Robert J. Haddy II is a special effects artist and airbrush dealer. He is best known as a contestant on

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of Syfy's reality television game show, '' Face Off'' in which he was a finalist and fan favorite for the season. He returned as a veteran contestant on

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of ''Face Off'', but was eliminated in episode 5.

Biography

Haddy is a native of

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, and is a graduate of Capital High School. He attended several colleges, including

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(now University),

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, the Joe Blasco Make-Up Center in

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, and

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. While at the Joe Blasco Make-Up Center, Haddy worked for Alterian Studios under

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, which allowed him to work on films such as '' Batman & Robin'', ''

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'', and ''

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''. Haddy later returned to Charleston to Capital High School, where he taught television production, writing and performance for the camera, special effects, web and app design, and filmmaking. He also wrote and designed the curriculum.

''Face Off''

After the first season of Syfy's reality television game show '' Face Off'', Haddy auditioned for

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in 2011. Winning the final spot on the show after competing against two other potential contestants, he finished as one of the runners-up. Soon afterward, Haddy left teaching to work full-time as a special-effects artist while running an e-commerce site selling airbrush equipment, including his own Shadow line of brushes. Haddy returned for ''Face Off'' season 5 as one of eight veterans competing against eight rookies. He was eliminated in episode 5 where the contestants had to create a Mother-Nature inspired goddess with attributes of their own mothers.

References

External links

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Haddy, RJ Living people Participants in American reality television series Year of birth missing (living people) Face Off (TV series) American make-up artists UCLA Extension alumni West Virginia State University alumni Santa Monica College alumni Educators from West Virginia