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Michael Spatola

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Michael Spatola
Michael Spatola is a make-up artist with over 35 years professional experience. Although he's flown under the radar for most of his career, he's actually been nominated by his peers twice for Outstanding Individual Achievement In Make-up EMMY Awards, and twice for Best Make-up Cable ACE Awards. Mike's worked on all types of budgets and films from "Return of the Living Dead" to "Stargate" to "Terminator 2" to "Iron Man 3" and is probably best known for being the Make-up Effects Supervisor for a few seasons of HBO's "Tales From The Crypt." Before his "Hollywood" career, Mike cranked out monster make-ups, day in and day out at The Brigantine Castle- a 5 story haunted castle amusement in Brigantine, New Jersey. After 6 years of the haunted house business, it was time to move to Hollywood.

You'll find that Mike's a skilled instructor. He's a teacher with the ability to explain techniques and methods so they are extremely easy to understand. Currently, you can find Mike at Cinema Makeup School in Los Angeles. There he serves as the Chief Academic Officer and lead instructor.
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys

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Collage of my work on Predator 2, Terminator 2, Tremors and the Monstrous Makeup Manual Book 2
Character look on Taylor Williamson for "Burn" directed by Tom Shell
old age on a 28 year old woman
character look from "The Yellow Feather"
cover zombie for my 2nd book
The Monstrous Makeup Manual Books 1 and 2

Known for

Stargate (1994)
Stargate
7.0
  • Special Effects
  • 1994
Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8.6
  • Special Effects(Stan Winston Studio)
  • 1991
The Return of the Living Dead (1985)
The Return of the Living Dead
7.3
  • Makeup Department
  • 1985
Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Edward Scissorhands
7.9
  • Special Effects(Stan Winston Studio)
  • 1990

Credits

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Makeup Department

  • Remember the Sun
    • Completed
  • Calum Worthy, Joel Courtney, and Andi Matichak in Assimilate (2019)
    Assimilate
  • Dependent's Day inspired art by Chang Liu. A film by Michael David Lynch starring Joe Burke, Lisa Ann Walter, Benita Robledo, Shannon Lucio, Josh Staman, Erin Pineda, Todd Bridges and Brian George.
    Dependent's Day
  • Harbinger Down (2015)
    Harbinger Down
    • (as Mike Spatola)
  • Evil Mutant Doctors Hungry For Boobs!
    Zomboobies!
  • Don Cheadle, Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Guy Pearce, Paul Bettany, Rebecca Hall, and Stephanie Szostak in Iron Man 3 (2013)
    Iron Man 3
    • (uncredited)
  • Tom Amandes and Lea Coco in Saving Lincoln (2013)
    Saving Lincoln
  • Facejacker (2010)
    Facejacker
  • Andy Garcia in Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)
    Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead
  • Cheech Marin and Jimmy Smits in The Cisco Kid (1994)
    The Cisco Kid
  • Gettysburg (1993)
    Gettysburg
  • And the Band Played On (1993)
    And the Band Played On
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    Tales from the Crypt
    • (as Mike Spatola)
  • Kevin Peter Hall in Predator 2 (1990)
    Predator 2
  • Jeffrey Combs and Kathleen Kinmont in Bride of Re-Animator (1990)
    Bride of Re-Animator
  • Rock Hudson (1990)
    Rock Hudson

Special Effects

  • Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill in 21 Jump Street (2012)
    21 Jump Street
    • (uncredited)
  • Stargate (1994)
    Stargate
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day
  • Marc Singer and Kari Wuhrer in Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991)
    Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
  • Johnny Depp in Edward Scissorhands (1990)
    Edward Scissorhands
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    Tales from the Crypt
  • Kevin Bacon, Finn Carter, and Fred Ward in Tremors (1990)
    Tremors
  • Leviathan (1989)
    Leviathan
    • (as Mike Spatola)
  • House (1985)
    House

Art Department

  • Jason Segel and Emily Blunt in The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
    The Five-Year Engagement
  • In-development projects at IMDbPro

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