Rick Baker

AKA:

Richard Baker , Richard A Baker

Nationality:

American

Birthdate:

12/08/1950

Birthplace:

Binghamton, New York

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Few have gotten as much mileage out of a monkey suit as has special makeup effects maestro Rick Baker, who crafted and wore a gorilla suit for director John Landis on several projects including "Schlock" (1971) and "Kentucky Fried Movie" (1977). He also went ape for "The Thing With Two Heads" (1972) and "The Incredible Shrinking Woman" (1981) and designed the primate costumes for "Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes" (1984). He devised some furry friends for Sigourney Weaver in "Gorillas in the Mist" (1988) and also served as associate producer. Baker even interpreted the

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Co-Producer

1990

Gorillas in the Mist

Associate Producer

Year

Milestone

Entered industry as chief lab assistant to celebrated makeup artist Dick Smith

Worked as a puppet designer for Clokey Studios

Special effects sculptor for TV commercials including "Block buster" for Vicks Sinex, "King Kong" for Volkswagen and "Cowardly Cat" for Purina

1971

Feature debut as performer (in gorilla suit), "Schlock"; first collaboration with writer-director John Landis

1972

Created special effects makeup for first film, "The Thing With Two Heads"