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Robert Kato DeStefan

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  • Special Effects
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
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Robert Kato DeStefan was born on 6 March 1967 in Rockville Centre, New York, USA. He is known for Nope (2022), Star Trek (2009) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014).
BornMarch 6, 1967
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Nope (2022)
    Nope
    6.8
    • Makeup Department(as Kato Destefan)
    • 2022
    Star Trek (2009)
    Star Trek
    7.9
    • Special Effects
    • 2009
    Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldaña, and Dave Bautista in Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)
    Guardians of the Galaxy
    8.0
    • Makeup Department
    • 2014
    Christopher Eccleston, Marlon Wayans, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lee Byung-hun, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Sienna Miller, and Channing Tatum in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
    G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
    5.7
    • Special Effects
    • 2009

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Lake Mead
      • special makeup effects artist
      • Post-production
    • Kiefer Sutherland, Krysten Ritter, and Kiernan Shipka in Stone Cold Fox (2025)
      Stone Cold Fox
      5.0
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2025
    • The Necromancer (2025)
      The Necromancer
      Short
      • makeup artist
      • 2025
    • Crispin Glover, Amy Wright, and Annalisa Cochrane in A Blind Bargain (2025)
      A Blind Bargain
      7.1
      • makeup department head
      • 2025
    • He's Watching You (2024)
      He's Watching You
      4.6
      • additional makeup artist
      • 2024
    • The Knife (2024)
      The Knife
      5.6
      • key makeup artist
      • 2024
    • Luca Luhan, Terrence Little Gardenhigh, Havan Flores, Cooper Barnes, and Dana Heath in Danger Force (2020)
      Danger Force
      4.2
      TV Series
      • makeup artist
      • 2022–2024
    • Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, and Celeste O'Connor in Madame Web (2024)
      Madame Web
      4.1
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2024
    • Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Thaddeus J. Mixson, Genneya Walton, and Madison Thomas in Candy Cane Lane (2023)
      Candy Cane Lane
      5.6
      • makeup artist (as Kato DeStefan)
      • 2023
    • Tim Allen in The Santa Clauses (2022)
      The Santa Clauses
      6.4
      TV Series
      • additional makeup artist
      • 2022
    • Daniel Radcliffe in Weird: The Al Yankovic Story (2022)
      Weird: The Al Yankovic Story
      6.8
      • additional makeup artist
      • 2022
    • Brad Pitt, Hiroyuki Sanada, Michael Shannon, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Joey King, Brian Tyree Henry, Andrew Koji, Zazie Beetz, and Bad Bunny in Bullet Train (2022)
      Bullet Train
      7.3
      • key makeup artist: additional photography (as Kato Destefan)
      • 2022
    • Nope (2022)
      Nope
      6.8
      • makeup artist (as Kato Destefan)
      • 2022
    • Rob Lowe and Gina Torres in 9-1-1: Lone Star (2020)
      9-1-1: Lone Star
      7.3
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2022
    • From Where It Hides (2022)
      From Where It Hides
      6.1
      Short
      • key makeup artist
      • 2022
    • American Auto (2021)
      American Auto
      6.6
      TV Series
      • 3rd makeup artist (uncredited)
      • 2021

    Special Effects

    • Hugh Laurie in House (2004)
      House
      8.7
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup: Lung Tech
      • 2011
    • Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander in Rizzoli & Isles (2010)
      Rizzoli & Isles
      7.7
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup: Autopsy Body Rig
      • 2011
    • Olivia Wilde and Garrett Hedlund in Tron: Legacy (2010)
      Tron: Legacy
      6.8
      • suit painter: Quantum Creation FX
      • 2010
    • The Last Airbender (2010)
      The Last Airbender
      3.9
      • paint dept: Quantum Creation FX
      • 2010
    • James Purefoy in Solomon Kane (2009)
      Solomon Kane
      6.1
      • moldmaker: Tatopoulos Studios (as Robert DeStefan)
      • 2009
    • Christopher Eccleston, Marlon Wayans, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Lee Byung-hun, Rachel Nichols, Ray Park, Sienna Miller, and Channing Tatum in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
      G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
      5.7
      • specialty costume crew
      • 2009
    • Star Trek (2009)
      Star Trek
      7.9
      • specialty costume crew
      • 2009
    • Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Matthew Goode, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Patrick Wilson in Watchmen (2009)
      Watchmen
      7.6
      • body shop technician: Quantum Creation FX, Inc. (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Rhona Mitra in Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)
      Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
      6.5
      • seaming and patching department: Tatopoulos Studios (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Pamela Anderson, Leslie Nielsen, Simon Rex, Drake Bell, Craig Bierko, Regina Hall, and Tracy Morgan in Superhero Movie (2008)
      Superhero Movie
      4.8
      • body shop technician: Frontline Design (uncredited)
      • 2008
    • Will Smith, Kona, and Abbey in I Am Legend (2007)
      I Am Legend
      7.2
      • lab technician: Quantum Creation FX (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • David Koechner in The Comebacks (2007)
      The Comebacks
      4.3
      • fabricator
      • 2007
    • Saving Grace (2007)
      Saving Grace
      7.6
      TV Series
      • fabricator: burned body, Quantum Creation FX (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Laurence Fishburne, Jessica Alba, Michael Chiklis, Chris Evans, Ioan Gruffudd, and Doug Jones in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
      Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
      5.6
      • body shop technician: Dr. Doom (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Ben Stiller in Zoolander (2001)
      Zoolander
      6.5
      • on-set technician: Steve Johnson's XFX (uncredited)
      • 2001

    Costume and Wardrobe Department

    • Limikkin Ranch (2009)
      Limikkin Ranch
      6.6
      Short
      • costume fabricator
      • 2009

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Bob DeStefan
    • Born
      • March 6, 1967
      • Rockville Centre, New York, USA

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