Robert Short (makeup artist)

Robert "Bob" Short (born before 1975) is a makeup artist and special effects artist .

Life

Short began his career in 1975 initially as an actor in the television film Holmes and Walston . In the following year he worked as a cloakroom for the first time on the film staff at the thriller Hollywood Boulevard . Short has worked as a special effects artist on numerous large Hollywood productions , including Steven Spielberg's science fiction film E.T. - The extraterrestrial responsible for effects on the eponymous extraterrestrial, and in Splash - A maiden on the hook creator of the mermaid costume . In 1989 , Tim Burton's horror comedy Beetlejuice, along with Ve Neill and Steve LaPorte, won him an Oscar for Best Make-up and Best Hairstyles . At the BAFTA Film Awards ceremony the following year , Short was nominated in two categories for Beetlejuice , Best Mask and Best Visual Effects , but could not win either award. Short also worked as an assistant director and screenwriter , including on the 1987 action film Retaliator with Robert Ginty and Sandahl Bergman in the lead roles. In addition to his engagements in film, Short was also active in television, for example he designed the The Flash superhero costume for the television series Flash - Der Rote Blitz .

1989 : Oscar in the category Best Make-up and Best Hairstyles for Beetlejuice
1989: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Mask category for Beetlejuice
1989: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the Best Visual Effects category for Beetlejuice

personal data
SURNAME	Short, Robert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Short, Bob (nickname)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Makeup artist and special effects artist
DATE OF BIRTH	before 1975