Carlo Rambaldi
Carlo Rambaldi | |
|---|---|
Carlo Rambaldi in 2010 | |
| Born | September 15, 1925 |
| Died | August 10, 2012 (aged 86) Lamezia Terme, Calabria, Italy |
| Citizenship | Italy |
| Education | Academy of Fine Arts of Bologna |
| Occupation(s) | Special effects artist, makeup artist |
| Years active | 1963-2006 |
| Notable work | King Kong (1976) Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) Alien (1979) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) |
| Spouse | Bruna Basso |
| Children | Vittorio Daniela |
| Awards | 3 Oscars Academy Awards Special Achievement Award Saturn Award BAFTA Film Award (nominated) David di Donatello Special Los Angeles Film Critics Association Special Los Angeles Italian Film Awards Outstanding Achievement Award Mystfest Special Razzie Award (nominated) |
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.