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 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.
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| Babe Ruth | 1991 | TV Movie special makeup designer | |
| Rocky V | 1990 | special makeup | |
| Revenge | 1990/I | prosthetics designer | |
| The Blood of Heroes | 1989 | special makeup designer | |
| Johnny Handsome | 1989 | special makeup effects artist | |
| MacGyver | | 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 | |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 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 | Once Upon a Brothers Grimm (1977) |
| 1977 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Make-Up | The Million Dollar Rip-Off (1976) |
| 1976 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Individual Achievement Children's Programming | Land of the Lost (1974) |
| 1973 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Achievement in Makeup | The Wide World of Mystery (1973) |