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Robert Kurtzman

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Robert Kurtzman
In an epic odyssey of romance, war, drug addiction, and crime, a young man (Tom Holland) struggles to find his place in the world. Directed by the Russo Brothers. In theaters on February 26 and exclusively on Apple TV+ March 12. https://apple.co_Cherry 

Cherry, an Apple Original Films, Hideaway Entertainment, and AGBO production in association with Endeavor Content, stars Tom Holland and Ciara Bravo. Screenplay by Angela Russo-Otstot and Jessica Goldberg.
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For more than three decades Robert Kurtzman has been an icon in the world of special make-up, creature effects, and genre filmmaking. His award-winning, photo-realistic effects work can be seen in hundreds of movies including Hollywood's biggest blockbusters, franchises and television series-most recently the Netflix hit series The Haunting of Hill House, Stephen King's Doctor Sleep, Russo Brothers/Apple TV's feature Cherry starring Tom Holland, Jerry Bruckheimer/Paramount's Secret Headquarters starring Owen Wilson, Jesse Williams and Michael Pena, Apple TV's The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey starring Samuel L. Jackson and the new Netflix series First Kill.
BornNovember 25, 1964
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On the set of From Dusk Till Dawn with John Esposito, George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Kurtzman
Freddy Krueger-Halloween on The Goldberg's
Robert Kurtzman Director
Secret Santa (with Adam Marcus)
Final touches on Justin Long in the Kevin Smith movie TUSK
(L-R) Howard Berger, Greg Nicotero, and Bob Kurtzman of K.N.B. Efx, with Eli Roth, and the 2002 Sitges Film Festival trophy for best make-up effects.
Robert Kurtzman and Ming Chen in Comic Book Men (2012)
Robert Kurtzman
Doug Jones and Robert Kurtzman in The Bye Bye Man (2017)
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Known for

George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
From Dusk Till Dawn
7.2
  • Makeup Department
  • 1996
Wishmaster (1997)
Wishmaster
5.8
  • Makeup Department
  • 1997
Lulu Wilson, Victoria Pedretti, Julian Hilliard, Paxton Singleton, and Violet McGraw in The Haunting of Hill House (2018)
The Haunting of Hill House
8.6
TV Mini Series
  • Makeup Department
Ewan McGregor and Roger Dale Floyd in Doctor Sleep (2019)
Doctor Sleep
7.3
  • Makeup Department
  • 2019

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Makeup Department

  • The Collected
    • In Development
  • The Curse
    • Post-production
  • Soul Jumpers
    • Pre-production
  • Rise
    • Pre-production
  • Tommy Taffy
    • Pre-production
  • Secret Headquarters (2022)
    Secret Headquarters
  • Killroy Was Here (2022)
    Killroy Was Here
  • Sarah Catherine Hook and Imani Lewis in First Kill (2022)
    First Kill
  • Samuel L. Jackson in The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey (2022)
    The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
  • Devon Sawa, Bruce Campbell, Michael Jai White, Ivana Baquero, and Ryan Lee in Black Friday (2021)
    Black Friday
  • Sadie Sink in Fear Street: Part Two - 1978 (2021)
    Fear Street: Part Two - 1978
  • The Underground Railroad (2021)
    The Underground Railroad
  • Nightmares in the Makeup Chair (2021)
    Nightmares in the Makeup Chair
  • Tom Holland in Cherry (2021)
    Cherry
  • Britt Robertson and K.J. Apa in I Still Believe (2020)
    I Still Believe
    • (uncredited)
  • (Future) Cult Classic (2019)
    (Future) Cult Classic
  • Ewan McGregor and Roger Dale Floyd in Doctor Sleep (2019)
    Doctor Sleep
  • Val Kilmer, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Joey Lauren Adams, Tommy Chong, Shannon Elizabeth, Kevin Smith, James Van Der Beek, Jason Biggs, Jason Lee, Fred Armisen, Diedrich Bader, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Garman, Chris Jericho, Justin Long, Method Man, Joe Manganiello, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran, Donnell Rawlings, Redman, Joseph D. Reitman, Jake Richardson, Craig Robinson, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Molly Shannon, Harley Quinn Smith, Chris Hemsworth, Frankie Shaw, Kate Micucci, Melissa Benoist, David Dastmalchian, Treshelle Edmond, Alice Wen, Aparna Brielle, and Mickey Gooch Jr. in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
    Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
  • Synchronic (2019)
    Synchronic
    • (uncredited)
  • Octavia Spencer in Ma (2019)
    Ma

Special Effects

  • Rise
    • Pre-production
  • Harvest Moon
    • Pre-production
  • After
    • Post-production
  • Killroy Was Here (2022)
    Killroy Was Here
  • Elizabeth Harvest (2018)
    Elizabeth Harvest
  • Secret Santa (2018)
    Secret Santa
  • Third Wheel (2017)
    Third Wheel
  • Val Kilmer in The Super (2017)
    The Super
  • Carla Gugino and Bruce Greenwood in Gerald's Game (2017)
    Gerald's Game
  • Dolph Lundgren in Don't Kill It (2016)
    Don't Kill It
  • The Neighbor (2016)
    The Neighbor
  • Nicolas Cage and Willem Dafoe in Dog Eat Dog (2016)
    Dog Eat Dog
  • Harley Quinn Smith and Lily-Rose Depp in Yoga Hosers (2016)
    Yoga Hosers
  • Dolph Lundgren in Shark Lake (2015)
    Shark Lake
  • Marilyn Ghigliotti, Harry Manfredini, Betsy Baker, G. Larry Butler, Al Snow, Andre Champagne, Jason K. Wixom, David M. Brewer, Anne Leigh Cooper, Chris Majors, Meredith Majors, Ben Furney, and Kevin R. Allen in Lake Eerie (2016)
    Lake Eerie
  • Fear Clinic (2014)
    Fear Clinic
  • Kristian Bush: Trailer Hitch
  • Night of the Wolf (2014)
    Night of the Wolf

Writer

  • Zane Holtz and Eiza González in From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series (2014)
    From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series
    • ...
  • The Rage (2007)
    The Rage
  • George Clooney and Quentin Tarantino in From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
    From Dusk Till Dawn
  • Nicole Eggert in The Demolitionist (1995)
    The Demolitionist
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Personal details

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    • November 25, 1964
    • Crestline, Ohio, USA
    • Marcia KingFebruary 22, 2019 - present
    • Louie Kurtzman
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    Kurtzman and John Esposito were the first people to pay Quentin Tarantino to write a screenplay. For $1,500, Tarantino penned the screenplay for the now classic movie "From Dusk Till Dawn" based on a short story written by Kurtzman.

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