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Ellis Burman Jr.

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Ellis Burman Jr. is known for Star Trek: Voyager (1995), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and The Terminator (1984).
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    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 2 wins & 8 nominations total

    Known for

    Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Jeri Ryan, Roxann Dawson, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Star Trek: Voyager
    7.9
    TV Series
    • Makeup Department
    Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
    Star Trek: First Contact
    7.6
    • Makeup Department(as Sonny Burman)
    • 1996
    Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)
    The Terminator
    8.1
    • Special Effects
    • 1984
    Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart, and Tom Hardy in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
    Star Trek: Nemesis
    6.4
    • Makeup Department(as Ellis Burman)
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart, and Tom Hardy in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
      Star Trek: Nemesis
      6.4
      • makeup artist (as Ellis Burman)
      • 2002
    • Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Connor Trinneer, and Linda Park in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
      Star Trek: Enterprise
      7.6
      TV Series
      • makeup artist (as Ellis Burman)
      • 2001
    • Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Jeri Ryan, Roxann Dawson, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
      Star Trek: Voyager
      7.9
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 2000–2001
    • Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell, Colm Meaney, Nana Visitor, Avery Brooks, Armin Shimerman, Rene Auberjonois, Cirroc Lofton, and Alexander Siddig in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
      Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
      8.1
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 1995–1999
    • F. Murray Abraham in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
      Star Trek: Insurrection
      6.4
      • makeup artist (as Ellis Burman)
      • 1998
    • Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
      Star Trek: First Contact
      7.6
      • makeup artist (as Sonny Burman)
      • 1996
    • Kevin Costner in Waterworld (1995)
      Waterworld
      6.3
      • makeup artist (as Ellis Burman)
      • 1995
    • Morgan Freeman, Dustin Hoffman, and Rene Russo in Outbreak (1995)
      Outbreak
      6.6
      • makeup artist
      • 1995
    • Kevin Bacon, David Strathairn, Meryl Streep, and Joseph Mazzello in The River Wild (1994)
      The River Wild
      6.5
      • assistant makeup artist (as Ellis Burman)
      • 1994
    • Tequila and Bonetti (1992)
      Tequila and Bonetti
      6.4
      TV Series
      • key makeup artist
      • 1992
    • Tom Bosley and Tracy Nelson in Fatal Confession: A Father Dowling Mystery (1987)
      Father Dowling Mysteries
      6.9
      TV Series
      • makeup artist (as Ellis Burman)
      • 1991
    • Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, and Mary Steenburgen in Back to the Future Part III (1990)
      Back to the Future Part III
      7.5
      • additional makeup artist (as Ellis Burman)
      • 1990
    • Alien Nation (1989)
      Alien Nation
      6.9
      TV Series
      • makeup artist (as Sonny Burman)
      • 1990
    • Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future Part II (1989)
      Back to the Future Part II
      7.8
      • makeup artist (as Ellis Berman)
      • 1989
    • Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
      Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
      5.5
      • special makeup artist (as Ellis Burman)
      • 1989

    Special Effects

    • Geena Davis, Jeff Goldblum, Ed Begley Jr., Carol Kane, Joseph Bologna, John Byner, and Teresa Ganzel in Transylvania 6-5000 (1985)
      Transylvania 6-5000
      5.0
      • special effects makeup (as Ellis Burman)
      • 1985
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger in The Terminator (1984)
      The Terminator
      8.1
      • terminator mechanical effects
      • 1984
    • Meg Tilly and David Mason Daniels in One Dark Night (1982)
      One Dark Night
      5.5
      • special effects design (as Ellis Burman)
      • 1982
    • Nastassja Kinski in Cat People (1982)
      Cat People
      6.2
      • animated artifacts creator (as Ellis Burman)
      • 1982
    • Robin Williams, Shelley Duvall, and Wesley Ivan Hurt in Popeye (1980)
      Popeye
      5.4
      • animated artifacts creator: Cosmekinetics (as Ellis Burman)
      • 1980
    • Prophecy (1979)
      Prophecy
      5.6
      • prop manufacturer: artifacts, The Burman's Studio (as Ellis Burman)
      • 1979

    Costume and Wardrobe Department

    • The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
      The Star Wars Holiday Special
      2.2
      TV Movie
      • costumes: "Wookie family"
      • 1978

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Ellis Berman

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Son of Ellis Burman, father of Ellis Burman III, brother of Thomas R. Burman, and uncle of Barney Burman.
    • Nickname
      • Sonny

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