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Allan A. Apone

AKA: Alan Apone


Apone's love of film began when he was nine years old. His family moved to Culver City, and the back lots of MGM and Desilu became his playgrounds. Career aspirations in film development in high school, where he and his friends made amateur movies. He worked as a production assistant on his first film soon after graduating. He continued working on independent projects, finally becoming a field producer with Bill Burrud Productions, which did travel logs for American Express. Later he became a purchasing agent in the hobby craft field with Western Trimming. From there he moved into his career in special effects and makeup. A multi-award-nominated makeup artist. Apone, who also has excellent financial and organisational skills, co-produced three projects with actor Tom Berenger's production company, 1st Corps Endeavours, from 1994 to 1997. The projects included the award-winning miniseries Rough Riders, the TNT telefilm Avenging Angel, and the feature film An Occasional Hell. He is president and CEO of Makeup & Effects Laboratories (MEL), a special effects makeup facility he opened in 1979 after an apprenticeship with Burman Studios as well as being mentored by Academy Award-winning special effects wizard, Stan Winston. MEL, Inc. has grown from 500 square feet to over 20,000 square feet, which has provided special effects elements on over 145 films and 25 television shows since its inception. Recent film projects include Westworld, Divergent, Django Unchained, The Last Thing He Wanted, Den of Thieves, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Killing Reagan, 22 Jump Street, and Suicide Squad. In 2012 he started Mel Products, a speciality makeup line that is used by the majority of film and television productions as well as makeup effects and Halloween hobbyists all over the world. Apone has served as a makeup artist on over 170 films and 150 television episodes throughout his career. He has been the personal makeup artist for Samuel L. Jackson, Dustin Hoffman, Chris Evans, Gerard Butler, Tom Berringer, and Sir Ben Kingsley, to name a few. A member of Makeup and Hairstylist Local 706 for over 20 years, he has been nominated for his achievement in makeup by the Emmys in 1993, 1994, 1997, and 2018 for Westworld. He was nominated for the Hollywood Makeup Artists Guild for his work on Three Kings and Captain America: Winter Soldier. Apone is a member of both the Television Academy as well as the Motion Picture Academy. He resides in Newhall, California, and has two children. Information above via their homepage.

Filmography

Kuffs
Character: Taxi Driver
Mad City
Character: Makeup Man (uncredited)

Wise Blood
Character: Gonga the Gorilla (uncredited)
Friday the 13th Part III
Job: Visual Effects

CyberTracker
Job: Mechanical & Creature Designer
Black Rain
Job: Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Galaxy of Terror
Job: Mechanical & Creature Designer

Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist
Galaxy of Terror
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist
Snakes on a Plane
Job: Makeup Artist

Joe Bell
Job: Makeup Department Head
Uncharted
Job: Makeup Artist
Cleaner
Job: Makeup Department Head

Unthinkable
Job: Makeup Department Head
And the Band Played On
Job: Key Makeup Artist
Parasite
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist

Battleship
Job: Makeup Department Head
UHF
Job: Makeup Effects
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Job: Makeup Department Head

Deadly Eyes
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist
Wacko
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Sword and the Sorcerer
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist

Evilspeak
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist
Escape to Victory
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist
Barn of the Naked Dead
Job: Wardrobe Master

The Day the Earth Stood Still
Job: Makeup Department Head
Uninvited
Job: Makeup Effects Designer
Deep Blue Sea
Job: Makeup Artist

Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
Job: Makeup Effects
Sweet Hearts Dance
Job: Makeup Department Head
An Occasional Hell
Job: Producer

Lakeview Terrace
Job: Makeup Department Head
The 51st State
Job: Makeup Artist
Twisted
Job: Makeup Artist

Runaway Train
Job: Makeup Designer
Infinite
Job: Makeup Artist

The Losers
Job: Makeup Department Head
Silent Madness
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist
Captain America: Civil War
Job: Makeup Artist

Prophecy
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist
Starsky & Hutch
Job: Makeup Artist
S.W.A.T.
Job: Makeup Artist

xXx
Job: Makeup Artist
Jumper
Job: Makeup Artist
U.S. Marshals
Job: Makeup Artist

xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Job: Makeup Department Head
Rules of Engagement
Job: Makeup Artist
Sphere
Job: Key Makeup Artist

xXx: State of the Union
Job: Makeup Artist
The Return of the Living Dead
Job: Makeup Effects
Unbreakable
Job: Makeup Artist

White of the Eye
Job: Makeup Effects Designer
Dunkirk
Job: Makeup Artist
Desperado
Job: Makeup Designer

Return to Horror High
Job: Makeup Effects
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Job: Makeup Designer
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
Job: Set Decoration

Major League II
Job: Key Makeup Artist
From the Dead of Night
Job: Makeup Artist

Hot Shots!
Job: Makeup Designer
Space Cowboys
Job: Makeup Artist
Three Kings
Job: Makeup Supervisor

Chasers
Job: Key Makeup Artist
Geostorm
Job: Makeup Artist
Desperate Hours
Job: Makeup Artist

Gettysburg
Job: Makeup Supervisor
Sniper
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist
Friday the 13th Part III
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist

Den of Thieves
Job: Makeup Department Head
Star Trek: Nemesis
Job: Makeup Artist
22 Jump Street
Job: Key Makeup Artist

Dinner for Schmucks
Job: Makeup Department Head
In My Country
Job: Makeup Artist
Flight Risk
Job: Makeup Artist

Neon Maniacs
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Marla Hanson Story
Job: Makeup Department Head
Trojan War
Job: Makeup Artist

Jarhead
Job: Makeup Supervisor
Freedomland
Job: Makeup Artist
Hologram Man
Job: Makeup Artist

Hologram Man
Job: Special Props
Rock Hudson
Job: Makeup Department Head
Thor: The Dark World
Job: Makeup Artist

No Good Deed
Job: Makeup Artist
Wise Blood
Job: Makeup Artist
The Last Thing He Wanted
Job: Makeup Department Head

Shaft
Job: Makeup Artist
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist
Heart of Darkness
Job: Special Effects Makeup Artist

Mad City
Job: Makeup Department Head
Uninvited
Job: Makeup Effects

Avengers: Age of Ultron
Job: Makeup Artist
The Big Brass Ring
Job: Makeup Department Head

Finish Line
Job: Makeup Department Head
Volunteers
Job: Makeup Designer
Hunter's Blood
Job: Makeup Effects

Earth Girls Are Easy
Job: Makeup Designer
The Man
Job: Makeup Artist