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Greg Cannom

  • Make-Up Department
  • Location Management
  • Special Effects
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Greg Cannom, winner of the Oscar® for Achievement in Make Up for his work in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" poses with his Oscar® after the 81st Annual Academy Awards® at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009 airing live on the ABC Television Network
Greg Cannom was born in 1951 in the USA. He is known for Vice (2018), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992).
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Born1951
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  • Won 4 Oscars
    • 19 wins & 36 nominations total

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Academy Award®-winner Greg Cannom (center) with presenters (left to right) Daniel Craig and Sarah Jessica Parker backstage at the 81st Academy Awards® are presented live on the ABC Television network from The Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 22, 2009.
Mike Elizalde and Thom Floutz accepts the Oscar® for Achievement in makeup, for work on "Hellboy II: The Golden Army" (Universal) during the live ABC Telecast of the 81st Annual Academy Awards® from the Kodak Theatre, in Hollwood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009.
Greg Cannom wins the Oscar® for Achievement in Make Up for his work in "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button"(Paramount and Warner Bros.) during the 81st Annual Academy Awards® at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA Sunday, February 22, 2009 airing live on the ABC Television Network.
Marlon Wayans and Greg Cannom in White Chicks (2004)
Kate Biscoe, Greg Cannom, and Patricia Dehaney at an event for The Oscars (2019)
Kate Biscoe, Greg Cannom, and Patricia Dehaney at an event for The Oscars (2019)

Known for:

Christian Bale in Vice (2018)
Vice
7.2
  • Makeup Department
  • 2018
Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
7.8
  • Makeup Department
  • 2008
Anthony Hopkins, Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Monica Bellucci, Sadie Frost, Michaela Bercu, and Florina Kendrick in Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Bram Stoker's Dracula
7.4
  • Makeup Department
  • 1992
Jim Carrey in The Mask (1994)
The Mask
6.9
  • Makeup Department
  • 1994

Credits

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Makeup Department

  • El Secreto del Retrato
    • Special Makeup Creator And Applicator
    • In Production
  • Ferrari
    • prosthetic makeup designer
    • Post-production
  • Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)
    The Eyes of Tammy Faye
    • co-prosthetic makeup designer
    • 2021
  • Christian Bale in Vice (2018)
    Vice
    • special character makeup creator
    • special character makeup designer
    • 2018
  • Shah Rukh Khan in Fan (2016)
    Fan
    • special makeup designer and application
    • 2016
  • Rajat Kapoor, Rishi Kapoor, Ratna Pathak Shah, Alia Bhatt, Fawad Khan, and Sidharth Malhotra in Kapoor & Sons (2016)
    Kapoor & Sons
    • makeup department head
    • prosthetics makeup
    • special makeup effects artist
    • 2016
  • Natalie Portman and Joel Edgerton in Jane Got a Gun (2015)
    Jane Got a Gun
    • special effects makeup designer
    • 2015
  • Poster Design by John Mata
    Tempus
    • special makeup creator and applicator
    • Short
    • 2015
  • My Brilliant Life (2014)
    My Brilliant Life
    • special makeup effects artist
    • 2014
  • Coming Home (2014)
    Coming Home
    • special age makeup
    • 2014
  • Anna Nicole (2013)
    Anna Nicole
    • prosthetic designer (uncredited)
    • TV Movie
    • 2013
  • Face Off (2011)
    Face Off
    • makeup artist
    • TV Series
    • 2013
  • Aaron Toney in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
    Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
    • special makeup creator and applicator
    • 2012
  • William H. Macy, James Spader, Jon Cryer, Leslie Mann, Kat Dennings, Trevor Gagnon, Devon Gearhart, Jimmy Bennett, Leo Howard, Rebel Rodriguez, Jolie Vanier, and Jake Short in Shorts (2009)
    Shorts
    • key makeup artist
    • 2009
  • Robin Williams, Hank Azaria, Christopher Guest, Ben Stiller, Brad Garrett, Owen Wilson, Amy Adams, Alain Chabat, Steve Coogan, Patrick Gallagher, Bill Hader, Mizuo Peck, Jon Bernthal, and Crystal the Monkey in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
    Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
    • prosthetic makeup: 'Teddy' bust
    • 2009
  • Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
    Watchmen
    • special effects makeup
    • 2009
  • Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
    The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
    • special makeup creator and applicator
    • 2008

Location Management

  • Face Off (2011)
    Face Off
    • location
    • location provider
    • TV Series
    • 2012–2014

Special Effects

  • Martin Short and Mara Wilson in A Simple Wish (1997)
    A Simple Wish
    • creature effects: Cannom Creations
    • 1997
  • The Puppet Masters (1994)
    The Puppet Masters
    • special makeup effects creator
    • 1994
  • Dr. Alien (1989)
    Dr. Alien
    • special effects (as Greg Cannom Creations)
    • 1989
  • Steve Guttenberg, Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Courteney Cox, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Tahnee Welch, Jack Gilford, Maureen Stapleton, and Gwen Verdon in Cocoon: The Return (1988)
    Cocoon: The Return
    • special alien creatures and effects
    • 1988
  • Chuck Connors, Lance LeGault, and John J. York in Werewolf (1987)
    Werewolf
    • werewolf effects
    • werewolf transformations
    • werewolf makeup, effects and transformations
    • TV Series
    • 1987
  • Cocoon (1985)
    Cocoon
    • special alien creatures and effects
    • 1985
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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Gregory Cannom
  • Born
    • 1951
    • USA
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    • 1 Interview

Did you know

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    Greg Cannom, Kate Biscoe & Patricia Dehaney won the 2019 Academy Award in the Best Makeup and Hairstyling category for their work on Vice (2018).

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