Michael George Westmore was born on 22 March 1938, in Los Angeles, California USA, and is a make-up artist, best known for his work in various “Star Trek” projects. He’s won nine Emmy Awards throughout his career as well as an Academy Award for make-up thanks to his work on the film “Mask”, but all of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Michael Westmore? As of mid-2017, sources estimate a net worth that is at $5 million, mostly earned through a successful career in make-up. He’s been working in the industry since 1961, and has even helped the CIA create make-up kits for agents. All of these achievements have ensured the position of his wealth.
Michael Westmore Net Worth $5 million
Michael is part of the Westmore family, which is heavily involved in Hollywood’s make-up industry. His grandfather created the first studio make-up department, and his father was a make-up artist on the iconic film “Gone with the Wind”, and his uncle was Bud Westmore who was responsible for the co-creation of “Creature from the Black Lagoon”. His brothers are also make-up artists.
He attended the University of California-Santa Barbara and after graduating, started working for Universal Studios in 1961 as a make-up artist, and after three years, was promoted to Assistant Department Head of Make-Up. Some of his earlier work included “The Munsters” and “Land of the Lost”, which laid a solid base to his net worth.
In the 1970s, Westmore ventured out to become a freelance make-up artist, and worked on films such as “Raging Bull and “Rocky”. He then worked with the CIA to help operatives overseas change identities using make-up sets. His net worth was increasing significantly thanks to these numerous opportunities. In 1985, he appeared in the video “Looking Your Best with Michael Westmore”, and the following year would start to work on “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, which led to him working on all other “Star Trek” projects including “Voyager”, “Enterprise”, and “Deep Space Nine”; he helped develop make-up for several alien races such as the Ferengi and the Jem’Hadar, and also helped develop make-up for the Klingon characters. One of his first projects with the make-up team was to create the character Data, however, he would leave the show after the cancellation of “Enterprise”. Despite this, he increased his net worth significantly with the franchise.
After “Star Trek”, Michael went into semi-retirement, though he worked on the musical version of “Mask”, and also spent 18 months working on the Indian film “Dasavathaaram”. He began production work too, and made a guest appearance in the third series finale of the reality television make-up show “Face Off”, and subsequent appeared in other seasons as a mentor.
For his work in the 1985 film “Mask”, Westmore won an Academy Award, plus he’s also been nominated three other times for his work on “Star Trek: the First Contact”, “2010”, and “The Clan of the Cave Bear”. He was nominated for at least one Emmy every year from 1984 to 2005, winning nine throughout his career.
For his personal life, it is known that Michael is married to Marion, and their daughter is actress McKenzie Westmore.
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special, BAFTA Award for Best Makeup & Hair, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup - Miniseries, ...
Possibly out of recognition for his years of contribution to the science fiction genre, a character has his name in a fifth season episode of "Smallville" (2001).
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The Westmores were awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Pictures at 1645 Vine Street in Hollywood, California.
TV Series special makeup designer - 3 episodes, 1987 - 1989 makeup artist - 1 episode, 1987
Remo Williams: The Prophecy
1988
TV Movie special makeup
Backfire
1988
makeup artist
Highway to Heaven
1987
TV Series makeup artist - 1 episode
Masters of the Universe
1987
makeup designer
Roxanne
1987
makeup designer
Project X
1987
special makeup and applications - as Michael G. Westmore
Amazing Stories
TV Series makeup artist - 1 episode, 1987 special make-up - 1 episode, 1986 special makeup creator - 1 episode, 1986
Solid Gold
1986
TV Series makeup artist - 2 episodes
Psycho III
1986
special makeup effects artist
Annihilator
1986
TV Movie makeup artist
The Clan of the Cave Bear
1986
co-head makeup department - as Michael G. Westmore / special makeup creator - as Michael G. Westmore / special makeup designer - as Michael G. Westmore
The Defiant Ones
1986
TV Movie makeup artist
Blackout
1985
TV Movie special makeup designer - as Michael G. Westmore
The Rape of Richard Beck
1985
TV Movie makeup artist
2010
1984
makeup supervisor
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier
1984
TV Movie special makeup creator / special makeup designer
Iceman
1984
makeup creator
Why Me?
