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Biography: "Multiple Academy Award winner Stan Winston is indeed the world's foremost creator of creatures, the common denominator linking some of cinema's most innovative and accomplished character designs. From The Terminator and the extra terrestrial monstrosities of Aliens to the amazing dinosaurs of Jurassic Park and the fanciful character of Edward Scissorhands, Winston has garnered a record number of awards for his achievements. He has won four Academy Awards and has been nominated for nine. He has also claimed three British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards, two Emmys and numerous other industry awards.
Winston moved to Hollywood in 1969 to become an actor. While waiting for his big break he wanted to avoid the typical day jobs of parking cars or waiting tables. Like Lon Chaney, Winston saw make-up design as a powerful actor's tool for creating characters. He thus became a make-up apprentice at Disney Studios, which eventually led to his first Emmy in 1972 for the television movie Gargoyles. He followed that with five more Emmy nominations between 1973 and 1979. For Winston, the 'day job' had quickly evolved into an impressive career. He smoothly segued into feature films and has been making movie history ever since working with the likes of James Cameron, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Joel Silver, Tim Burton, Tom Cruise and Steven Spielberg to name a few.
As a director, Stan Winston helmed the film Pumpkinhead, for which he won a 'Best First Time Director' award at the Paris Film Festival and a nomination for a Saturn Award as 'Best Director.' He also directed the film The Adventures of a Gnome Named Gnorm and Michael Jackson's Ghosts, set to the music of Jackson's song 'Too Bad,' for which he combined his creativity and talents in creature design and special effects for a frightening and entertaining combination of film, music and dance.
Following this natural progression, Winston currently runs his own production company to develop, direct and produce feature films. Debuting in the fall of 2024 is Creature Features - a series of five original world premiere movies to be broadcast on the Cinemax and HBO cable networks. Produced by Stan Winston, Lou Arkoff and Colleen Camp, these films will be updated versions of Sam Arkoff's classic 1950's horror and sci-fi movies.
In his spare time, Winston enjoys exercising at the in-studio gym he built for his employees, driving his Harley Davidson or his 1985 Cobra and working with Free Arts for Abused Children. Winston has been recognized for his community contributions by the County of Los Angeles and he holds an Honorary Doctorate of Humanities from the nation's largest art school, the Savannah College of Art and Design, for his contributions to the art community." - Thanks to AMCTV.com
Make-Up Filmography
Constantine (2005)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
Pearl Harbor (2001)
The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)
Interview with the Vampire (1994)
Shock to the System (1993)
Batman Returns (1992)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
The Thing (1982)
Friday the 13th Part 3: 3D (1982) (uncredited)
Heartbeeps (1981)
Dead & Buried (1981)
The Hand (1981)
The Entity (1981)
The Exterminator (1980)
The Wiz (1978)
Dracula's Dog (1978)
Mansion of the Doomed (1976)
W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (1976)
The Man in the Glass Booth (1975)
The Bat People (1974)
Make-Up/Special Effects - Television
The Day the World Ended (2001)
Chiller (1985)
Manimal (1983)
The Phantom of the Opera (1983)
The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan (1979)
An Evening with Diana Ross (1977)
Roots (1977)
Masquerade Party (1974)
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
Get Christie Love! (1974)
Gargoyles (1972)
Special Effects Filmography
Constantine (2005)
Big Fish (2003)
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
Wrong Turn (2003)
Darkness Falls (2003)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
Galaxy Quest (1999)
End of Days (1999)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
Lake Placid (1999)
Instinct (1999)
Small Soldiers (1998)
Congo (1995)
Amazing Stories: Book Two (1992)
Leviathan (1989)
Aliens (1986)
W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
Miscellaneous Filmography
See IMDB.com
Where Is He Now?: Stan Winston continues to be very active with his special effects company, Stan Winston Productions. His most recent movie was Constantine.
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by Peter Bracke
