Allan A. Apone
Apone's love of film began when he was nine years old. His family moved to Culver City, and the back lots of MGM and Desilu became his playgrounds. Career aspirations in film development in high school, where he and his friends made amateur movies. He worked as a production assistant on his first film soon after graduating. He continued working on independent projects, finally becoming a field producer with Bill Burrud Productions, which did travel logs for American Express. Later he became a purchasing agent in the hobby craft field with Western Trimming. From there he moved into his career in special effects and makeup.
A multi-award-nominated makeup artist. Apone, who also has excellent financial and organisational skills, co-produced three projects with actor Tom Berenger's production company, 1st Corps Endeavours, from 1994 to 1997. The projects included the award-winning miniseries Rough Riders, the TNT telefilm Avenging Angel, and the feature film An Occasional Hell.
He is president and CEO of Makeup & Effects Laboratories (MEL), a special effects makeup facility he opened in 1979 after an apprenticeship with Burman Studios as well as being mentored by Academy Award-winning special effects wizard, Stan Winston. MEL, Inc. has grown from 500 square feet to over 20,000 square feet, which has provided special effects elements on over 145 films and 25 television shows since its inception. Recent film projects include Westworld, Divergent, Django Unchained, The Last Thing He Wanted, Den of Thieves, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Killing Reagan, 22 Jump Street, and Suicide Squad. In 2012 he started Mel Products, a speciality makeup line that is used by the majority of film and television productions as well as makeup effects and Halloween hobbyists all over the world.
Apone has served as a makeup artist on over 170 films and 150 television episodes throughout his career. He has been the personal makeup artist for Samuel L. Jackson, Dustin Hoffman, Chris Evans, Gerard Butler, Tom Berringer, and Sir Ben Kingsley, to name a few. A member of Makeup and Hairstylist Local 706 for over 20 years, he has been nominated for his achievement in makeup by the Emmys in 1993, 1994, 1997, and 2018 for Westworld. He was nominated for the Hollywood Makeup Artists Guild for his work on Three Kings and Captain America: Winter Soldier.
Apone is a member of both the Television Academy as well as the Motion Picture Academy. He resides in Newhall, California, and has two children.
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Movies (102)
Flight Risk
2025 · Makeup Artist
Ultra Violet Vengeance: The Talent & Technicians of X-Ray
2022 · Self
Uncharted: Fuera del mapa
2022 · Makeup Artist
Infinito
2021 · Makeup Artist
Joe Bell
2020 · Makeup Department Head
Su último deseo
2020 · Makeup Department Head
El robo perfecto
2018 · Makeup Department Head
Geo-Tormenta
2017 · Makeup Artist
Dunkerque
2017 · Makeup Artist
xXx: Reactivado
2017 · Makeup Department Head
Capitán América: Civil War
2016 · Makeup Artist
Avengers 2: Era de Ultrón
2015 · Makeup Artist
Comando Especial 2
2014 · Key Makeup Artist
Capitán América y el Soldado del Invierno
2014 · Makeup Department Head
Thor: un mundo oscuro
2013 · Makeup Artist
Battleship: Batalla Naval
2012 · Makeup Department Head
Tales from the Lumber Yard: The Making of Galaxy of Terror
2010 · Self
Una cena para tontos
2010 · Makeup Department Head
El día del juicio final
2010 · Makeup Department Head
Los Perdedores
2010 · Makeup Department Head
El día que la Tierra se detuvo
2008 · Makeup Department Head
Vecinos en la mira
2008 · Makeup Department Head
Jumper
2008 · Makeup Artist
Sin rastro alguno
2007 · Makeup Department Head
Santa Cláusula 3: Complot En El Polo Norte
2006 · Key Makeup Artist
Serpientes a Bordo
2006 · Makeup Artist
El color del crimen
2006 · Makeup Artist
Soldado anónimo
2005 · Makeup Supervisor
Detective por error
2005 · Makeup Artist
xXx 2: Estado de Emergencia
2005 · Makeup Artist
In My Country
2004 · Makeup Artist
Starsky y Hutch
2004 · Makeup Artist
Twisted
2004 · Makeup Artist
S.W.A.T.
2003 · Makeup Artist
Viaje a las estrellas: Némesis
2002 · Makeup Artist
xXx - Triple X
2002 · Makeup Artist
Sin motivo aparente
2002 · Makeup Artist
The 51st State
2001 · Makeup Artist
El protegido
2000 · Makeup Artist
Jinetes Del Espacio
2000 · Makeup Artist
Shaft
2000 · Makeup Artist
Reglas de compromiso
2000 · Makeup Artist
Tres Reyes
1999 · Makeup Supervisor
Alerta en lo Profundo
1999 · Makeup Artist
The Big Brass Ring
1999 · Makeup Department Head
Los federales
1998 · Makeup Artist
Esfera
1998 · Key Makeup Artist
Mad City
1997 · Makeup Man (uncredited), Makeup Department Head
La guerra por un troyano
1997 · Makeup Artist
An Occasional Hell
1996 · Producer
Desperado
1995 · Makeup Designer
Hologram Man
1995 · Makeup Artist, Special Props
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
1995 · Makeup Effects
CyberTracker
1994 · Mechanical & Creature Designer
Chasers
1994 · Key Makeup Artist
Major League II
1994 · Key Makeup Artist
Heart of Darkness
1994 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Gettysburg
1993 · Makeup Supervisor
And the Band Played On
1993 · Key Makeup Artist
Sniper
1993 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Kuffs
1992 · Taxi Driver
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
1991 · Makeup Department Head
Hot Shots!
1991 · Makeup Designer
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
1991 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Marla Hanson Story
1991 · Makeup Department Head
Desperate Hours
1990 · Makeup Artist
Grim Prairie Tales
1990 · Special Effects
Rock Hudson
1990 · Makeup Department Head
Black Rain
1989 · Prosthetic Makeup Artist
UHF
1989 · Makeup Effects
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
1989 · Makeup Designer
From the Dead of Night
1989 · Makeup Artist
Finish Line
1989 · Makeup Department Head
Sweet Hearts Dance
1988 · Makeup Department Head
Earth Girls Are Easy
1988 · Makeup Designer
Uninvited
1988 · Makeup Effects Designer, Makeup Effects
White of the Eye
1987 · Makeup Effects Designer
Return to Horror High
1987 · Makeup Effects
Neon Maniacs
1986 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Hunter's Blood
1986 · Makeup Effects
Runaway Train
1985 · Makeup Designer
Volunteers
1985 · Makeup Designer
The Return of the Living Dead
1985 · Makeup Effects
Silent Madness
1984 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn
1983 · Makeup Effects
Wacko
1982 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Deadly Eyes
1982 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Friday the 13th Part III
1982 · Visual Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Sword and the Sorcerer
1982 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Parasite
1982 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
1981 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Galaxy of Terror
1981 · Mechanical & Creature Designer, Special Effects Makeup Artist
Evilspeak
1981 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Escape to Victory
1981 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Faces of Death II
1981 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Unseen
1980 · Makeup Department Head
Wise Blood
1979 · Gonga the Gorilla (uncredited), Makeup Artist
Prophecy
1979 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Faces of Death
1978 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural
1974 · Set Decoration
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
1974 · Set Decoration
Barn of the Naked Dead
1974 · Wardrobe Master
