Steve LaPorte

Steve LaPorte (born before 1980) is a makeup artist and special effects artist .

Life

LaPorte began his career on the film staff in 1980 as an assistant make-up artist while filming Don Edmond's horror musical Terror on Tour . This was followed by other horror films such as The Beast and The Thing from the Swamp , but also science fiction films such as Ice Pirate War and Star Trek III: In Search of Mr. Spock . In 1989 , Tim Burton's horror comedy Beetlejuice, along with Ve Neill and Robert Short, won him the Oscar for Best Make-up and Best Hairstyles . LaPorte was also nominated in the Best Mask category for Beetlejuice at the BAFTA Film Awards the following year, but here the monumental film The Last Emperor prevailed.

In addition to his film engagements, Dupuis also worked for American television, including the television series Lost , Bosch and Longmire . For his work on US television, LaPorte was nominated five times for a Primetime Emmy between 1993 and 2014 , which he won in 1999 for his work on the X-Files - The FBI's Scary Cases .

Filmography (selection)

• 1981: The Beast (The Howling)
• 1982: The Swamp Thing
• 1984: The Ice Pirates (The Ice Pirates)
• 1984: Star Trek III : The Search for Spock (Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
• 1985: The Color Purple (The Color Purple)
• 1985: The Goonies (The Goonies)
• 1987: Running Man (The Running Man)
• 1988: Beetlejuice
• 1990: Edward Scissorhands (Edward Scissorhands)
• 1991: Terminator 2: Judgment Day
• 1991: Thelma & Louise
• 1997: The Relic (The Relic)
• 2000: The Grinch (How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
• 2002: The Scorpion King
• 2004: Van Helsing
• 2009: Surrogates - My Second Me (Surrogates)
• 2011: X-Men: First Decision (X-Men: First Class)

Awards (selection)

• 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

Web links

• Steve LaPorte in the Internet Movie Database (English)