1984
TV Movie makeup designer / special makeup
Uncommon Valor
1983
makeup artist
Right of Way
1983
TV Movie makeup artist
The Day After
1983
TV Movie makeup designer - as Mike Westmore
The Star Chamber
1983
makeup artist
First Blood
1982
makeup creator
Blade Runner
1982
prosthetic makeups - uncredited
Rocky III
1982
makeup creator
Bosom Buddies
1981
TV Series makeup designer - 11 episodes
True Confessions
1981
makeup designer
Victory
1981
makeup artist - as Mike Westmore
Raging Bull
1980
makeup creator
Charlie's Angels
1979
TV Series makeup artist - 1 episode
Hart to Hart
1979
TV Series makeup artist - 1 episode
Rocky II
1979
makeup designer
A Christmas Carol
1979
makeup artist
Paradise Alley
1978
makeup artist
Circle of Iron
1978
makeup artist - as Mike Westmore
Deathmoon
1978
TV Movie makeup artist
F.I.S.T.
1978
makeup artist - as Mike Westmore
Capricorn One
1977
makeup artist - as Mike Westmore
Once Upon a Brothers Grimm
1977
TV Movie makeup artist - as Michael G. Westmore
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story
1977
TV Movie makeup artist
Curse of the Black Widow
1977
TV Movie makeup artist
New York, New York
1977
makeup artist
The Amazing Howard Hughes
1977
TV Movie makeup artist
The Spell
1977
TV Movie makeup artist - as Mike Westmore
Land of the Lost
TV Series makeup artist - 17 episodes, 1974 special makeup - 13 episodes, 1976
Rocky
1976
makeup creator - as Mike Westmore
The Million Dollar Rip-Off
1976
TV Movie makeup artist
Trackdown
1976
makeup artist
Eleanor and Franklin
1976
TV Series makeup artist - 2 episodes
The Kansas City Massacre
1975
TV Movie makeup artist - as Mike Westmore
Trilogy of Terror
1975
TV Movie makeup artist - as Mike Westmore
The Great Ice Rip-Off
1974
TV Movie makeup artist - as Mike Westmore
The Wide World of Mystery
1973-1974
TV Series makeup artist - 4 episodes
The Invasion of Carol Enders
1974
TV Movie makeup artist - as Mike Westmore
Scream of the Wolf
1974
TV Movie makeup artist - as Mike Westmore
Sigmund and the Sea Monsters
1973
TV Series makeup artist - 1973-1974
The Picture of Dorian Gray
1973
TV Movie makeup artist - as Mike Westmore
The Munsters
1964-1966
TV Series makeup artist - 69 episodes
Harlow
1965/II
makeup artist - as Mike Westmore
McHale's Navy
1964
makeup artist - uncredited
Star Trek: Enterprise
TV Series makeup supervisor - 8 episodes, 2001 - 2005 makeup designer - 3 episodes, 2003
Star Trek: Nemesis
2002
makeup designer and supervisor
Dead Above Ground
2002
special makeup effects artist - as Mike Westmore
Star Trek: Voyager
1995-2001
TV Series makeup designer and supervisor - 137 episodes
Along Came a Spider
2001
prosthetics makeup designer
The Wonderful World of Disney
2000
TV Series prosthetics creator - 1 episode
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
TV Series makeup designer and supervisor - 142 episodes, 1993 - 1999 makeup designer - 19 episodes, 1993 - 1997 makeup supervisor - 18 episodes, 1993 - 1997 makeup design and supervision - 2 episodes, 1993
Star Trek: Insurrection
1998
makeup designer / makeup supervisor
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
1997
Video Game makeup artist
Chachi 420
1997
makeup artist: Chachi - as Micheal Westmoore
Avvai Shanmugi
1996
makeup creator: Shanmugi
Star Trek: Borg
1996
Video Game makeup consultant
Star Trek: Klingon
1996
Video Game makeup artist / special makeup effects artist
Star Trek: First Contact
1996
makeup designer / makeup supervisor
Star Trek: The Next Generation: Interactive VCR Board Game - A Klingon Challenge
1995
Video Game special makeup effects artist
Star Trek: Generations
1994
special makeup effects designer and supervisor
Star Trek: The Next Generation
TV Series makeup supervisor - 176 episodes, 1987 - 1994 makeup designer - 103 episodes, 1990 - 1994
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Face Off
2014-2016
TV Series mentor - 56 episodes
Costume Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Land of the Lost
1974-1976
TV Series special costumes - 43 episodes
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Looking Your Best
1989
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Looking Your Best
1989
writer
Special Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
Awesometown
2005
TV Short special effects makeup
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Baer
2011
Short special thanks
Eye of the Beholder
2010
Video documentary short special thanks
A Tribute to the Westmores
2010
Video documentary short very special thanks
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007
TV Movie documentary special thanks
Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation
1994
TV Movie documentary thanks
The Last Supper
1993
Short thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Face Off
2011-2016
TV Series
Himself - Mentor / Himself / Himself - Guest Judge / ...
