Adrien Francis Morot (born 1970 in

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) is a Canadian

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. He won the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar for ''

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'' (sharing the award with Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley), and received an additional nomination in the same category for the film '' Barney's Version'', and has won the Genie Award for Best Makeup twice for his work on ''Barney's Version'' and ''

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''.

Early career

Morot had taken on various artistic interests since he was around five years old. He drew creatures inspired by those from

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; sculpted casts of his friends ''

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'' toys; experimented with

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, and

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to make masks; and was making home movies beginning at the age of twelve. Though originally wanting to get into the film business as a

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, his childhood experiences and a reading of a ''

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'' feature about '' The Thing'' (1982) is what changed his career path to becoming a

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artist. Morot tried to break in when he was seventeen by working as a prop assistant and

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ing for various films made in

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. He quickly grew dissatisfied with being on set and the lack of FX work available in the area. At the age of 20, he went to

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as part of a tour offered by his friend, Jacques. After showing his portfolio to various workers in the effects industry, including

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(a man he first knew about from reading ''Fangoria''), he quickly garnered six job offers.

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* Living people 1970 births Canadian make-up artists Best Makeup Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners Best Makeup Academy Award winners {{Canada-film-bio-stub