Just in case anyone is unfamiliar with Rick Baker (unlikely!), he is a legendary Hollywood make-up effects artist. Baker began experimenting with make-up effects as a child, and later received guidance from Dick Smith. Baker received the first ever Academy Award for Make-Up, on the 1981 film An American Werewolf in London. He has always had a passion for gorillas, and is well known for apes and gorillas he has brought to life in films such as Gorillas in the Mist, Harry and the Hendersons, Mighty Joe Young, and Planet of the Apes. Baker is also well known for creating many of the aliens that populated the Cantina in Star Wars. His most recent project has been The Wolfman starring Benicio del Toro, which will be released on November 6, 2009.