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'''Thomas "Thom" E. Surprenant''' is a special makeup effects and makeup artist who worked on several episodes of ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', and ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'' and on the [[Star Trek films|feature films]] {{film|7}} and {{film|8}}. In {{y|1994}}, Surprenant was interviewed for the television special ''[[Entertainment Tonight Salutes Star Trek]]''.
 
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'''Thomas "Thom" E. Surprenant''' {{born|7|November|1966}} is a special makeup effects and makeup artist who worked on several episodes of {{s|TNG}}, {{s|DS9}} {{s|VOY}} and {{s|ENT}} and on the [[Star Trek films|feature films]] {{film|7}} and {{film|8}}. In {{y|1994}}, Surprenant was interviewed for the television special ''[[Entertainment Tonight Salutes Star Trek]]''.
   
His work on ''Deep Space Nine'' earned him an [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series in {{y|1995}} for the episode {{e|Distant Voices}} which he shared with [[Michael Westmore]], [[Camille Calvet]], [[Dean Jones]], [[Dean Gates]], [[Karen Iverson]], [[Scott Wheeler]], [[Michael Key]], [[David Quashnick]], [[Karen Westerfield]], and [[Gilbert A. Mosko]]. He received another Emmy Award nomination in the same category in {{y|1996}} for his work on the episode {{e|The Visitor}} which he shared with Michael Westmore, Camille Calvet, Karen Iverson, Dean Jones, [[Mark Bussan]], Gilbert A. Mosko, Scott Wheeler, [[Ellis Burman, Jr.]], David Quashnick, [[R. Stephen Weber]], [[Brad Look]], and [[Kevin Haney]].
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His work on ''Deep Space Nine'' earned him an [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series in {{y|1995}} for the episode {{e|Distant Voices}} which he shared with [[Michael Westmore]], [[Camille Calvet]], [[Dean Jones]], [[Dean Gates]], [[Karen Iverson]], [[Scott Wheeler]], [[Michael Key]], [[David Quashnick]], [[Karen Westerfield]], and [[Gilbert A. Mosko]]. He received another Emmy Award nomination in the same category in {{y|1996}} for his work on the episode {{e|The Visitor}} which he shared with Michael Westmore, Camille Calvet, Karen Iverson, Dean Jones, [[Mark Bussan]], Gilbert A. Mosko, Scott Wheeler, [[Ellis Burman]], David Quashnick, [[R. Stephen Weber]], [[Brad Look]], and [[Kevin Haney]].
   
Hailing from Burbank, California, Surprenant has been working in the entertainment industry for more than twenty years. He also worked as head makeup instructor at the Last Looks Makeup Academy and as instructor at the [[Michael Westmore|M.G. Westmore]] Academy of Cosmetic Arts. His work was featured on covers of magazines such as "Fangoria" and "Rue Morgue" and featured in "Men's Health" and "Inside Motorcross". Throughout his career he worked with actors such as {{w|Brad Pitt}} and David Duchovny (both 1993 on ''Kalifornia''), Hilary Swank, Grace Jones, James Duval (2001 in ''Donnie Darko''), Ellen DeGeneres, [[Concetta Tomei]] (1999-2002 on ''Providence''), and [[F. Murray Abraham]] and founded the company Thomas Surprenant Creations which is providing film, television and print projects with makeup products. [http://www.imdb.com/company/co0346388/] These products were used on the fantasy film ''The Scorpion King'' (2002, starring [[The Rock]]), the science fiction sequel ''Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines'' (2003, starring [[Kristanna Loken]]), and the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001-2003, starring [[John Rhys-Davies]]) among other projects.
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Hailing from Burbank, California, Surprenant has been working in the entertainment industry for more than twenty years. He also worked as head makeup instructor at the Last Looks Makeup Academy and as instructor at the [[Michael Westmore|M.G. Westmore]] Academy of Cosmetic Arts. His work was featured on covers of magazines such as "Fangoria" and "Rue Morgue" and featured in "Men's Health" and "Inside Motorcross". Throughout his career he worked with actors such as {{w|Brad Pitt}} and David Duchovny (both 1993 on ''Kalifornia''), Hilary Swank, Grace Jones, James Duval (2001 in ''Donnie Darko''), Ellen DeGeneres, [[Concetta Tomei]] (1999-2002 on ''Providence''), and [[F. Murray Abraham]] and founded the company Thomas Surprenant Creations which is providing film, television and print projects with makeup products. {{imdb|company/co0346388/}} These products were used on the fantasy film ''The Scorpion King'' (2002, starring [[The Rock]]), {{wt|Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines}} (2003, starring [[Kristanna Loken]]), and the ''Lord of the Rings'' trilogy (2001-2003, starring [[John Rhys-Davies]]) among other projects.
   
