Robert Kurtzman

Make-Up Department
Special Effects
Writer

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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Cherry (2021)

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.

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Awards
- 4 wins & 8 nominations total

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Known for

From Dusk Till Dawn

7.2

Makeup Department

1996

Wishmaster

5.9

Makeup Department

1997

The Haunting of Hill House

8.5

TV Mini Series

Makeup Department

Doctor Sleep

7.3

Makeup Department

2019

Credits

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Makeup Department

Marshmallow
7.5
- makeup department head
- special makeup effects department head
- 2025
Death 4 Dinner
7.2
- special makeup fx co-department head
- 2025
October Roses
Short
- makeup department head
- special makeup effects department head
- 2023
The Curse
7.1
TV Series
- special effects makeup department head
- 2023
Secret Headquarters
5.2
- special effects makeup department head
- 2022
Killroy Was Here
3.5
- special makeup effects department head
- 2022
First Kill
6.5
TV Series
- special makeup effects department head
- 2022
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey
7.8
TV Series
- special makeup effects department head
- 2022
Black Friday
4.7
- creature effects designer
- makeup department head
- special makeup effects department head
- 2021
Fear Street: Part Two - 1978
6.7
- special makeup effects artist
- 2021
The Underground Railroad
7.4
TV Mini Series
- makeup artist
- 2021
Nightmares in the Makeup Chair
- special makeup effects artist
- 2021
Cherry
6.6
- makeup department head
- special effects makeup department head
- 2021
I Still Believe
6.5
- special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
- 2020
(Future) Cult Classic
6.2
TV Movie
- special effects makeup department head
- 2019

Special Effects

Killroy Was Here
3.5
- special effects supervisor
- 2022
Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
5.6
- creator: Iron Bob
- 2019
Malicious
5.0
- special effects producer
- 2018
Elizabeth Harvest
5.8
- prosthetic effects: Elizabeth body replicas
- special effects supervisor
- 2018
Secret Santa
5.0
- special effects supervisor
- 2018
Third Wheel
6.8
Short
- special effects producer
- 2017
Shark Lake
3.4
- special effects artist
- 2015
Lake Eerie
4.0
- special effects supervisor
- 2016
Kristian Bush: Trailer Hitch
Music Video
- special effects supervisor
- 2014
Night of the Wolf
6.0
- creature effects producer
- 2014
Fun Size
5.4
- special effects
- 2012
The Unholy Manipulator
6.3
Short
- special effects supervisor
- 2012
Longmire
8.3
TV Series
- special animal effects
- 2012
Smooch
5.8
TV Movie
- special animal effects
- 2011
Buried Alive
3.9
- special effects director
- 2007

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Alternative name
- Bob Kurtzman
Born
- November 25, 1964
- Crestline, Ohio, USA
Spouse
- Marcia KingFebruary 22, 2019 - present
Children
Publicity listings
- 1 Pictorial

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Trivia
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.