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Adrien Morot

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Adrien Morot
Born
Adrien Francis Morot

1970 (age 54–55)[1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Occupationmakeup artist
Years active1993-present

Adrien Francis Morot (born 1970 in Montreal) is a Canadian makeup artist. In 2023 he won the Best Makeup and Hairstyling Oscar for The Whale (sharing the award with Judy Chin and Annemarie Bradley),[2] having earlier received an additional nomination in the same category for the film Barney's Version,[3] and he has won the Genie Award for Best Makeup twice for his work on Barney's Version and Cruising Bar 2.

Early career

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Morot had taken on various artistic interests since he was around five years old.[4] He drew creatures inspired by those from monster movies;[4] sculpted casts of his friends Star Wars toys; experimented with plasticine, Styrofoam, and Vaseline to make masks;[5] and was making home movies beginning at the age of twelve.[6] Though originally wanting to get into the film business as a stunt actor, his childhood experiences and a reading of a Fangoria feature about The Thing (1982) is what changed his career path to becoming a visual effects artist.[6]

Morot tried to break in when he was seventeen by working as a prop assistant[6] and storyboarding for various films made in Quebec.[7] He quickly grew dissatisfied with being on set and the lack of FX work available in the area.[6] At the age of 20, he went to Los Angeles as part of a tour offered by his friend, Jacques.[7] After showing his portfolio to various workers in the effects industry, including Tom Savini (a man he first knew about from reading Fangoria), he quickly garnered six job offers.[7]

Personal life

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Selected filmography

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References

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  1. ^ Ahearn, Victoria (26 January 2011). "Montreal makeup artist floored by Oscar nod". The Globe and Mail.
  2. ^ "Tribecan wins Oscar for Best Makeup for "The Whale"". Tribeca Citizen. March 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "The 83rd Academy Awards (2011) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
  4. ^ a b Rowe 1997, p. 29.
  5. ^ Rowe 1997, p. 30.
  6. ^ a b c d Rowe 1997, p. 31.
  7. ^ a b c Rowe 1997, p. 32.

Works cited

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  • Rowe, Michael (May 1997). "The Island of Dr. Morot". Fangoria. No. 162. pp. 28–33.
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