Surprenant worked in the makeup department of television series such as ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', ''Silk Stalkings'', ''Space Rangers'' (1993, starring [[Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa]], [[Marjorie Monaghan]], and [[Clint Howard]]), ''The Visitor'', ''Strong Medicine'', ''House M.D.'', and ''The O.C.''. His film credits include the horror thriller ''Cheerleader Camp'' (1988), the horror film ''Puppetmaster'' (1989), the action film ''The Perfect Weapon'' (1991), the horror comedy ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1992, with Dean Gates), the comic adaptations ''Batman Returns'' (1992) and ''Batman Forever'' (1995), the science fiction comedy ''Coneheads'' (1993), the drama ''Showgirls'' (1995), the fantasy sequel ''The Crow: City of Angels'' (1996), the horror sequel ''Halloween H20: 20 Years Later'' (1998, with [[James MacKinnon]] and [[Tania McComas]]), as makeup supervisor on the horror film ''The Dead Hate the Living!'' (2000), the action comedy ''Charlie's Angels'' (2000), the fantasy film ''How the Grinch Stole Christmas'' (2000), the science fiction film ''Artificial Intelligence: A.I.'' (2001), the fantasy adventure ''Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl'' (2003), and the superhero sequel ''X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006, with [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Famke Janssen]] and [[Kelsey Grammer]]).
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Surprenant worked in the makeup department of television series such as {{wt|Buffy the Vampire Slayer}}, {{wt|Silk Stalkings}}, ''Space Rangers'' (1993, starring [[Cary-Hiroyuki]], [[Marjorie Monaghan]], and [[Clint Howard]]), {{wt|The Visitor (TV series)|The Visitor}}, ''Strong Medicine'', {{wt|House (TV series)|House}}, and {{wt|The O.C.}}. His film credits include {{wt|Cheerleader Camp}} (1988), {{wt|Puppet Master (film)|Puppet Master}}(1989), {{wt|The Perfect Weapon (1991 film)|The Perfect Weapon}} (1991), the horror comedy ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1992, with Dean Gates), {{wt|Batman Returns}} (1992) and {{wt|Batman Forever}} (1995), {{wt|Coneheads (film)|Coneheads}} (1993),{{wt|Showgirls}} (1995), {{wt|The Crow: City of Angels}} (1996), {{wt|Halloween H20: 20 Years Later}} (1998, with [[James MacKinnon]] and [[Tania McComas]]), as makeup supervisor on {{wt|The Dead Hate the Living!}} (2000), {{wt|Charlie's Angels (2000 film)|Charlie's Angels}} (2000), {{wt|How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 film)|How the Grinch Stole Christmas}} (2000), {{wt|A.I. Artificial Intelligence}} (2001), {{wt|Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl}} (2003), and {{wt|X-Men: The Last Stand}} (2006, with [[Patrick Stewart]], [[Famke Janssen]] and [[Kelsey Grammer]]).
   
More recent projects include the short films ''Cub'' (2009), ''Rationed'' (2009), ''Love & Vengeance'' (2010), ''The Sierra'' (2010), and ''License to Reproduce'' (2011).
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Other projects include the short films ''Cub'' (2009), ''Rationed'' (2009), ''Love & Vengeance'' (2010), ''The Sierra'' (2010), and ''License to Reproduce'' (2011).
   
 
== ''Star Trek'' work ==
 
== ''Star Trek'' work ==
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File:Yannick Derrien, Blood Oath.jpg|[[Yannick Derrien]]<br>{{DS9|Blood Oath}}
 
File:Yannick Derrien, Blood Oath.jpg|[[Yannick Derrien]]<br>{{DS9|Blood Oath}}
 
File:Boraalan 5.jpg|[[Toni Taylor]]<br>{{TNG|Homeward}}
 
File:Boraalan 5.jpg|[[Toni Taylor]]<br>{{TNG|Homeward}}
File:Female alien, The Maquis Part I.jpg|[[Volan III inhabitants#Alien colonist|Alien makeup]]<br>{{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}}
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File:Barkonian 6.jpg|[[Barkonian townspeople 001|Alien makeup]]<br>{{TNG|Thine Own Self}}
File:Romulan corpse, generations.jpg|[[Unnamed Romulans (24th century)#Romulan corpse|Romulan makeup]]<br>{{film|7}}
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File:Female alien, The Maquis Part I.jpg|[[Volan III female alien 1|Alien makeup]]<br>{{DS9|The Maquis, Part I}}
File:Klingon officer 1, 2371.jpg|[[Scott Barry]]<br>{{film|7}}
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File:Leanza Cornett.jpg|[[Leanza Cornett]]<br />{{DS9|The Jem'Hadar}}
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File:Romulan corpse, 2371.jpg|[[Romulan 24th corpse 001|Romulan makeup]]<br>{{film|7}}
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File:Duras sisters' bridge officer 1, 2371.jpg|[[Scott Barry]]<br>{{film|7}}
 
