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Ken Chase(I)

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Ken Chase was born in 1942 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for Escape from New York (1981), Back to the Future Part II (1989) and The Color Purple (1985).
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Adrienne Barbeau, Donald Pleasence, and Kurt Russell in Escape from New York (1981)
    Escape from New York
    7.1
    • Makeup Department
    • 1981
    Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future Part II (1989)
    Back to the Future Part II
    7.8
    • Makeup Department
    • 1989
    Whoopi Goldberg in The Color Purple (1985)
    The Color Purple
    7.7
    • Makeup Department
    • 1985
    The Thing (1982)
    The Thing
    8.2
    • Makeup Department(as Kenneth Chase)
    • 1982

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    • Vince Vaughn, Will Ferrell, and Luke Wilson in Old School (2003)
      Old School
      7.0
      • makeup artist (uncredited)
      • 2003
    • David Duchovny, Julianne Moore, Seann William Scott, and Orlando Jones in Evolution (2001)
      Evolution
      6.1
      • key makeup artist
      • 2001
    • Danny DeVito and Martin Lawrence in What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
      What's the Worst That Could Happen?
      5.5
      • makeup department head
      • 2001
    • Rubén Blades, Andre Braugher, Eric Dane, Russell Hornsby, Ravi Kapoor, Sophie Keller, Hamish Linklater, and Rhona Mitra in Gideon's Crossing (2000)
      Gideon's Crossing
      7.6
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 2000–2001
    • Jean Louisa Kelly, Joey McIntyre, and Jonathon Morris in The Fantasticks (2000)
      The Fantasticks
      5.7
      • makeup supervisor
      • 2000
    • Eddie Murphy in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
      Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
      4.5
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2000
    • Promo Poster
      Play It to the Bone
      5.5
      • makeup artist
      • 1999
    • Terence Stamp in The Limey (1999)
      The Limey
      6.9
      • makeup artist
      • 1999
    • Matthew McConaughey in Edtv (1999)
      Edtv
      6.1
      • key makeup artist
      • 1999
    • Harrison Ford and Anne Heche in Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
      Six Days Seven Nights
      5.9
      • key makeup artist
      • 1998
    • Howard Stern in Private Parts (1997)
      Private Parts
      6.9
      • makeup artist: Howard
      • 1997
    • Payback (1997)
      Payback
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • key makeup artist
      • 1997
    • Leslie Nielsen and Nicollette Sheridan in Spy Hard (1996)
      Spy Hard
      5.3
      • key makeup & prosthetics
      • 1996
    • Mr. Holland's Opus (1995)
      Mr. Holland's Opus
      7.3
      • makeup artist: Mr. Dreyfuss
      • 1995
    • Patrick Swayze, Oliver Platt, Nick Stahl, and Roger Aaron Brown in Tall Tale (1995)
      Tall Tale
      5.9
      • makeup artist
      • 1995

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Kenneth Chase
    • Born
      • 1942
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
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      • 1 Interview

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Shares memories of working on the TV series The Wild Wild West (1965) in Tom Weaver's books "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010) and "Wild Wild Westerners" (BearManor, 2012).
    • Trademark
        Frequently worked with John Carpenter.

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