Carlo Rambaldi

For the Italian painter of the Baroque period, see Carlo Antonio Rambaldi.

Carlo Rambaldi
Carlo Rambaldi in 2010
Born(1925-09-15)September 15, 1925
Vigarano Mainarda, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
DiedAugust 10, 2012(2012-08-10) (aged 86)
Lamezia Terme, Calabria, Italy
CitizenshipItaly
EducationAcademy of Fine Arts of Bologna[1]
Occupation(s)Special effects artist, makeup artist
Years active1963-2006[1]
Notable workKing Kong (1976)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Alien (1979)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
SpouseBruna Basso[2]
ChildrenVittorio[2]
Daniela[3]
Awards3 Oscars
Academy Awards Special Achievement Award
Saturn Award
BAFTA Film Award (nominated)
David di Donatello Special
Los Angeles Film Critics Association Special
Los Angeles Italian Film Awards Outstanding Achievement Award
Mystfest Special
Razzie Award (nominated)

Carlo Rambaldi (September 15, 1925 – August 10, 2012) was an Italian special effects and makeup effects artist. He was the winner of three Academy Awards: one Special Achievement Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 1977 for the 1976 version of King Kong[4] and two Academy Awards for Best Visual Effects in 1980 and 1983 for, respectively, Alien[5] (1979) and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial[6] (1982). He is most famous for his work in those two last mentioned films, that is for the mechanical head-effects for the creature in Alien and the design of the title character of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. In 2017, he was inducted into the Visual Effects Society Hall of Fame.

  1. ^ a b Studying art at the Fine Arts Academy of Bologna Archived 2012-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Telegraph was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Addio a Carlo Rambaldiil creatore di E.T. E Alien". August 10, 2012.
  4. ^ 49th Academy Awards (Monday, March 28, 1977), official lists of winners and nominees in the Oscars.org website
  5. ^ 52nd Academy Awards (Monday, April 14, 1980), official lists of winners and nominees in the Oscars.org website
  6. ^ 55th Academy Awards (Monday, April 11, 1983), official lists of winners and nominees in the Oscars.org website