Leonard Engelman
Leonard Engelman | |
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| Born | Leonard Alex Engelman May 9, 1941 |
| Died | August 1, 2024 (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Make-up artist |
Leonard Alex Engelman (May 9, 1941 – August 1, 2024) was an American make-up artist. He worked on the films Cat People (1982), Ghostbusters (1984), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Rocky IV (1985), and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), and the television shows Cagney & Lacey (1982) and The Shield (2004–2005).
Engelman was Cher's personal make-up artist, and he worked with her on the films Moonstruck (1987) and Tea with Mussolini (1999), as well as photo shoots. He served as a vice president and board member for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Make-Up: one in 1972 for the episode "Pickman's Model" of Night Gallery and one in 2001 for Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards.[1]
Engelman died at Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, on August 1, 2024, at the age of 83.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Make-Up Artist Leonard Engelman, Hair Stylist Barbara Lorenz Tapped for Lifetime Achievement Awards". Variety. November 16, 2016. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Leonard Engelman, Makeup Artist on 'Rocky IV,' 'Moonstruck' and Much More, Dies at 83". The Hollywood Reporter. August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
- ^ "Leonard Engelman Dies: Emmy Nominated, Lifetime Achievement Award-Winning Makeup Artist Was 83". Deadline. August 3, 2024. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
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