Steve La Porte is a makeup artist. He won at the
61st Academy Awards
The 61st Academy Awards ceremony, organized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 1988 and took place on Wednesday, March 29, 1989, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 6:00&nbs ...
in the category of
Best Makeup for his work on ''
Beetlejuice
''Beetlejuice'' is a 1988 American Gothic film, gothic dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell (author), Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson (sc ...
''. He shared his Oscar with
Ve Neill
Ve Neill (born Mary Flores; 1951) is an American makeup artist. She has won three Academy Awards, for the films ''Beetlejuice'', '' Mrs. Doubtfire'' and ''Ed Wood''. She has been nominated for eight Oscars in total.
Early life
Neill recounts ...
and
Robert Short.
He is also known for his work on TV, for shows such as ''
LOST'' and ''
The X-Files
''The X-Files'' is an American science fiction on television, science fiction drama (film and television), drama television series created by Chris Carter (screenwriter), Chris Carter. The original series aired from September 10, 1993, to Ma ...
''.
He has worked on over 80 films and TV shows since his start in 1980.
References
External links
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Best Makeup Academy Award winners
Living people
Artists from Oklahoma City
Year of birth missing (living people)
American make-up artists
Primetime Emmy Award winners
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