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Michael Shawn McCracken

  • Make-up Department
  • Special Effects
  • Actor
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Michael Shawn McCracken is known for Deep Blue Sea (1999), Congo (1995) and Cloud Atlas (2012).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Saffron Burrows in Deep Blue Sea (1999)
    Deep Blue Sea
    5.9
    • Makeup Department(as Michael McCracken Jr.)
    • 1999
    Congo (1995)
    Congo
    5.3
    • Makeup Department(as Michael McCracken Jr.)
    • 1995
    Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Cloud Atlas
    7.4
    • Makeup Department
    • 2012
    Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terrence Howard, Mireille Enos, Joe Manganiello, Olivia Williams, and Sam Worthington in Sabotage (2014)
    Sabotage
    5.7
    • Makeup Department
    • 2014

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    Makeup Department

    • Pierce Brosnan, Aldis Hodge, Dwayne Johnson, Sarah Shahi, and Noah Centineo in Black Adam (2022)
      Black Adam
      6.1
      • pharaoh prosthetics (uncredited)
      • 2022
    • Don Cheadle, May Nivola, Greta Gerwig, Adam Driver, and Raffey Cassidy in White Noise (2022)
      White Noise
      5.7
      • prosthetic and masks supplier (as Michael S. McCracken)
      • 2022
    • Voyage of Time: Life's Journey (2016)
      Voyage of Time: Life's Journey
      6.5
      • lead prosthetic sculptor
      • prosthetic design and application
      • 2016
    • The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth - Dance Battle (2015)
      The Hobbit: Kingdoms of Middle-earth - Dance Battle
      6.4
      Short
      • key makeup artist
      • 2015
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger, Terrence Howard, Mireille Enos, Joe Manganiello, Olivia Williams, and Sam Worthington in Sabotage (2014)
      Sabotage
      5.7
      • key special makeup effects studio technician
      • 2014
    • Robert De Niro and Sylvester Stallone in Grudge Match (2013)
      Grudge Match
      6.4
      • prosthetic key sculptor (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Super Clyde (2013)
      Super Clyde
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • lead prosthetic sculptor
      • 2013
    • Forest Whitaker in The Butler (2013)
      The Butler
      7.2
      • prosthetic key sculptor (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Behind the Candelabra (2013)
      Behind the Candelabra
      7.0
      • prosthetic sculptor (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Ashton Kutcher in Jobs (2013)
      Jobs
      6.0
      • lead prosthetic sculptor (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Tom Hanks, Susan Sarandon, Hugh Grant, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent, Bae Doona, Jim Sturgess, and Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas (2012)
      Cloud Atlas
      7.4
      • life casting
      • 2012
    • Matthew McConaughey in Mud (2012)
      Mud
      7.4
      • special makeup lab work (as Mike McCracken)
      • 2012
    • Cameron Diaz, Jennifer Lopez, Dennis Quaid, Chris Rock, Elizabeth Banks, Anna Kendrick, Rodrigo Santoro, Ben Falcone, Matthew Morrison, Chace Crawford, and Brooklyn Decker in What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
      What to Expect When You're Expecting
      5.7
      • special makeup effects sculptor
      • 2012
    • Creepy (2012)
      Creepy
      Video
      • makeup artist: Team Creepy
      • 2012
    • Zooey Deschanel, Max Greenfield, Damon Wayans Jr., Hannah Simone, Lamorne Morris, and Jake Johnson in New Girl (2011)
      New Girl
      7.8
      TV Series
      • lead prosthetic sculptor
      • makeup effects sculptor (uncredited, uncredited)
      • 2012

    Special Effects

    • Beyoncé in Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé (2023)
      Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé
      8.6
      • special effects supervisor
      • 2023
    • Los gringos (1999)
      Los gringos
      6.9
      Short
      • mold maker
      • 1999
    • The Kindred (1987)
      The Kindred
      5.7
      • special creatures assistant
      • 1987
    • Silver Bullet (1985)
      Silver Bullet
      6.4
      • special effects makeup artist (as Michael McCracken Jr.)
      • 1985
    • Robert Urich, Mary Crosby, Michael D. Roberts, and Bruce Vilanch in The Ice Pirates (1984)
      The Ice Pirates
      5.6
      • robot designer
      • robot manufacturer
      • 1984
    • Melody Anderson, Simon MacCorkindale, and Reni Santoni in Manimal (1983)
      Manimal
      6.5
      TV Series
      • creator: snake transformations
      • 1983

    Actor

    • Mayim Bialik, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Jim Parsons, Melissa Rauch, and Kunal Nayyar in The Big Bang Theory (2007)
      The Big Bang Theory
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Gorn (uncredited)
      • 2010
    • Vinnie Jones in The Midnight Meat Train (2008)
      The Midnight Meat Train
      6.0
      • Father #1 (as Michael McCracken)
      • 2008
    • Sam Elliott, Teri Garr, and Thomas Haden Church in Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert (1993)
      Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Tournament Player (as Mike McCracken)
      • 1993
    • Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)
      Tales of the Gold Monkey
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Monkey (uncredited)
      • 1982

    Puppetry

    • Diane Lane in Untraceable (2008)
      Untraceable
      6.2
      • puppeteer (as M<lt>chael S. McCracken)
      • 2008
    • Crispin Glover, Carmen Electra, Jennifer Coolidge, Tony Cox, Darrell Hammond, Danny Jacobs, Héctor Jiménez, Kevin McDonald, Kal Penn, Jim Piddock, Adam Campbell, Jareb Dauplaise, and Alla Petrou in Epic Movie (2007)
      Epic Movie
      2.5
      • puppeteer (as Michael McCracken)
      • 2007
    • Arnold Schwarzenegger and Kristanna Loken in Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003)
      Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
      6.3
      • puppeteer
      • 2003

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      • Michael McCracken Jr.

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