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Dave Elsey worked on Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith as the creature shop Makeup fX designer. He received an Oscar Nomination for his work on the movie. Revenge of the Sith is the only Star Wars movie ever to be nominated for an Academy Award in this category. Elsey has since won an Oscar with Original Star Wars trilogy makeup artist Rick Baker for their work on the Wolfman.

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  • Dave Elsey
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  • Dave Elsey worked on Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith as the creature shop Makeup fX designer. He received an Oscar Nomination for his work on the movie. Revenge of the Sith is the only Star Wars movie ever to be nominated for an Academy Award in this category. Elsey has since won an Oscar with Original Star Wars trilogy makeup artist Rick Baker for their work on the Wolfman.
  • Dave Elsey is a British makeup artist. From creating fantastical creatures in the television series "Farscape", to Universal Studio’s The Wolfman (2010), Creature FX Designer Dave Elsey has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to create memorable characters using make up and animatronics for the last twenty-four years.
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  • For his work on the remake of The Wolfman, Elsey shared an Oscar with famed effects make-up designer Rick Baker in 2011, for Best Achievement in Makeup. Before Farscape, Elsey's early work included a stint as animatronic technician on Little Shop of Horrors (with many past and future Henson employees), work on the lead monsters in Candyman and Hellraiser, senior makeup effects (and a cameo as a zombio) on Waxwork, and creating aliens for Alien 3. He did special makeup effects on both Mission: Impossible and its immediate sequel and was creative supervisor for the new aliens in Star Wars Episode III: Attack of the Sith. He supervised the makeup for Beast in X-Men: First Class and was makeup and hair designer for Ian McKellen as Mr. Holmes.
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  • London, England, UK
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  • Makeup
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  • Dave Elsey
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  • Elsey at the 83rd Academy Awards
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  • Star Wars Episode III Creature shop supervisor
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  • For his work on the remake of The Wolfman, Elsey shared an Oscar with famed effects make-up designer Rick Baker in 2011, for Best Achievement in Makeup. Before Farscape, Elsey's early work included a stint as animatronic technician on Little Shop of Horrors (with many past and future Henson employees), work on the lead monsters in Candyman and Hellraiser, senior makeup effects (and a cameo as a zombio) on Waxwork, and creating aliens for Alien 3. He did special makeup effects on both Mission: Impossible and its immediate sequel and was creative supervisor for the new aliens in Star Wars Episode III: Attack of the Sith. He supervised the makeup for Beast in X-Men: First Class and was makeup and hair designer for Ian McKellen as Mr. Holmes. Elsey's wife, Lou Elsey, worked with him on Farscape and Where the Wild Things Are.
  • Dave Elsey worked on Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith as the creature shop Makeup fX designer. He received an Oscar Nomination for his work on the movie. Revenge of the Sith is the only Star Wars movie ever to be nominated for an Academy Award in this category. Elsey has since won an Oscar with Original Star Wars trilogy makeup artist Rick Baker for their work on the Wolfman.
  • Dave Elsey is a British makeup artist. From creating fantastical creatures in the television series "Farscape", to Universal Studio’s The Wolfman (2010), Creature FX Designer Dave Elsey has demonstrated an extraordinary ability to create memorable characters using make up and animatronics for the last twenty-four years.
  • __NOEDITSECTION__ Image:Information-silk.png|Character Template rect 0 0 20 20 Staff Template desc none Dave Elsey Real Name Unknown First publication Unknown
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