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available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Robin R. Bottin
(born April 1, 1959) is an American special makeup effects artist. He
was born in the Los Angeles suburb of El Monte, California. His father
was a foreman for a van and storage company. From an early age he
enjoyed a steady stream of old horror films, as well as magazines like
Famous Monsters of Filmland. At age 14, he submitted a series of
illustrations to makeup artist Rick Baker, who promptly hired him. He
worked with Baker on various films but his first big solo break was The
Howling, where he was called to create an on screen transformation from
man to werewolf. This managed to reach the theatres before his mentor's
similar scene in An American Werewolf in London.
