Peter King: Oscar winning make-up artist

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Bath was the home for many years of the late, great Richard LeParmentier and is also the home town of The Last Jedi make up artist Peter King.

Here he chats with his local paper, the Bath Chronicle about his career and the latest Star Wars epic.

“I came here for a weekend in the early 70’s and I never went back,” said the 62-year old who has worked on more than 30 Hollywood blockbuster films including Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Nanny McPhee, Batman, King Kong, Last of the Mohicans, Indiana Jones, Aliens, and even the Bond movie Octopussy.

Can he share any secrets about the new Star Wars film?

No is the answer, but he did say there are new characters and new looks.

“I’m sworn to secrecy,” he said.

Head on over to the Chronicle’s website for the full article.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Bath was the home for many years of the late, great Richard LeParmentier and is also the home town of The Last Jedi make up artist Peter King.

Here he chats with his local paper, the Bath Chronicle about his career and the latest Star Wars epic.

“I came here for a weekend in the early 70’s and I never went back,” said the 62-year old who has worked on more than 30 Hollywood blockbuster films including Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Pirates of the Caribbean, Nanny McPhee, Batman, King Kong, Last of the Mohicans, Indiana Jones, Aliens, and even the Bond movie Octopussy.

Can he share any secrets about the new Star Wars film?

No is the answer, but he did say there are new characters and new looks.

“I’m sworn to secrecy,” he said.

Head on over to the Chronicle’s website for the full article.

Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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