5.53
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Captain America (1990)
Movie
4.89
Makeup Effects
Meridian (1990)
Movie
Makeup Artist
Postcards from the Edge (1990)
Movie
9
Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Exorcist III (1990)
Movie
5.18
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Crash and Burn (1990)
Movie
Special Effects / Makeup Artist
Dr. Alien (1989)
Movie
Makeup Effects
Cyborg (1989)
Movie
5.58
Prosthetic Designer
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
Movie
4.94
Alien / Makeup Effects
Kid Safe: The Video (1988)
Movie
Makeup Effects / Special Effects Makeup Artist
Cherry 2000 (1987)
Movie
9.5
Prosthetics
The Lost Boys (1987)
Movie
5.63
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Radioactive Dreams (1986)
Movie
Makeup Effects
Vamp (1986)
Movie
Makeup Artist / Creature Design
Amazing Stories (1986)
Movie
Makeup Effects
Cocoon (1985)
Movie
5.25
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Dreamscape (1984)
Movie
6
Makeup Effects
Surf II: The End of the Trilogy (1984)
Movie
Zombie (uncredited) / Special Effects Makeup Artist
Michael Jackson's Thriller (1983)
Movie
10
Prosthetics
Curtains (1983)
Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Sword and the Sorcerer (1982)
Movie
Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Howling (1981)
Movie
5.69
Makeup Effects
Without Warning (1980)
Movie
4
Makeup Designer
An American Christmas Carol (1979)
Movie
Makeup Effects
Mistress of the Apes (1979)
Movie
Makeup Effects
It Lives Again (1978)
Movie
5.17
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Spirit of the Wild
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.06
Based on 5.76 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1953
1986
1992
1989
2023
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Information
Known ForCostume & Make-Up
GenderMale
Birthday1951-08-21 (72 years old)
Birth PlaceWashington, D.C., United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsSitges Film Festival best special effects award, Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling
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