Charles Porlier

Charles E. Porlier (born 1961) Emmy Award-winning makeup artist and makeup effects teacher-lecturer.

Charles Porlier was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada and started his career as a child-puppeteer, inspired by, then meeting and learning from Jim Henson of the Muppets. After a brief period spent practicing stage magic, Charles turned to makeup artistry for films and television.

In 1995, Charles Porlier, Kevin Haney,^[1] and Patricia Green^[2] won an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries or Special' for Kissinger and Nixon ^[3] starring Beau Bridges and Ron Silver, but no statue was awarded due to an incorrect screen credit.

In 2000, Porlier, Tom Woodruff, Alec Gillis, and Jeff Dawn ^[4] were nominated for a Saturn Award (Science Fiction Academy) for best makeup for the Arnold Schwarzenegger film The 6th Day.^[5]

In 2003, Porlier was nominated twice for an Emmy Award in the same category, 'Outstanding makeup for a Miniseries or Special' for the television film Door to Door,^[6] starring William H. Macy, and the television miniseries Taken . Porlier, along with Matthew W. Mungle^[7] and Jayne Dancose ^[8] won the award for 'Door to Door. In 2003, Porlier was nominated for a CNoMA Award ^[9] for The Santa Clause 2,^[10] but won the CNoMA for Door to Door.

Personal

Married to Bernadette with two children: Sebastien and Brielle.

Charles Porlier continues to work around the world as a makeup artist and lives near Vancouver, Canada.

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