WINSTON, Stan 1946(?)–

PERSONAL

Full name, Stanley Winston; born April 7, 1946 (some sources cite 1948), in Richmond, VA; married Karen, c. 1969; children: Matthew "Matt" (an actor), Debbie. Education: Attended University of Virginia. Avocational Interests: Automobiles, motorcycles.

Addresses: Office—Stan Winston Productions, 17216 Saticoy St., P.O. Box 346, Van Nuys, CA 91406. Agent—David Gersh, The Gersh Agency, 232 North Canon Dr., P.O. Box 5617, Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Career: Special effects artist, makeup artist, director, producer, writer, and costume designer. Walt Disney Studios, began career as apprentice to Robert Schiffer until 1972; Digital Domain (visual effects and digital production studio), Los Angeles, founder (with James Cameron and Scott Ross), 1993, and affiliate, 1993–98; Stan Winston Productions, Van Nuys, CA, founder and president, 1997—; Stan Winston Studios, founder and president; SW Digital, president. Creator of special effects and special makeup effects for both commercials and music videos, notably the Mr. Roboto character in an award–winning music video by Styx; best known for his creature designs; also worked as an assistant director and visual effects supervisor. Free Arts for Abused Children, member of the board of directors.

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award (with others), outstanding makeup, 1972, for Gargoyles; Emmy Award (with others), outstanding makeup, 1974, for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman; Emmy Award, outstanding makeup, 1975, for Masquerade; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding individual achievement in children's programming, 1977, for Pinocchio; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding achievement in makeup, 1977, for An Evening with Diana Ross: The Big Event; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding makeup, 1977, for Roots; Saturn Award nomination, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, best makeup, 1979, for The Wiz; Academy Award nomination and Saturn Award nomination, both best makeup, 1982, for Heartbeeps; Saturn Award nomination, best makeup, 1982, for Dead & Buried; Saturn Award, best makeup, 1985, for The Terminator; Academy Award (with others), best visual effects, Saturn Award (with others), best special effects, and Film Award (with others), British Academy of Film and Television Arts, best special visual effects, all 1987, and DVD Exclusive Award nomination, best audio commentary, 2003, all for Aliens; Academy Award nomination (with others), best visual effects, 1988, for Predator; Paris Film Festival Award, best first–time director, 1988, for Pumpkinhead; Academy Award nomination (with Ve Neill), best makeup, 1991, and Film Award nomination, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, best special visual effects, 1992, both for Edward Scissorhands; Academy awards, best visual effects (with others) and best makeup (with Jeff Dawn), Saturn Award, best special effects, and Film Award (with others), British Academy of Film and Television Arts, best special visual effects, all 1992, for Terminator 2: Judgment Day; Saturn Award (with others), best makeup, Academy Award nomination (with others), best makeup, and Film Award nomination (with Neill), British Academy of Film and Television Arts, best makeup, all 1993, for Batman Returns; Academy Award (with others), best visual effects, Saturn Award (with others), best special effects, and Film Award (with others), British Academy of Film and Television Arts, best special effects, all 1994, for Jurassic Park; Film Award nomination (with others), British Academy of Film and Television Arts, best makeup and hair, 1995, for Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles; Academy Award nomination (with others), best visual effects, 1998, for The Lost World: Jurassic Park; Catalonian International Film Festival Award (with Stefen Fangmeier), best special effects, 1998, for Small Soldiers; Saturn Award nominations (both with others), best special effects and best makeup, 2000, for Galaxy Quest; Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award nomination (with Mike Smithson), best special effects makeup for a feature film, 2000, for Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me; received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2001; Saturn Award (with others), best special effects, and Academy Award nomination (with others), best visual effects, both 2002, for Artificial Intelligence: AI; Lifetime Achievement Award, Las Vegas Film Critics Society, 2004.

CREDITS

Film Work; Special Effects Artist and Makeup Artist:

W. C. Fields and Me, Universal, 1976.

Edward Scissorhands, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1990.

Terminator effects production, Terminator 2: Judgment Day (also known as T2, T2—Terminator 2: Judgement Day, T2: Extreme Edition, T2: Ultimate Edition, El Exterminator 2, and Terminator 2—Le jugement dernier), TriStar, 1991.

Special penguin makeup effects, Batman Returns, Warner Bros., 1992.

Vampire makeup, Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (also known as Interview with the Vampire), Warner Bros., 1994.

The Island of Dr. Moreau, New Line Cinema, 1996.

