Stephan Dupuis

Stephan Dupuis is a makeup artist and special effects artist .

Life

Dupuis began his career on the film staff in 1979 as an assistant make-up artist while filming Alvin Rakoff's disaster film City in Flames . Among other things, he specialized in prostheses , such as in the science fiction film RoboCop or in David Cronenberg's horror film Die Fliege . In 1987 he and Chris Walas won the Oscar for The Fly in the category of best make-up and best hairstyles . Dupuis was also nominated in the category Best Mask for The Fly at the BAFTA Film Awards that took place the following year , but The Name of the Rose prevailed here. Dupuis also received the Saturn Award in 1988 for RoboCop .

In addition to his film engagements, Dupuis also worked for American television, including the television series Tales from the Crypt , Trauma , Looking and Dead Girls Don't Lie . For his work on American television, Dupuis was nominated four times for a Primetime Emmy between 1993 and 2014 , but could not win any of these awards.

Filmography (selection)

• 1979: City on Fire (City on Fire)
• 1981: In the beginning there was fire (La Guerre du feu)
• 1985: Enemy Mine - Enemy Mine
• 1986: The Fly (The Fly)
• 1987: RoboCop
• 1990: Total Recall (Total Recall)
• 1991: Cape Fear (Cape Fear)
• 1993: Mrs. Doubtfire - The Prickly Nanny (Mrs. Doubtfire)
• 1999: eXistenZ
• 2001: Jason X
• 2005: A History of Violence
• 2007: I Am Legend
• 2008: Milk
• 2011: A Dangerous Method (A Dangerous Method)
• 2015: Ant-Man

Awards (selection)

• 1987 : Oscar in the category of best make-up and best hairstyles for Die Fliege
• 1988: BAFTA Film Award nomination in the category Best Mask for The Fly

Web links

• Stephan Dupuis in the Internet Movie Database (English)