Biography

Jamie Kelman is an award-winning makeup artist skilled in all aspects of movie makeup, from running a makeup department to designing & creating a character or special makeup FX prosthetics build, to beauty and corrective styling. Makeup design & creation of custom prosthetics is available through his KELMAN STUDIO www.kelmanstudio.com.

He is of the generation of makeup artists who started as a 'monster-kid'; inspired by monster movies and horror magazines at a very young age when first studying and learning the art and craft of makeup. His formal training began during his high-school years with acceptance to the Advanced Professional Makeup Course, studying under legendary makeup artist Dick Smith, during a boom-time in the late 1980's when movies were chock-full of monsters, prosthetic makeups, and special makeup effects.

Completing his formal education after attending New York University's film school Tisch School of the Arts, Jamie moved to Los Angeles in the mid-90's where first worked in the makeup labs, eventually gaining union status (I.A.T.S.E. Los Angeles Local 706) & transitioning to on-set makeup application work. Mentored, hired and inspired by some legendary artists along the way, and now a member of A.M.P.A.S., Jamie has developed into a highly skilled makeup artist with a busy career, having worked on many varied and successful movies and television shows, along with multiple notable and versatile celebrity character makeup creations and transformations to his credit.

His portfolio is available at: kelmanstudio.com and on Instagram as: @jkelmakeup
- IMDb mini biography by: Jamie Kelman