Rob Bottin

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Rob Bottin
Born	April 1, 1959 El Monte, California
Occupation	Makeup & Special effects artist

Robin R. Bottin^[1] (born April 1, 1959) is an American special makeup effects artist.

He was born in the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte. His father was a foreman for a van and storage company.^[2] From an early age he enjoyed a steady stream of old horror films, as well as magazines like Famous Monsters of Filmland.

At age 14, he submitted a series of illustrations to makeup artist Rick Baker, who promptly hired him. He worked with Baker on various films but his first big solo break was The Howling, where he was called to create an on screen transformation from man to werewolf. This managed to reach the theatres before his mentor's similar scene in An American Werewolf in London.

After begging cinematographer Dean Cundey to introduce him to director John Carpenter, Bottin was hired by Carpenter to create the special makeup effects for his 1980 film The Fog.^[3] Additionally, Bottin provided the physical makeup effects and had a small part in the film as Captain Blake.

From there, Bottin's reputation grew when he again worked with Carpenter on The Thing. Bottin devoted so much time and energy to The Thing, a full year working seven days a week. He was admitted to a hospital by John Carpenter for exhaustion when the production was complete.^[4]

From The Thing, Bottin worked on such films as RoboCop, Total Recall, Se7en, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Fight Club.

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• Rob Bottin at the Internet Movie Database