(With John Bruno and James Cameron) Terminator and animatronics effects creator, Terminator 2: 3–D (also known as T2 3–D: Battle across Time and T2: Terminator 2:3–D), 1996.

Animatronic and creature effects, Galaxy Quest, DreamWorks SKG, 1999.

Animatronics designer and robot character designer, Artificial Intelligence: AI (also known as A.I.: Artificial Intelligence), Warner Bros., 2001.

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (also known as T2 and Terminator 3—Rebellion der Maschinen), Warner Bros., 2003.

Wrong Turn, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

Constantine, Warner Bros., 2005.

Film Work; Special Effects Artist:

Creature effects, Parasite, Embassy, 1982.

Prosthetics, White Dog, Paramount, 1982.

Special Terminator creator, The Terminator, Orion, 1984.

Starman transformation, Starman (also known as John Carpenter's Starman), Sony Pictures Releasing, 1984.

Aliens, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1986.

Invaders designer and creator, Invaders from Mars, Cannon, 1986.

Creature effects, Predator, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1987.

Monster designer, The Monster Squad, TriStar, 1987.

Creature designer, Leviathan, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 1989.

Creature creator, Predator 2, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1990.

Live action dinosaur designer, Jurassic Park, Universal, 1993.

Gorilla special effects, Congo, Paramount, 1995.

Ripper designer, Tank Girl, United Artists, 1995.

Creatures effects, The Relic (also known as Das Relikt), Paramount, 1996.

Live and animatronic effects, The Ghost and the Darkness, Paramount, 1996.

Animatronic creature design and effects, Mouse Hunt (also known as Mousechase), DreamWorks SKG, 1997.

Live action dinosaur designer, The Lost World: Jurassic Park (also known as The Lost World), Universal, 1997.

Paulie, DreamWorks SKG, 1998.

Animatronic design and effects, Small Soldiers, Dream-Works SKG, 1998.

Creature designer, End of Days, MCA/Universal, 1999.

Creature effects, Lake Placid (also known as Lac Placid), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1999.

Special animatronic effects, Inspector Gadget, Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 1999.

Special character effects, Instinct, Buena Vista, 1999.

Live action dinosaur designer, Jurassic Park III (also known as JP3), Universal, 2001.

Tooth fairy designer, Darkness Falls (also known as Don't Peek, The Ghost of Matilda Dixon, Tooth Fairy, and The Tooth Fairy: The Ghost of Matilda Dixon), Columbia, 2003.

Film Makeup Artist:

The Bat People (also known as It Lives by Night and It's Alive), 1974.

The Man in the Glass Booth, American Film Theatre, 1975.

Dr. Black, Mr. Hyde (also known as Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde, Dr. Black and Mr. White, and The Watts Monster), 1976.

Dracula's Dog (also known as Zoltan, Hound of Dracula), Crown International, 1977.

Mansion of the Doomed (also known as Eyes, Eyes of Dr. Chaney, House of Blood, Massacre Mansion, and The Terror of Dr. Chaney), Group 1 International, 1977.

The Wiz, Universal, 1978.

The Exterminator, Avco–Embassy, 1980.

Dead & Buried, Avco–Embassy, 1981.

Heartbeeps, Universal, 1981.

The Entity, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1982.

The Thing (also known as John Carpenter's The Thing), Universal, 1982.

The Adventures of a Gnome Named Gnorm (also known as A Gnome Named Gnorm and Upworld), PolyGram Video, 1992.

Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, New Line Cinema, 1999.

Pearl Harbor (also known as Pearl Harbour), Buena Vista, 2001.

Planet of the Apes (also known as The Visitor), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2001.

Film Director:

Pumpkinhead (also known as Vengeance: The Demon), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1988.

The Adventures of a Gnome Named Gnorm (also known as A Gnome Named Gnorm and Upworld), PolyGram Video, 1992.

Michael Jackson's "Ghosts" (short film; also known as Ghosts), Sony, 1996.

(With John Bruno and James Cameron) Terminator 2: 3–D (also known as T2 3–D: Battle across Time and T2: Terminator 2:3–D), 1996.

Film Producer:

Michael Jackson's "Ghosts" (short film; also known as Ghosts), Sony, 1996.

Wrong Turn, Twentieth Century–Fox, 2003.

(With others) Me and My Monster, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2005.

Film Work; Other:

Special makeup consultant, The Hand, 1981.

Second unit director, Congo, Paramount, 1995.

Costume designer, The Relic (also known as Das Relikt), Paramount, 1996.