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Sky's the Limit - The Eclipse of Star Trek: The Next Generation
2014
Documentary
Himself
Mother's Maker with Michael Westmore
2013
Video short
Himself
Star Trek: The Next Generation - Regeneration: Engaging the Borg
2013
Documentary
Himself
Stardate Revisited: The Origin of Star Trek - The Next Generation
2012
Documentary
Himself
Toy Masters
2012
Documentary
Himself
Biography
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Rocky Saga: Going the Distance
2011
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Eye of the Beholder
2010
Video documentary short
Himself
07 Spaceys
2007
TV Movie
Himself
HypaSpace
2007
TV Series documentary
Himself
Why Be Good? Sexuality & Censorship in Early Cinema
2007
Documentary
Himself
Creature People
2007
Video documentary short
Himself
Star Trek: Beyond the Final Frontier
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself - Interviewee
Make-Up!: The Art and Form with Michael Westmore
2006
Video documentary short
Himself
To Tell the Truth
2000
TV Series
Michael Westmore #1
A Tribute to John Chambers
1998
Video documentary short
Himself
Trekkies
1997
Documentary
Himself - 'Star Trek' Make-up Supervisor
Inside the New Adventure: Star Trek - Voyager
1995
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Journey's End: The Saga of Star Trek - The Next Generation
1994
TV Movie documentary
Himself
'Star Trek: Deep Space Nine': Behind the Scenes
1993
Video documentary
Himself
The 58th Annual Academy Awards
1986
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best Makeup
2010: The Odyssey Continues
1984
Documentary short
Himself (uncredited)
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2001
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
Best Special Makeup Effects - Television (for a Mini-Series/Motion Picture Made for Television)
Geppetto (2000)
1997
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
1996
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
1995
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
1993
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
1992
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
1988
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
1987
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Series
Amazing Stories (1985)
1986
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Makeup
Mask (1985)
1985
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
The Three Wishes of Billy Grier (1984)
1984
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
Why Me? (1984)
1976
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Make-Up
Eleanor and Franklin (1976)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2005
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Enterprise (2001)
2004
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Prosthetic)
Enterprise (2001)
2003
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic)
Enterprise (2001)
2003
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Make-Up
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
2002
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
Best Special Makeup Effects - Television (For a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
2002
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic)
Enterprise (2001)
2001
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
Best Period Makeup - Television (For a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
2001
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
2000
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award
Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards
Best Special Effects Makeup - Television (for a Single Episode of a Regular Series - Sitcom, Drama or Daytime)
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
2000
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
2000
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special
Geppetto (2000)
1999
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Make-Up
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
1999
OFTA Film Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Makeup and Hairstyling
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
1999
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
1998
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
1997
Saturn Award
Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA
Best Make-Up
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
1997
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Makeup
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
1997
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
1996
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
1995
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
1994
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993)
1994
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
1993
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
1992
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special
Babe Ruth (1991)
1991
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
1991
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
1990
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
1989
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special
David (1988)
1989
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
1988
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series
Highway to Heaven (1984)
1988
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
1987
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Makeup
The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
1987
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Makeup for a Series
MacGyver (1985)
1986
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special
Annihilator (1986)
1986
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series
Amazing Stories (1985)
1986
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Make Up Artist
Mask (1985)
1985
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Makeup
2010 (1984)
1984
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
The Day After (1983)
1978
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
The Amazing Howard Hughes (1977)
1978
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Achievement in Makeup
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1977)
1978
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Individual Achievement in Children's Programming