Greg Funk

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Gregory C. Funk (born before 1986) is a makeup artist , special effects artist , and stunt man .

Life

Funk began his career in film crew in 1986 as a makeup artist in an Independent - Short . Between the end of the 1980s and the mid-1990s, he also occasionally worked as a stuntman, worked as an extra and also took on other work that arose during filming, such as the projectionist . By the early 2000s his career momentum picked up, as a makeup artist he was now on major film productions such as Walter Hill's horror film Supernova active, followed by Hollywood - blockbusters such as Transformers and Star Trek .

In 2011 , Funk was nominated for Peter Weir's The Way Back together with Edouard F. Henriques and Yolanda Toussieng for an Oscar in the category Best Make-up and Best Hairstyles , but the horror film Wolfman won this year . Funk has worked under other renowned directors such as Steven Spielberg , Quentin Tarantino , Ron Howard , Guillermo del Toro and Michael Bay .

In addition to his film engagements, Funk also worked for television, including the series Babylon 5 and The X-Files - The FBI's Scary Cases . For his work, he was nominated five times for the Primetime Emmy between 1994 and 2000 , which he won three times.

Filmography (selection)

Nominations (selection)

  • 2011 : Oscar nomination in the category of best make-up and best hairstyles for The Way Back

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personal data
SURNAME Funk, Greg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Funk, Gregory C.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Makeup artist, special effects artist and stunt man
DATE OF BIRTH before 1986