Iranian Make-up Innovator Dies at 65
Iranian movie make-up artist Farhang Moayyeri died May 10 in Tehran of cardiac arrest. He was 65 and had already fought a long battle with lung cancer, the Iran State News Agency reported. Moayyeri created…
Local 798 President Norman Bryn Resigns
Citing professional and personal concerns (including the ill health of his father), Norman Bryn recently announced his resignation as president of Local 798, the East Coast Make-up Artist and Hairstylist Union. The announcement was made…
Peter Montagna Added to ‘Buffy’ Panel
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the hit TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the International Make-up Artist Trade Show will host a panel discussion with veterans of the show. These include make-up artists Todd…
Tsuji, Antonella, Berger Headline IMATS L.A.
Kazuhiro Tsuji, whose work on the films Click and Norbit earned him two Oscar nominations, will design and apply an original prosthetic silicone make-up exclusively for this year’s International Make-Up Artist Trade Show, held June 21-22…
Greet the Dawn
The Stream of Consciousness online TV network has archived its one-hour interview with Oscar-winning make-up artist Jeff Dawn, in which Dawn answers a series of questions about what it’s like to be a make-up artist, including how to…
Verita Thompson, Hollywood Hairstylist, Dies at 89
Verita Thompson—Humphrey Bogart’s longtime hairstylist, secretary and reputed mistress—died of natural causes Feb. 1 in New Orleans. She was 89. Thompson, a runner-up in the 1935 Miss Arizona beauty contest, came to Hollywood in the…
Ray Sebastian Jr., Make-up Artist for TV and Film, Dies at 63
Ray Sebastian Jr., a second-generation make-up artist, died from a massive heart attack. March 2 in Los Angeles. He began his career in independent films, became a journeyman in 1977 and worked on television shows…
Oscar Goes to Lavergne, Archibald
Make-up artist Didier Lavergne and hairstylist Jan Archibald won the Achievement in Makeup Oscar at the 80th annual Academy Awards, held Feb. 24 in Los Angeles. Their work on La Vie en Rose, a French-language biopic on the legendary singer Edith…
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