Creature effects supervisor, End of Days, MCA/Universal, 1999.

Special effects director, Big Fish, Columbia, 2003.

Film Appearances:

Himself in closing credits, Michael Jackson's "Ghosts" (short film; also known as Ghosts), Sony, 1996.

Television Work; Series:

Makeup artist, Masquerade Party, syndicated, 1974.

Special effects artist, Manimal, NBC, 1983.

Television Work; Miniseries:

Makeup artist, Roots, ABC, 1977.

Special creature effects artist, Creature (also known as Peter Benchley's Creature), ABC, 1998.

Television Producer; Movies:

The Day the World Ended, HBO, 2001.

Earth vs. the Spider, Cinemax, 2001.

How to Make a Monster, HBO, 2001.

Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (also known as She Creature), HBO, 2001.

(Uncredited) Teenage Caveman, Cinemax, 2002.

Television Makeup Artist; Movies:

Gargoyle makeup, Gargoyles (also known as The New CBS Tuesday Night Movies), CBS, 1972.

The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman, CBS, 1974.

Unwed Father, ABC, 1974.

The Two Worlds of Jennie Logan, 1979.

Phantom of the Opera, 1983.

Chiller, 1985.

Television Special Effects Artist; Movies:

Seizure: The Story of Kathy Morris, 1980.

The Day the World Ended, HBO, 2001.

Earth vs. the Spider, Cinemax, 2001.

How to Make a Monster, HBO, 2001.

Mermaid Chronicles Part 1: She Creature (also known as She Creature), HBO, 2001.

Teenage Caveman, Cinemax, 2002.

Television Work; Specials:

Makeup artist, Pinocchio, CBS, 1976.

Makeup artist, "An Evening with Diana Ross," The Big Event (also known as An Evening with Diana Ross: The Big Event), NBC, 1977.

Costume designer for Wookie family, The Star Wars Holiday Special, 1978.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Detective Nick, A Pocket for Corduroy, 1986.

The Making of "Alien 3," 1992.

The Making of "Terminator 2: Judgment Day," 1992.

The 12 Most Fascinating People of 1993, ABC, 1993.

The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic, ABC, 1994.

(Uncredited) Alien Autopsy: Fact or Fiction?, 1995.

Hollywood Halloween, 1997.

Ray Harryhausen: Working with Dinosaurs, 1999.

The Making of "Terminator 2: 3–D," 2000.

AFI's 100 years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart–Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001.

Inside "Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines," Sci–Fi Channel, 2003.

Television Work; Episodic:

Makeup artist, "Go to the Head of the Class," Amazing Stories, NBC, 1986.

Television Work; Pilots:

Makeup supervisor, Get Christie Love!, ABC, 1974.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Guest, "Hollywood's Robots," Movie Magic, The Discovery Channel, 1997.

RECORDINGS

Videos:

Designer of Mr. Roboto, Kilroy Was Here (also known as Caught in the Act), 1983.

T2: More than Meets the Eye, 1993.

The Making of "Jurassic Park," 1995.

The Making of "Lost World," 1997.

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape (also known as John Carpenter's The Thing: Terror Takes Shape), 1998.

Beyond Jurassic Park, Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

The Dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park III" (also known as The New Dinosaurs of "Jurassic Park III"), Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of "Predator," Twentieth Century–Fox Home Entertainment, 2001.

The Making of "Jurassic Park III," Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

Other Voices: Creating "The Terminator," Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer Home Entertainment, 2001.

The Special Effects of "Jurassic Park III," Universal Studios Home Video, 2001.

AI: A Portrait of Gigolo Joe, 2002.

The Robots of "AI," 2002.

Eliza Dushku: Babe in the Woods, Twentieth Century–Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

Fresh Meat: The Wounds of "Wrong Turn," Twentieth Century–Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

Stan Winston: Monster Mogul, Twentieth Century–Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

Stan Winston's Dead & Buried EFX, Blue Underground, 2003.

Superior Firepower: The Making of "Aliens," Twentieth Century–Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

Music Videos:

Designer of Mr. Roboto character, "Mr. Roboto," by Styx, 1983.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

(Story) Pumpkinhead (also known as Vengeance: The Demon), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1988.

Michael Jackson's "Ghosts" (short film; also known as Ghosts), Sony, 1996.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Movieline, November, 1994.

Starlog, September, 1995; July, 1997.

Electronic:

Stan Winston Official Site,http://www.stanwinstonstudio.com, July 4, 2004.