John Chambers
Birth Name:
John Chambers
Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Make up department, Actor
Fast Facts
- Received a 2002 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
- Received the CIA Intelligence Medal of Merit for helping with the escape of six Americans during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis
- Was best known for his work as an expert prosthetic make-up artist
- During World War II, he served as a medical technician
- Got his start in prosthetics by making prosthetic limbs for wounded soldiers at the Veterans Affairs
- Was the creator of the pointy ears of the character Spock in "Star Trek․"
- Would help create disguise kits for CIA agents stationed in other countries
Awards
- 1969Honorary AwardWinner
- 1972Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Makeup:Nominated
- 1975Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Makeup:Nominated
- 1977Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Make-Up:Nominated
- 1978Saturn Award - Best Make-Up:Nominated
- 1980Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Makeup:Nominated