Make-Up Man: The Michael Westmore Documentary

A warm, affectionate look at a craftsman's life, full of nostalgic Hollywood stories and gentle pride in a family legacy.

Directed by

Jonathan West

Genres

Documentary

Starring

Michael Westmore, Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren

Overview

The definite documentary on Academy Award winning make-up artist Michael Westmore, as well as his legendary family, the Westmores. At one time, a Westmore headed virtually every studio make-up department in Hollywood. Michael won an Academy Award for "Mask," as well as nine Emmy's for his television work, most notably 17 years as head of the make-up department for "Star Trek The Next Generation," "Star Trek Deep Space Nine," "Star Trek Voyager," "Star Trek Enterprise" as well as four Star Trek features. He was also responsible for the make-up on Sylvester Stallone's "Rocky" and several of its sequels, "First Blood" and several of the Rambo sequels, "Raging Bull," "New York, New York" and many others. Michael started his career in 1960s at Universal Studios, working on such iconic shows as "The Munsters," "McHale's Navy" and "It Takes a Thief.'

How it feels

Warm, earnest and light. Measured and easy to follow.

About

Art, family, work, celebrity

Content

Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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