Award
Special Achievement Academy Award
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Carlo Rambaldi
1925-09-15 – 2012-08-10
Life & Legacy
Carlo Rambaldi (September 15, 1925 – August 10, 2012) was an Italian special effects and makeup effects artist. He was the winner of three Academy Awards: one Special Achievement Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1977 for the 1976 version of King Kong and two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects in 1980 and 1983 for, respectively, Alien (1979) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982). He is most famous for his work in those two last mentioned films, that is for the mechanical head-effects for the creature in Alien and the design of the title character of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. In 2017, he was inducted into the Visual Effects Society Hall of Fame.
Occupation & Career
artist, theatrical make-up, make-up artist
Education
Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Special Achievement Academy Award; Academy Award for Best Visual Effects; David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects · David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement · Special Achievement Academy Award
Education & Institutions
Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna
Verified Legacy Record
Award
Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
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Award
David di Donatello Award for Lifetime Achievement
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Family Child
Vittorio Rambaldi
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Sources & Provenance
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