Jeff Goodwin is an award winning makeup and special effects makeup effects makeup artist with over 40 years in the film industry.
Some of his credits are David Lynch's cult classic BLUE VELVET, Nicolas Roeg’s TRACK 29, RAMBO III, Volker Schlondorff’s THE HANDMAID’S TALE, the original TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES, THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS, SUPER MARIO BROS., EMPIRE RECORDS, Ang Lee's RIDE WITH THE DEVIL, A WALK TO REMEMBER and WAR & PEACE.
More recently his work can be seen in Stephen King’s Mr Mercedes (season’s 1&2), SCREAM (2022) and THE BLack Phone.
Jeff’s makeup work is featured in Richard Corson’s Stage Makeup Book, which is known as “the bible of stage makeup.” And Jeff has authored, On Set...Polaroids Blue Velvet. A visual book chronicling the making of the film coming in 2024 from the publisher Reel Art Press.
Jeff has worked and taught makeup and makeup effects all around the world but calls Wilmington, NC home!
*Photo credit: Fred Norri
Location
Wilmington, NC
After 43 years of movie making, Blue Velvet remains my favorite experience, because it was fun for all involved and David Lynch allowed me to do my job!
Mohicans is a beautiful movie that was a beast to make! Grueling mountain locations and shear size and scope of this film. They literally don’t make them like this anymore, with over 6 thousand people in a single shot!
Turtles was groundbreaking puppetry by the genius of Jim Henson, who was a pleasure to work with. Biggest independent feature film in history upon its release.
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