"The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Department Head / Special Make-Up Effects

Trigger Street Productions

"Behind The Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Department Head / Special Make-Up Effects

Neverland Films

"The Path Of Evil" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Special Make-Up Effects

Legend Films

"The Ring Two" (imdb)

2nd Unit Make-Up Artist

DreamWorks

"Say Uncle" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Department Head / Key Make-Up Artist

Archer Productions

"The Sisters" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Department Head / Key Make-Up Artist

Persistent Entertainment

"Mean Creek" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Department Head / Key Make-Up Artist

Whitewater Films

"Iowa" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

Full Fathom 5

"What The Bleep Do We Know?" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Department Head / Key Make-Up Artist

Lord of the Wind Films

"The Dust Factory" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

MGM / Bahr Productions

"Raising Flagg" (imdb)

Department Head / Key Make-Up Artist

Rubicon Films

"ZigZag" (imdb)

Make-Up Designer / Special Make-Up Effects

thrive / 22

"Ricochet River" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Department Head / Key Make-Up Artist

Dee Gee Entertainment

"A Day In The Life"

Make-Up & Hair Designer / Character Make-Up Effects

Independent Feature Film

"Dr. Giggles" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Key Make-Up Artist

Universal / Largo Entertainment / Dark Horse Entertainment

"Confessions of a Hit Man" (imdb)

Make-Up Artist

Hemdale Films

"Ironheart" (imdb)

Special Make-Up Effects

Morning Calm Entertainment

"Shredder Orpheus" (imdb)

Special Make-Up Effects

Independent Feature Film

"Small Windows"

Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

Independent Feature Film

"The Year Without A Santa Claus" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Department Head Make-Up

The Wolper Organization / NBC Television

"The Valley Of Light" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Department Head / Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

McGee Street Productions / Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions / CBS Television

"The Diary Of Ellen Rimbauer" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

Mark Carliner Productions / ABC Television / Victor Television Productions

"Mistaken Identity" aka "Switched At Birth" (imdb)

Department Head / Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

CBS Television / Alexander/Enright & Associates

"Where The Truth Lies" (imdb)

Department Head / Key Make-Up Artist

Lifetime / Hearst Entertainment

"Take My Advice: The Ann & Abby Story" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

Lifetime / Hearst Entertainment

"Night Ride Home" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Key Make-Up Artist

CBS Television/ Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions

"Halloweentown" (imdb)

Department Head / Key Make-Up Artist

Disney Channel / Singer White Entertainment

"Love Is Strange" (imdb)

Key Make-Up Artist

Lifetime / Hearst Entertainment

"A Change Of Heart" (imdb)

Key Make-Up Artist

Lifetime / Hearst Entertainment

"Final Justice" (imdb)

Key Make-Up Artist

Lifetime / Hearst Entertainment

"Fifteen and Pregnant" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

Lifetime / Hearst Entertainment

"Dead By Sunset" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

NBC Television / Sony-Tristar Productions / Craig Anderson Productions

"Dancing With Danger" (imdb)

Department Head /  Key Make-Up Artist

USA / Wilshire Court Productions

"Without Warning: Terror In The Towers" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

NBC Television / Wilshire Court Productions

"To My Daughter, With Love" (imdb)

Key Make-Up Artist

NBC Television / Walt Disney Productions

"Fade To Black" (imdb)

Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

USA / Wilshire Court Productions

"Perfect Family" (imdb)

Key Make-Up Artist

USA / Wilshire Court Productions

"Homewrecker" (imdb)

Key Make-Up Artist

USA / Wilshire Court Productions

"Body Language" (imdb)

Key Make-Up Artist

USA / Wilshire Court Productions

"Chrome Soldiers" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

USA / Wilshire Court Productions

"Duplicates" (imdb)

Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

USA / Wilshire Court Productions

"Deadly Game" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Key Make-Up Artist

USA / Wilshire Court Productions

"Child Of Darkness, Child Of Light" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Key Make-Up Artist

USA / Wilshire Court Productions

"Dangerous Pursuit" (imdb)

Key Make-Up Artist

USA / Wilshire Court Productions

"Spy" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

USA / Wilshire Court Productions

"Under Suspicion" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Series Pilot and First Season (20 Episodes)

Department Head / Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

CBS Television / Lakeside Productions

"Medicine Ball" (imdb) (photo gallery)

Series Pilot

Key Make-Up Artist / Special Make-Up Effects

FOX Television / Lakeside Productions

"Smart Gardening"

First Season

Department Head / Key Make-Up Artist

PBS Television / Chambers Productions

"Rescue 911"

(12 Episodes)

Special Make-Up Effects

CBS Television / Arnold Shapiro Productions

"America's Most Wanted"

(4 Episodes)

