Michael Westmore, an American makeup artist, has a net worth of $5 million.
Michael Westmore was born in Los Angeles, California in March 1938.
He is most famous for his work on Star Trek, for which he has won nine Emmy Awards.
Michael is part of the Westmore family who work as make-up artists.
George, his grandfather, was the creator of the first studio make-up department, while his father Monte and his uncle Bud worked on Gone with the Wind and his uncle Bud co-created the Creature from the Black Lagoon.
Michael obtained his degree from the University of California-Santa Barbara.
In 1961, he started working as a make-up artist at Universal Studios and three years later, he was promoted to Assistant Department Head of Make-Up.
During the 1970s and 1980s, he worked as a freelance make-up artist and designed the prosthetic noses for Robert De Niro in Raging Bull.
Westmore, who worked for the Central Intelligence Agency, produced make-up sets that were used by operatives overseas to alter their identities.
He has been involved in Star Trek development since 1986 and has also created the makeup of alien races such as the Ferengi, Cardassians, and Jem’Hadar.
He played a role in creating the makeup of the character Data.
The film Mask of Westmore won an Oscar in 1985.
Between 1984 and 2005, he was nominated for at least one Emmy Award each year.
Westmore has authored three books.