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Chet Zar

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Chet Zar is known for Darkman (1990), The Rock (1996) and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

    Known for

    Liam Neeson in Darkman (1990)
    Darkman
    6.4
    • Special Effects
    • 1990
    Nicolas Cage, Sean Connery, and Ed Harris in The Rock (1996)
    The Rock
    7.4
    • Makeup Department
    • 1996
    Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman, and Elliot Page in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
    X-Men: The Last Stand
    6.6
    • Makeup Department
    • 2006
    Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black II (2002)
    Men in Black II
    6.2
    • Special Effects
    • 2002

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Jeremy Renner and Gemma Arterton in Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
      Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters
      6.1
      • troll / witch sculptor: Spectral Motion
      • 2013
    • Ron Perlman in Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008)
      Hellboy II: The Golden Army
      7.0
      • key artist: Spectral Motion
      • 2008
    • Eddie Murphy in Norbit (2007)
      Norbit
      4.3
      • sculptor: Cinovation Studios
      • 2007
    • Adam Sandler in Click (2006)
      Click
      6.5
      • prosthetic makeup sculptor: Cinovation Studios
      • 2006
    • Famke Janssen, Halle Berry, Kelsey Grammer, Anna Paquin, Patrick Stewart, Ben Foster, James Marsden, Hugh Jackman, and Elliot Page in X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
      X-Men: The Last Stand
      6.6
      • conceptual illustrator: Spectral Motion, Inc.
      • 2006
    • Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, and Ioan Gruffudd in Fantastic Four (2005)
      Fantastic Four
      5.7
      • sculptor
      • 2005
    • Kelly Stables in The Ring Two (2005)
      The Ring Two
      5.4
      • sculpture: Cinovation Studios
      • 2005
    • Christina Ricci in Cursed (2005)
      Cursed
      5.1
      • designer / sculptor: Cinovation
      • 2005
    • John Hurt, Ron Perlman, Selma Blair, Ladislav Beran, Doug Jones, Karel Roden, Brian Steele, and Rupert Evans in Hellboy (2004)
      Hellboy
      6.9
      • sculptor: Cinovation (uncredited)
      • 2004
    • The Haunted Mansion (2003)
      The Haunted Mansion
      5.3
      • sculptor & designer: Cinovation
      • 2003
    • Planet of the Apes (2001)
      Planet of the Apes
      5.7
      • designer & sculptor: Cinovation Studios
      • 2001
    • Tool: Schism (2001)
      Tool: Schism
      8.5
      Music Video
      • prosthetic makeup designer (uncredited)
      • 2001
    • Tool: Salival (2000)
      Tool: Salival
      9.3
      Video
      • makeup artist: video "Stinkfist"
      • 2000
    • Stir of Echoes (1999)
      Stir of Echoes
      6.9
      • makeup effects crew
      • 1999
    • Sarah Polley, Katie Holmes, and Timothy Olyphant in Go (1999)
      Go
      7.2
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 1999

    Special Effects

    • Nothing Left to Fear (2013)
      Nothing Left to Fear
      4.4
      • design effects
      • 2013
    • Kasia Kowalczyk in One Missed Call (2008)
      One Missed Call
      4.1
      • art supervisor: Mike Elizalde's Spectral Motion
      • 2008
    • The Cave (2005)
      The Cave
      5.2
      • sculptor: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs
      • 2005
    • The Ring (2002)
      The Ring
      7.1
      • design & sculpture: Cinovation Studios
      • 2002
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black II (2002)
      Men in Black II
      6.2
      • project supervisor: Cinovation
      • 2002
    • Warriors of Virtue (1997)
      Warriors of Virtue
      4.8
      • cosmetic supervisor: Alterian Studios
      • 1997
    • Cabin Boy (1994)
      Cabin Boy
      5.4
      • animatronic puppets: Alterian Studios, Inc.
      • 1994
    • Ted Marcoux in Ghost in the Machine (1993)
      Ghost in the Machine
      4.7
      • special effects makeup: Alterian Studios
      • 1993
    • Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
      Mom and Dad Save the World
      5.4
      • painter: Alterian Studios (uncredited)
      • 1992
    • The Willies (1990)
      The Willies
      5.2
      Video
      • creature effects: Alterian Studios
      • 1990
    • Liam Neeson in Darkman (1990)
      Darkman
      6.4
      • key sculptor: makeup effects unit
      • painter: makeup effects unit
      • 1990
    • Cellar Dweller (1987)
      Cellar Dweller
      5.1
      • lab technician: Mechanical & Makeup Imageries
      • makeup artist: Rome, Mechanical & Makeup Imageries
      • 1987

    Puppetry

    • BD Wong, Joseph Ashton, Gary LeRoi Gray, Carl Michael Lindner, Scarlett Pomers, and Travis Tedford in Slappy and the Stinkers (1998)
      Slappy and the Stinkers
      5.1
      • puppeteer
      • 1998
    • Warriors of Virtue (1997)
      Warriors of Virtue
      4.8
      • animatronic puppeteer
      • 1997
    • Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (1995)
      Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
      6.4
      • puppeteer
      • 1995
    • Raging Angels (1995)
      Raging Angels
      3.3
      Video
      • puppeteer
      • 1995
    • Cabin Boy (1994)
      Cabin Boy
      5.4
      • puppeteer
      • 1994
    • Bobcat Goldthwait, Mr. T, Randy Quaid, Tim Burns, John Hawkes, Jeff Kahn, Karyn Malchus, Derek McGrath, Michael Stoyanov, Megan Ward, Alex Winter, and Alex Zuckerman in Freaked (1993)
      Freaked
      6.4
      • puppeteer
      • 1993
    • Hoomania (1985)
      Hoomania
      6.2
      Video
      • puppet construction
      • 1985

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    I Like to Paint Monsters
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    I Like to Paint Monsters

    Personal details

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    • Other works
      Contributed to Francesco Borseti's book "It Came from the 80s!" Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co. (2016) ISBN-10: 1476666040, ISBN-13: 978-1476666044

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