Special Make-Up Effects

FOX Television / STF Productions

PARTIAL TALENT LIST:

George Clooney	Kirsten Dunst	Roddy McDowall	Sela Ward	Rick Schroder
Heather Locklear	Gary Busey	Annette O'Toole	Lauren Holly	Robby Benson
Cloris Leachman	Cicely Tyson	Ned Beatty	Susan Blakely	Robert Englund
Rebecca De Mornay	Ken Olin	Linda Gray	Linda Purl	Larry Drake
Ellen Burstyn	Holly Marie Combs	Bruce Boxleitner	Timothy Busfield	Yaphet Kotto
Bruce Greenwood	June Lockhart	Marc Singer	Cliff DeYoung	Catherine Hicks
Wendie Malick	Sydney Penny	William Atherton	Peter Onoratti	Anthony Zerbe
Seymour Cassel	Joanna Cassidy	Trevor Morgan	Alan Oppenheimer	Jonelle Allen
Marlee Matlin	Robert Prosky	Lane Smith	Michelle Johnson	Edward Albert
Alan Arkin	Michael Beck	Peter Lawford	Norman Fell	Gregory Harrison
Brendan Fraser	Phyllis Diller	Stanley Kamel	Karen Silas	Phil Casnoff
Keith Carradine	Paul Simon	Jayne Atkinson	Viveca Lindfors	Kim Greist
Jean Smart	Lynne Thigpen	Kate Nelligan	Doug E. Doug	Michael Tucker
David Andrews	Regina King	Jenny Seagrove	Kevin McCarthy	Jensen Daggett
Melissa Gilbert	Hayden Panettiere	Mitch Ryan	Matthew Arkin	Ray Baker
Lisa Brenner	Steven Culp	Carly Shroeder	Ryan Kelly	Clyde Drexler
Rory Culkin	Scott Mechlowicz	Michael McKean	Park Overall	Richard Gilliland
Chris O'Donnell	Jason James Richter	Mickey Jones	Ron Silver	Julie Harris
John Terry	John Savage	Ed Marinaro	Robin Thomas	Judith Hoag
Kathy Najimy	Gabrielle Union	Carl Weathers	Joey Zimmerman	Steven Brand
Justin Long	Armin Shimmerman	Tsai Chin	Brad Greenquist	Jeremy Sumpter
Kate Hudson	Josh Lucas	Peter Paige	James Remar	Alessandro Nivola
Jamie Farr	Anthony Clark	Gary Cole	Jim Ortlieb	Armin Mueller-Stahl
Rosanna Arquette	Eric McCormack	Erika Christensen	Tony Goldwyn	Khandi Alexander
John Goodman	Chris Kattan	Ethan Suplee	Eddie Griffin	Harvey Fierstein
Chris Klein	Gretchen Mol	Jay O. Sanders	Robert Prosky	Angela Paton

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E. Larry Day and his company, Chimera Studios Special Make-up Effects, have been practicing “The Creation of Imagination” since 1974.  E. Larry’s interest in Make-up was originally nurtured by legendary Make-up Artist Dick Smith (“Godfather,” “Little Big Man,” “The Exorcist”),  Day landed his first Key Make-Up/Special Make-Up Effects position at the age of 17 on the Scott Forslund film “Small Windows” in 1977 after being ‘discovered’ in a small make-up supply house in his hometown of Portland, Oregon.  He has expanded his services over the years to encompass over 50 Feature-length productions, hundreds of commercials and numerous celebrities including; George Clooney, Heather Locklear, Kate Hudson, Kirsten Dunst, Gary Busey, Gabrielle Union, & Rosanna Arquette.   He is best known for his detailed and precise make-ups and intricate character make-ups.

E. Larry Day received initial training through various stage venues including the Portland Opera Association and one of his first teachers, Vivian Lyman.  By learning the nuaunces of stage make-up from a theatre master, he was able to later translate subtle variances of shadow and light to all forms of make-up, especially delicate beauty and character work.  Regional make-up artists Bob Griggs and Russ Fast, as well as several local actors embraced him and his work and provided the basic techniques of film and television make-up, but the true mentor for much of his early work is the renowned Make-Up Artist Dick Smith.  E. Larry first approached Smith in 1978 by mail (his address was coerced from a telephone operator).  Dick Smith called E. Larry and gave him what was to be the beginning of a wealth of knowledge about the technical/artistic side of make-up.  Later, E. Larry would be one of the first students accepted into Smith’s Advanced Professional Make-Up Course.  Day remembers Dick’s advice on a make-up that went terribly wrong:

“I sent Dick some photos of an 8-piece foam latex prosthetic aging make-up I had done.  I knew the work was fundamentally flawed and wanted to get his advice on it.  Dick called back and asked me to tell him how I would describe this elaborate make-up.  I wanted to impress him with my knowledge, so I said, “The face is a canvas…, and I’m creating my art on that canvas.”   After a pause, he said,”…, Wrong!...,  The face is a finished painting!  Make-up is only the enhancement needed for the desired character.  It is not how much make-up to add, but how little will create what is necessary that final effect.  This amazing insight changed my vision of make-up artistry forever.”

