Born in the Suburbs in Connecticut, but raised on a farm, Michael
received his first makeup kit at the age of 7 for Christmas.
He took a detour from makeup to become a magician, which has helped him
greatly when designing FX for film, and is a nice way to pass time on
set. He became a full time makeup artist once again in the early 1990s
when he moved to Southern California after getting a degree in
Directing, Theatrical Design and Puppetry.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: makeupguy@spatulacity.com
He turned down his position as a makeup artist for Titanic TWICE before
he took the job.
He got his first makeup kit at the age of only 7. It was full of old
Stein's makeup and was primarily used to make him and his friends up as
clowns and Dracula.
His adventure as makeup department head in India on "The Return of the
Thief of Bagdad" was so amazing that it was published as a three part
article in "First Hold" magazine.