Greg Cannom, Oscar-Winning Makeup Innovator Who Turned Brad Pitt Into Benjamin Button, Dies at 73

Greg Cannom Oscar-winning ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ & ‘Vice’ prosthetic makeup artist dies at 73

At the age of 73, Greg Cannom, a makeup and prosthetics artist who won four Academy Awards and was responsible for the creation of great films such as Dracula, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Vice, passed away. In 2005 that he was awarded a joint Academy Award for Technical Achievement with […]

ThePatriotLight - Greg Cannom Oscar-winning ‘Mrs. Doubtfire’ & ‘Vice’ prosthetic makeup artist dies at 73

ThePatriotLight - At the age of 73, Greg Cannom, a makeup and prosthetics artist who won four Academy Awards and was responsible for the creation of great films such as Dracula, Mrs. Doubtfire, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, and Vice, passed away. In 2005 that he was awarded a joint Academy Award for Technical Achievement with the sculpture artist Wesley Wofford for "the development of their special modified silicone material for makeup ap…

Greg Cannom, Oscar-winning Makeup Innovator Who Turned Brad Pitt Into Benjamin Button, Dies at 73

Greg Cannom, a five-time Oscar-winning makeup and prosthetics artist celebrated for the incredible transformations of Robin Williams in “Mrs. Doubtfire” (1993) and Brad Pitt in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008), died on May 3 at the age of 73.  Cannom’s death was announced by his former mentor and longtime collaborator Rick Baker. The two famously worked together on several projects, including Michael Jackson’s 1982 “Thriller” music v…

Greg Cannom, Who Made Brad Pitt Old and Marlon Wayans White, Dies at 73

He won five Oscars as a makeup artist on movies in which characters transformed, like “Mrs. Doubtfire,” “White Chicks” and many more.