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Karen Kubeck

Overview

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

Costume & Make-Up
1991 Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country Costume & Make-Up Assistant Makeup Artist 66
Fair
1989 Back to the Future Part II Costume & Make-Up Assistant Makeup Artist 76
Good
1986 Liberty Costume & Make-Up Makeup Department Head N/A
N/A
1986 Death of an Angel Costume & Make-Up Makeup Department Head 59
Average
1986 Ghost Warrior Costume & Make-Up Hairstylist 58
Average
1986 Ghost Warrior Costume & Make-Up Makeup Artist 58
Average
1986 Iron Eagle Costume & Make-Up Makeup Department Head 57
Average
1984 Trancers Costume & Make-Up Makeup Department Head 59
Average
1984 The Party Animal Costume & Make-Up Makeup & Hair 58
Average
1983 Private School Costume & Make-Up Makeup Artist 58
Average
1983 The Alchemist Costume & Make-Up Makeup Designer 58
Average
1983 Good-bye Cruel World Costume & Make-Up Makeup Department Head 58
Average
1983 Good-bye Cruel World Costume & Make-Up Hairstylist 58
Average
1982 Satan's Mistress Costume & Make-Up Makeup Department Head 58
Average
1982 Forbidden World Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist 57
Average
1982 Forbidden World Costume & Make-Up Assistant Makeup Artist 57
Average
1982 Parasite Costume & Make-Up Makeup Department Head 57
Average
1981 Galaxy of Terror Costume & Make-Up Special Effects Makeup Artist 57
Average
1981 Choices Costume & Make-Up Makeup Artist 58
Average
1980 Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype Costume & Make-Up Makeup Department Head 58
Average
1980 Battle Beyond the Stars Costume & Make-Up Assistant Makeup Artist 57
Average