- Trefor Proud was born in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe and has since lived in South Africa, England and is now a citizen of the USA. As a child he was fascinated by old time Hollywood and spent as much time as he could in the local movie houses....he was always fascinated by the power of transformation that was achieved by makeup. His career began in the theatre in Cape Town, and continued in London. From there he changed direction into television and then finally achieved his dream of working in film...he has always approached his craft seriously and made sure he was trained by the top makeup artists and learned as much as he could from them....he has achieved great heights in his career...winning an Oscar, two Emmys and several other awards, also one Emmy nomination etc.
- IMDb mini biography by: Trefor Proud
- The first Zimbabwean to win an Academy Award.
- Was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science in June 2011.
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