The first professional makeup artist E. Larry Day would come in personal contact with was award-winning Ken Chase (“The Color Purple,” “Back To The Future,” “Helter Skelter”).  According to E. Larry;

“Kenny was working on a Movie-Of-The-Week titled ‘The Possessed’ that was shooting at a local college in Portland .  The show starred James Farentino, Joan Hacket, Diana Scarwid, and a then unknown actor, Harrison Ford.  I took all of my crappy rubber masks and makeup photos to the set and just ‘hoped’ I could meet him.    To my surprise, Chase was not only receptive, but very nurturing.  His only negative comments were that my sculptures were ‘too perfect. (asymetrical)’  He said, ‘Life is not so perfect, you must sculpt some imperfections to make the work look realistic!.’” 

That ability to create natural-looking imperfections is one of the most important elements found in E. Larry Day’s make-ups to this day.

During the 1980’s, Chimera Studios Special Make-up Effects Company was formed with great assistance from film producer Robert Furlong (“Confessions of a Hitman,” “Hell’s Kitchen N.Y.C.”).  Originally, the company was setup to be a clearing house for talented local sculptors, mold makers, painters, and make-up artists, but the reputation of Day’s work quickly spread through the industry and a diverse myriad of jobs ran through the shop including; mascot costumes, medical prototyping, mass-produced Halloween masks, inventor research & development, as well as straight and beauty make-up for hundreds of industrial, commercial and feature projects.  Chimera Studios combined the talents of over 30 artists of various mediums, and assembled them to form the perfect ‘team’ for any job, no matter how extreme.

In the mid 1980’s, E. Larry Day would meet a Make-Up artist that would forever change his career path.  On the film “The Penalty Phase” directed by Tony Richardson (“Peter Strauss,” Jonelle Allen,” Melissa Gilbert”), he would assist Master Make-up Artist Del Acevedo (“Patton,” “The Deer Hunter,” “The Poseidon Adventure”).  Del generously gave to E. Larry his extensive knowledge of the day-to-day work of a professional Film and Television Make-up Artist.  His expertise as a Department Head and Key Make-up Artist remains an inspiration to this day.

For the past two decades, E. Larry Day has perfected his skills at Make-up Artistry and completed over 60 films, tv-series and videos including “Mean Creek,” “What the Bleep do we Know?,” “Dead By Sunset,” “Dr. Giggles,” “The Ring II,” “The Diary of Ellen Rimbauer,” “Halloweentown,” “Fifteen & Pregnant,” “Chrome Soldiers,” “Wee Sing” Children’s video series, and the recent features “Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon,” “The Sasquatch Dumpling Gang,” and the Hallmark Hall-of-Fame movie “The Valley of Light.”

He has served under such noted Directors/Producers as Tony Richardson, Craig Anderson, Kevin Hooks, Robert Lieberman, Robert M. Rolsky, Arvin Brown, Gideon Amir, Tani Cohen, E.W. Swackhamer, Gigi Pritzker, Craig R. Baxley, Rick Rosenthal, Thomas J. Wright, David Latt, Thomas H. Brodek, and Arthur Allan Seidelman. 

He has been the Key Make-Up Artist for films that starred George Clooney, Kirsten Dunst, Roddy McDowall, Sela Ward, Rick Schroder, Robby Benson, Heather Locklear, Gary Busey, Annette O'Toole, Lauren Holly, Cicely Tyson, Ned Beatty, Robert Englund, Rebecca De Mornay, Ellen Burstyn, Bruce Greenwood, Wendie Malick, Seymour Cassel, Marlee Matlin, Alan Arkin, Brendan Fraser, Keith Carradine, Paul Simon, Ron Silver, Regina King, Melissa Gilbert, Hayden Panettiere, Rory Culkin, Michael McKean, Chris O’Donnell, John Savage, Gabrielle Union, Kate Hudson, Rosanna Arquette, Eric McCormack, Chris Klein, and Erika Christensen.

According to E. Larry, “My actors are my references…, just give them a call.”

E. Larry Day currently has residences in Los Angeles , California and the small town of Rockaway Beach , Oregon , where he maintains Chimera Studios Special Make-up Effects, producing character make-up effects and specialty props.

His greatest passion remains the opportunity to collaborate with producers, directors and actors on unique character projects.

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