Mike Elizalde
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Born | Winston Miguel Elizalde Torres 1960 (age 63–64) Mazatlan, Sinaloa, Mexico |
Occupation | Special make-up effects artist |
Years active | 1987-present |
Spouse | Mary Elizalde (May 23, 1992-Present) |
Children | 2 |
Mike Elizalde (born 1960) is a Mexican-American special make-up effects artist. He was nominated at the 81st Academy Awards in the category of Best Makeup for his work on the film Hellboy II: The Golden Army. His nomination was shared with Thomas Floutz.[1]
Early life
Born Winston Miguel Elizalde Torres in Mazatlán, Sinaloa. His parents were Miguel Angel Elizalde and Paula Torres. He immigrated to the United States when he was five years old and grew up in Alhambra, California. As a child, Elizalde was interested in movie monsters, drawing them using found materials and trying to recreate make-up designs on himself.
While attending high school in Alhambra he spent time at the magic store Owen Magic Supreme, where he learned to work with his hands while learning how to perform magic. Alan Zagorsky, the current owner of the store, was his first mentor.[2]
Career
Elizalde taught himself to sculpt and create prosthetic makeup effects by following the work of Dick Smith, Stan Winston, and Rick Baker. After serving for eight years in the United States Navy, during which time he became a naturalized U.S. citizen, he returned to Hollywood, California to begin his career.
Elizalde worked at several Hollywood special effects studios, including Rick Baker's Cinovation Studios and Stan Winston Studio, learning to become an animatronics designer, puppeteer, and prosthetic makeup artist. In 1994, he and his wife Mary formed Spectral Motion, a design studio specializing in creature effects, prosthetic makeup, robotics, and animatronics.
He has worked on over 100 film and television projects in his career, including Men in Black, Nutty Professor II: The Klumps, Hellboy, Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters, Bright, Birdman, The Carbonaro Effect, Legends of Tomorrow, and Stranger Things.
Elizalde's company also collaborated with illusionist David Copperfield (illusionist).
In addition to his 81st Academy Awards nomination, Elizalde won a Saturn Award in 2004 for his work on Hellboy.[3]
Affiliations
Elizalde is a Magician Member at The Academy of Magical Arts at the Hollywood Magic Castle and served as an officer (Secretary) on the Board of Directors from November 2016, through March 2018. He is also a member of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences where he served on the Executive Committee for the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists branch for six years from 2009 until 2015. He is also a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Local 706, the Screen Actors Guild, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
References
- ^ "The 81st Academy Awards (2009) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. AMPAS. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "Meet Mike Elizalde of Spectral Motion in Glendale". Retrieved on 2018-03-20.
- ^ Saturn Award for Best Make-up". Retrieved on 2020-2-01.
External links
- Mike Elizalde at IMDb
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- Dick Smith (1973)
- William J. Tuttle (1974/75)
- William J. Tuttle (1976)
- Rick Baker and Stuart Freeborn (1977)
- William J. Tuttle and Rick Baker (1978)
- William J. Tuttle (1979)
- Dick Smith/Dick Smith (1980)
- Rick Baker (1981)
- Dorothy J. Pearl (1982)
- Phil Tippett and Stuart Freeborn (1983)
- Stan Winston (1984)
- Tom Savini (1985)
- Chris Walas (1986)
- Rob Bottin and Stephan Dupuis (1987)
- Ve Neill, Steve La Porte, and Robert Short (1988)
- John Caglione Jr., Doug Drexler, and Cheri Minns (1989/90)
- Carl Fullerton and Neal Martz (1991)
- Stan Winston and Ve Neill (1992)
- Kevin Haney (1993)
- Rick Baker and Ve Neill (1994)
- Jean Ann Black and Rob Bottin (1995)
- Rick Baker and David LeRoy Anderson (1996)
- Rick Lazzarini and Gordon J. Smith (1997)
- Robert Kurtzman, Greg Nicotero, and Howard Berger (1998)
- Nick Dudman and Aileen Seaton (1999)
- Rick Baker and Gail Rowell-Ryan (2000)
- Greg Cannom and Wesley Wofford (2001)
- Peter Owen and Peter King (2002)
- Richard Taylor and Peter King (2003)
- Jake Garber, Matt Rose, and Mike Elizalde (2004)
- Howard Berger, Nikki Gooley, and Greg Nicotero (2005)
- Todd Masters and Dan Rebert (2006)
- Ve Neill and Martin Samuel (2007)
- Greg Cannom (2008)
- Barney Burman, Mindy Hall, and Joel Harlow (2009)
- Rick Baker and Dave Elsey (2010)
- Dave Elsey, Fran Needham, and Conor O'Sullivan (2011)
- Heike Merker, Daniel Parker, and Jeremy Woodhead (2012)
- Donald Mowat (2013)
- David White and Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou (2014)
- Neal Scanlan (2015)
- Joel Harlow and Monica Huppert (2016)
- Joel Harlow and Ken Diaz (2017)
- John Blake and Brian Sipe (2018/19)
- Amanda Knight and Neal Scanlan (2019/20)
- Love Larson, Donald Mowat and Eva von Bahr (2021/22)
- Donald Mowat (2022/23)
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