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Crist Ballas is a makeup artist, producer and actor who has worked on Star Trek, Collateral Damage and The Soviet Sleep Experiment. He has won an Emmy and an Oscar for his makeup skills and has a passion for the classic Universal monsters.
- January 1, 1
- Make-Up Department, Producer, Actor
- St. Paul, Minnesota, USA
- Crist Ballas
Metamorphosis owner Crist Ballas, has been a dedicated professional in the makeup and film industry for over thirty years. In addition to his technical and artistic expertise, he cultivates a...
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A Film By Ben Kohler, Jeremy Pastir, and Matt BrinzaCrist Ballas - Master of Make-up
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Crist Ballas (born 11 August 1965; age 58) is a special make-up effects artist who worked on Star Trek as part of the Proteus Make-up FX Team. Hailing from (and currently residing in) St. Paul, Minnesota, Ballas specializes in natural, realistic make-up effects. He owns and operates Metamorphosis, a full-service make-up shop and studio.
For Star Trek, Ballas worked on the character Keenser, portrayed by Deep Roy, and a Talosian who was ultimately deleted from the final movie.
Ballas spent four years as a make-up artist on the cult television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 and supplied make-up effects for the 1996 feature film spin-off of that show. He also worked on five films starring Arnold Schwarzenegger: Jingle All the Way, Batman & Robin, End of Days, The 6th Day, and Collateral Damage.
His other film credits include The 13th Warrior, A Simple Plan, Drop Dead Gorgeous (starring Kirstie Alley and Kirsten Dunst), Paramount Pictures' Double Jeopardy (1999, starring Ashley Judd and Bruce Greenwood), Reindeer Games, Sweet Land, and The Warlords. His more recent projects include the action film The Forbidden Kingdom, the Paramount comedy The Love Guru, and the WB reality series Beauty and the Geek.
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Crist Ballas (born 11 August 1965; age 58) is a special make-up effects artist who worked on Star Trek as part of the Proteus Make-up FX Team. Hailing from (and currently residing in) St. Paul, Minnesota, Ballas specializes in natural, realistic make-up effects.
Watch a short film about Oscar award winning make-up artist Crist Ballas, who worked on movies like The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and The Hunger Games. Learn about his career, his passion, and his challenges in this EDU Film Festival production.
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- EDU Film Festival
Crist Ballas. Makeup Department: Star Trek. A childhood passion for the classic Universal monsters, coupled with a love of the fine arts led Crist Ballas toward the rather unconventional study of makeup. After many years of honing his skills, he further refined his make-up techniques under the tutelage of the legendary Dick Smith.
