Mike Potter (makeup artist)

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Mike Potter is the creator of the makeup looks and wigs for the off Broadway musical Hedwig and the Angry Inch and subsequent film adaptation ^[1]. In 2002, Potter received a Phoenix Film Critics Society Award nomination for best makeup for his work on Hedwig.^[2] He even has a cameo in the film. Potter was asked by MAC Cosmetics to design a special lipstick called "Angry Inch".

He was the makeup artist for Pieces of April, The Heart is Deceitful Above All Things (JT Leroy), Bugcrush, the Scissor Sisters' video "Filthy/Gorgeous" (another collaboration with John Cameron Mitchell).

Besides film, Potter is a makeup artist for fashion editorial and advertising. He has worked with photographers Mick Rock, Richard Avedon, and Carter Smith

His makeup featured in the 2007 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue shot by Pamela Hanson.