Robert Hall (makeup artist)

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Robert Hall owner of Almost Human Inc, is a special makeup effects artist, film director and musician.

Hall's creatures are celebrated worldwide on mega successful hit shows like Angel, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Firefly. His work will also be showcased in the upcoming theatrical film projects Vacancy, Super Bad, Strange Wilderness, Big Stan, and Killer Pad.

Recently, Hall has marked his writing and directorial feature film debut with the semi-autobiographical drama, Lightning Bug starring Bret Harrison (The Loop) Laura Prepon (That 70's Show), and Hal Sparks (Queer As Folk). The film was a festival hit in 2005 garnering 3 top awards at various festivals and breaking attendance records at the Philadelphia Film Festival. The DVD is available at most video stores and retail chains courtesy of Anchor Bay Entertainment.

Originally Born In Detroit, Hall began his career as a youngster in Alabama, buying makeup and materials at the local Wal-Mart for his friend's Halloween costumes.

In 1996, Hall decided it was time to step out on his own and set up his own studio. With the company's name pulled from the title of a KISS song, Almost Human special effects makeup studio was born. Since its inception Almost Human has become one of the best in creating the industry’s most talked about corpses, body parts, monsters, zombies and demons, as well as alarming and realistic character makeup's.

In the early stages of the company, Hall worked with extremely small budgets on 22 films for Roger Corman's Concorde -New Horizons and considers himself a graduate of the "Roger Corman School of Film".

Hall resides in Los Angeles with his wife actress/model Bobbi Sue Luther. When not working he spends his time writing and recording music, playing bass in the band Zero 1 with Hal Sparks, and he directs music videos for rock bands such as Buckcherry, Manntis, Kevn Kinney (Drivin N Cryin)and In This Moment.

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