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Peter King

b. 1955

Make-up artist

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About Peter King

Born 1955. Peter King is a British creative director, make-up artist and makeup artist.

Peter King (born 1955), also known as Peter Swords King, is a British Oscar-winning makeup artist who won at the 2003 Academy Awards for Best Makeup for the film The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King. He shared the award with filmmaker Richard Taylor. He was nominated again at the 2012 Academy Awards for The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey.

Besides bringing movie characters to life by way of make-up and hairstyling, King, for the 13 dwarves in the movie The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, had to work on 1,000 drawings before finalizing down to a single image. "We make the prosthetics, wigs, beards and then do a show-and-tell for each character in the film", was the remark made by Peter about his work. He is credited for his exemplary work of immortalizing characters like the King Kong and Marquis de Sade on celluloid.

His other movies include Quills, Thunderbirds Little Voice, The Importance of Being Earnest, An Ideal Husband and The Avengers.

King has also won several BAFTA Awards. He has worked on nearly 40 films since 1982.

King is artistic director at Bath Academy of Media Makeup, which is a private school for makeup artistry within media and fashion.

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Important facts

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Occupation
Creative director, make-up artist, Makeup artist
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Awards
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Peter King?

make-up artist

When was Peter King born?

Peter King was born on 11 January 1955 in England.

What is Peter King's occupation?

Peter King is a creative director, make-up artist and makeup artist.

What nationality is Peter King?

Peter King is British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Peter King

· Wikidata: Q15840165

· DBpedia: Peter King (make-up artist)

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