Mike Spatola

Mike Spatola is a makeup and FX artist with over 40 years of experience. Some of his work includes Terminator 2, Iron Man 3, and HBO’s Tales From The Crypt. He’s the author of the celebrated Monstrous Makeup Manual series of instructional books, as well as the textbooks for Cinema Makeup School, where Mike served as Chief Academic Officer for many years. He’s a a 2-time EMMY Award nominee for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup, as well as multiple nominee for Best Makeup at the Cable ACE Awards.

  • CREDIT 1: Harbinger Down (Makeup Department Head) 2015
  • CREDIT 2: Iron Man 3 (Shop Supervisor/Lead Artist Makeup & Effects Labs) 2013
  • CREDIT 3: Stargate (Special Effects Makeup Department Head) 1994
  • CREDIT 4: And The Band Played On (Makeup Artist -Emmy Nominee) 1993
  • CREDIT 5: HBO’s Tales From The Crypt (Special Effects Makeup/Department Head- Emmy Nominee) 1991-92
  • CREDIT 6: Terminator 2 (Special Effects Artist- Paint Department Head Stan Winston Studio) 1991
  • CREDIT 7: Predator 2 (Special Effects Artist- Paint Department Head Stan Winston Studio) 1990
  • CREDIT 8: Return Of The Living Dead (Special Effects Makeup Artist) 1985

Alumni Credits

CMS graduates are highly regarded artists in the film & tv industry;
their credits tell their story.

Prey
Paranormal
Mandalorian
Lemonade
Teen Wolf
Grown-ish
GG-3
Euphoria
Captain Marvel
Avengers
BOBA FETT
Bear Town
Avengers Infinity War
Avatar
AdAstra
Bill & Ted
Bombshell
Captain Marvel
Colony
Crazy Rich Asians
Sword Of Destiny
Dave
Everything Everywhere All at Once
Euphoria
Evil
Glass Onion
Game of Thrones
Grown ish
Guardian Of  the Galexy
Hellraiser
Hunger Games
Jessica Jones
John Carter
Kindred
Kong
Mandalorian
Marco Polo
Emancipation
Lucifer
Next of Kin
Planet of the Apes
The Popes Exorcist
Predators
Prey
Renfield
Rings of Power
Shotgun Wedding
Space
Stranger Things
Sweet Tooth
Thor
Train To Busan
Teen Wolf
Underwater
V/H/S/99
Wednesday
X-Men Apocalypse
Zombieland
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