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Karen Kubeck

Karen Kubeck is an American makeup artist who also does special effects makeup as well as hair styling. Her career has spanned more than 35 years. Some of her credits include work for Disney’s “Splash” (designed Daryl Hannah’s underwater body makeup), Full House, Matlock, ABC’s Extreme Makeover with Dr. Ava Shamban, 3 cycles of America’s Next Top Model, and two seasons of Betrayed for Discovery ID. She has worked on many music videos with music icons Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Roger Waters, Jackson Browne, and The Pointer Sister's, to name a few. She also worked on several webisodes series including First the Series and 20 Seconds to Live. In 1996, she founded “Karen Kubeck Makeup and Skincare Salon” in Santa Monica, California, which serves a global clientele specializing in eyebrow design, makeup & skin care. Her clients have coined her the “Eyebrow Whisperer”. On December 4th, 2020, she was interviewed by Tommy Kovac on his podcast "Splat from the Past" about the iconic movies she worked on in the 80's.
Known For
Back to the Future Part II
(1989)
Assistant Makeup Artist
Private School
(1983)
Makeup Artist
Trancers
(1984)
Makeup Department Head
Iron Eagle
(1986)
Makeup Department Head
Forbidden World
(1982)
Special Effects Makeup Artist and Assistant Makeup Artist
Parasite
(1982)
Makeup Department Head
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
(1991)
Assistant Makeup Artist
Battle Beyond the Stars
(1980)
Assistant Makeup Artist
Galaxy of Terror
(1981)
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Choices
(1981)
Makeup Artist
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