Mike Smithson (make-up artist)

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Mike Smithson is an American make-up artist who has over 80 credits to him. He has done films such as Men in Black III , Star Trek , How the Grinch Stole Christmas , Avatar and Lincoln among many other big named films.

One of his first jobs was on the Disneyland 3D attraction Captain EO .

He received an Oscar nomination during the 72nd Academy Awards for the film Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me in the category of Best Makeup. He shared the nomination with Michèle Burke. [1]

He also won an Emmy Award for the TV show Gilmore Girls , which he was previously nominated for Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine .

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References

  1. "Nominees & Winners for the 72nd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . AMPAS. Archived from the original on August 6, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2014.