Matthew W. Mungle
Matthew W. Mungle (born 1956) is an American make-up artist. He has been nominated four times for the Academy Award for Best Makeup, winning (as part of a three-person team) in 1992 for Bram Stoker's Dracula. He has also received 26 Emmy nominations, winning 6.[1]
Mungle is a native of Atoka, Oklahoma, grew up i and studied for two and a half years at Oklahoma State University before moving to Hollywood in 1977. He studied under make-up artist Joe Blasco, then became an instructor at Blasco's school and worked in low-budget horror films[1] before his career moved into larger projects beginning with Edward Scissorhands in 1990.[2] In addition to Dracula, he has also received Oscar nominations for his work on Schindler's List (1993), Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), and Albert Nobbs (2011). In Albert Nobbs he used make-up and prosthetics for actresses Glenn Close and Janet McTeer portrayals of women pretending to be men.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Michael Smith, "Atoka native could win second Oscar in makeup category", Tulsa World, February 24, 2012.
- ^ Robin Rauzi, "The Transformer: Makeup man Matthew Mungle found his calling in Hollywood as a creator of illusions." Los Angeles Times, May 15, 1997.
- ^ Randee Dawn, "Nominees for best makeup", Variety, February 3, 2012.
[edit] External links
- Matthew W. Mungle at IMDB.com
- Official website (W.M. Creations)
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