Benoît Lestang
French actor, film director, make-up artist and screenwriter
About Benoît Lestang
Lived 1964 – 2008 (aged 43). Benoît Lestang was a French actor, film director, make-up artist, screenwriter and marionetteist.
Benoît Lestang (14 December 1964 – 27 July 2008) was a French special effects designer and makeup artist who worked on a number of French films.
Career Lestang began working as a collaborator on the French fantasy film magazine Starfix in the 1980s. He also worked as a special effects makeup artist on numerous French films, including Baby Blood (1990), Sade (2000), Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001), and The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007).
Lestang worked as an effects artist on two films by Pascal Laugier: Saint Ange (2004) and Martyrs (2008), as well as on Olivier Assayas's Sentimental Destinies (2000) and Demonlover (2003).
In 2005, Lestang directed the music video for Mylène Farmer's song "Q.I.".
Revenge of the Living Dead Girls Special effects
Brain Damage Special effects
Makeup artist
Mr. Stitch Special makeup effects
Safe Conduct Special effects makeup artist
Amen. Special effects makeup artist
Demonlover Special effects makeup artist
Special effects makeup artist
Saint Ange Makeup effects
Special effects makeup artist
Days of Glory Special effects makeup artist
Molière Special effects makeup artist
Special effects makeup artist
Special effects makeup artist
Intimate Enemies Special effects makeup artist
Martyrs Special effects makeup artist
Inspector Bellamy Special effects makeup artist
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Who was Benoît Lestang?
French actor, film director, make-up artist and screenwriter
When was Benoît Lestang born?
Benoît Lestang was born on 14 December 1964 in Basel.
When did Benoît Lestang die?
Benoît Lestang died on 27 July 2008 in 5th arrondissement of Paris.
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Benoît Lestang was an actor, film director, make-up artist, screenwriter and marionetteist.
What nationality was Benoît Lestang?
Benoît Lestang was French.
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