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Joe Podnar

  • Make-up Department
  • Special Effects
  • Art Department
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Joe Podnar is known for Star Trek: Insurrection (1998), Star Trek: First Contact (1996) and Star Trek: Nemesis (2002).
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    • Nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys
      • 6 nominations total

    Known for

    F. Murray Abraham in Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
    Star Trek: Insurrection
    6.4
    • Makeup Department
    • 1998
    Alice Krige, Brent Spiner, and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
    Star Trek: First Contact
    7.6
    • Makeup Department
    • 1996
    Brent Spiner, Patrick Stewart, and Tom Hardy in Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
    Star Trek: Nemesis
    6.4
    • Makeup Department
    • 2002
    Tony Gardner, David Koechner, Sarah Dumont, and Tye Sheridan in Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
    Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
    6.3
    • Makeup Department
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Kat Dennings and Beth Behrs in 2 Broke Girls (2011)
      2 Broke Girls
      6.7
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
      • 2017
    • Westworld (2016)
      Westworld
      8.4
      TV Series
      • additional makeup artist
      • 2016
    • Nicholas Braun, Vanessa Hudgens, Josh Fadem, and Mackenzie Davis in Freaks of Nature (2015)
      Freaks of Nature
      5.9
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2015
    • Tony Gardner, David Koechner, Sarah Dumont, and Tye Sheridan in Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015)
      Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse
      6.3
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2015
    • Malcolm McDowell, Armand Assante, Elaine Hendrix, Anna Akana, and Sydney Endicott in Kids vs Monsters (2015)
      Kids vs Monsters
      3.4
      • makeup artist
      • 2015
    • Connor Berry, Jet Jurgensmeyer, Eden Wood, Jenna Ortega, Camden Gray, Isaiah Fredericks, Drew Justice, and Jules in The Little Rascals Save the Day (2014)
      The Little Rascals Save the Day
      5.2
      Video
      • makeup artist
      • 2014
    • Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)
      Oz the Great and Powerful
      6.3
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2013
    • Aaron Toney in Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
      Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter
      5.9
      • special fx makeup artist
      • 2012
    • Prom (2011)
      Prom
      5.4
      • makeup artist
      • 2011
    • StarStruck (2010)
      StarStruck
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • makeup artist
      • 2010
    • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett, Shia LaBeouf, and Ray Winstone in Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
      Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
      6.2
      • makeup artist (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Vinnie Jones in The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
      The Midnight Meat Train
      6.0
      • special prosthetic makeup artist: W.M. Creations
      • 2008
    • Tim Allen and Martin Short in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)
      The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
      4.9
      • makeup artist: elves
      • 2006
    • Rick Cramer in Venom (2005)
      Venom
      4.7
      • special makeup effects artist: Los Angeles
      • 2005
    • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom, and Keira Knightley in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
      8.1
      • makeup artist
      • 2003

    Special Effects

    • Kurt Russell, Matthew Fox, Richard Jenkins, and Patrick Wilson in Bone Tomahawk (2015)
      Bone Tomahawk
      7.1
      • special effects makeup artist
      • 2015
    • Kung Fu Rascals (1992)
      Kung Fu Rascals
      6.0
      • animatronic snake
      • 1992
    • Ghoulies Go to College (1991)
      Ghoulies Go to College
      4.1
      Video
      • location ghoulie operator
      • 1991
    • Bryan Brown and Brian Dennehy in F/X2 (1991)
      F/X2
      5.9
      • cyborg & prop technician: All Effects Company
      • 1991
    • Tracy Scoggins and Marc Singer in Watchers II (1990)
      Watchers II
      4.6
      • special effects makeup (as Joe Podner)
      • 1990
    • Jeffrey Combs and Kathleen Kinmont in Bride of Re-Animator (1990)
      Bride of Re-Animator
      6.2
      • lab technician and makeup assistant: Magical Media Industries Inc.
      • 1990
    • A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master (1988)
      A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master
      5.6
      • moldmaker: Magical Media Industries, Inc.
      • 1988
    • The Unnamable (1988)
      The Unnamable
      4.8
      • creature effects crew: Art & Magic
      • 1988
    • Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988)
      Friday the 13th: The New Blood
      5.2
      • laboratory technician: special makeup effects unit
      • 1988
    • Mackenzie Astin, Bobby Bell, Arturo Gil, Larry Green, Susan Rossitto, and Kevin Thompson in The Garbage Pail Kids Movie (1987)
      The Garbage Pail Kids Movie
      2.7
      • animatronics assistant: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries Inc.
      • location crew: Mechanical and Makeup Imageries Inc.
      • 1987

    Art Department

    • Screamers (1995)
      Screamers
      6.3
      • screamer construction: Chiodo Bros. Productions Inc.
      • 1995
    • Cellar Dweller (1987)
      Cellar Dweller
      5.1
      • scenic artist
      • 1987

    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Joe Podner

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