- Nick Marra's career spans over 25 years in the movie makeup effects industry. His work has been seen in numerous films, television shows and commercials. Some of the more notable films he has been a part of are; Jurassic Park, Terminator 3, Chronicles of Narnia, Ali, and Lake Placid. Nick was born in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, the youngest of 4 siblings to an Italian father and Cuban mother. He discovered early on his love of movies and his artistic ability. At the tender age of 8 he began putting spines on his plastic dinosaur toys to recreate one of his childhood favorites, "Godzilla". By his early teens he was determined to pursue his dream of being a professional makeup FX artist. He moved to California in his mid-twenties and hasn't regretted a thing. A veteran of over 150 movies, Nick's personal works are in the collection of some of Hollywood's brightest lights: Sir Anthony Hopkins, Jim Cameron, Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Robert Rodriguez, and Greg Nicotero, among many others.
- IMDb mini biography by: KJ Marra
- Opened his own company, Nick Marra Studios-NMS, in July 2014 to do private commission art work.
- Is a huge boxing fan and had the pleasure of meeting George Foreman, Sugar Shane Moseley, Lennox Lewis, Ken Norton and James Tony at the premiere of the film, "Ali", starring Will Smith.
- Sculpted the three main characters from "Jaws" for JAWSFEST held at Martha's Vineyard 2012 for Greg Nicotero.
- Doubled for David Naughton in a scene in his first movie, The Sleeping Car.
- Met his childhood idol, Ray Harryhausen, after the screening of Jurassic Park in 1993.
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