File:Tygarian hologram.jpg|[[Tom Morga]]<br>{{DS9|The Abandoned}}
 
File:Tygarian hologram.jpg|[[Tom Morga]]<br>{{DS9|The Abandoned}}
 
File:Bashir ages.jpg|[[Alexander Siddig]]<br>{{DS9|Distant Voices}}
 
File:Bashir ages.jpg|[[Alexander Siddig]]<br>{{DS9|Distant Voices}}
File:BolianFemale.jpg|[[Mary Meinel-Newport]]<br>''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''<br>[[DS9 Season 4|Season 4]]
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File:Bolian female.jpg|[[Mary Meinel-Newport]]<br>{{DS9|Meridian}}<br />{{s|DS9}}<br>[[DS9 Season 4|Season 4]]<br/>{{VOY|Caretaker}}
 
File:Malko.jpg|[[Scott Strozier]]<br>{{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}}
 
File:Malko.jpg|[[Scott Strozier]]<br>{{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}}
File:Bashir future the visitor.jpg|[[Alexander Siddig]]<br>{{DS9|The Visitor}}
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File:Julian Bashir, 2422.jpg|[[Alexander Siddig]]<br>{{DS9|The Visitor}}
File:Regana Tosh Markalian.jpg|[[Roderick Garr]]<br>{{DS9|Hippocratic Oath}}
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File:Regana Tosh.jpg|[[Roderick Garr]]<br>{{DS9|Hippocratic Oath}}
File:Toral2372.jpg|[[Rick Pasqualone]]<br>{{DS9|The Sword of Kahless}}
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File:Toral, 2372.jpg|[[Rick Pasqualone]]<br>{{DS9|The Sword of Kahless}}
File:Mokra homeworld alien 3.jpg|[[Tracee Cocco]]<br>{{VOY|Resistance}}
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File:Tracee Cocco, Resistance.jpg|[[Tracee Lee Cocco]]<br>{{VOY|Resistance}}
 
File:Klingon Borg First Contact.jpg|[[Wayne King, Jr.]]<br>{{film|8}}
 
File:Klingon Borg First Contact.jpg|[[Wayne King, Jr.]]<br>{{film|8}}
File:Borg drone SkyBox trading card B11.jpg|[[Unnamed Borg#Borg Queen's contingent (2373)|Borg makeup]]<br>{{film|8}}
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File:Borg drone SkyBox trading card B11.jpg|[[Borg Queen's guards 001 |Borg makeup]]<br>{{film|8}}
 
File:Xanthan Bazaar slave girl 3.jpg|[[Roxanne Doman]]<br>{{ENT|Rajiin}}
 
File:Xanthan Bazaar slave girl 3.jpg|[[Roxanne Doman]]<br>{{ENT|Rajiin}}
File:Vulcan zombie 4.jpg|[[Seleya personnel|Vulcan makeup]]<br>{{ENT|Impulse}}
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File:Seleya crewmember 12.jpg|[[Michael Wickson]]<br>{{ENT|Impulse}}
 
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=== Further ''Trek'' work ===
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** {{e|Learning Curve}}
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== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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Thomas "Thom" E. Surprenant (born 7 November 1966; age 57) is a special makeup effects and makeup artist who worked on several episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Star Trek: Voyager and Star Trek: Enterprise and on the feature films Star Trek Generations and Star Trek: First Contact. In 1994, Surprenant was interviewed for the television special Entertainment Tonight Salutes Star Trek.

His work on Deep Space Nine earned him an Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series in 1995 for the episode "Distant Voices" which he shared with Michael Westmore, Camille Calvet, Dean Jones, Dean Gates, Karen Iverson, Scott Wheeler, Michael Key, David Quashnick, Karen Westerfield, and Gilbert A. Mosko. He received another Emmy Award nomination in the same category in 1996 for his work on the episode "The Visitor" which he shared with Michael Westmore, Camille Calvet, Karen Iverson, Dean Jones, Mark Bussan, Gilbert A. Mosko, Scott Wheeler, Ellis Burman, David Quashnick, R. Stephen Weber, Brad Look, and Kevin Haney.

Hailing from Burbank, California, Surprenant has been working in the entertainment industry for more than twenty years. He also worked as head makeup instructor at the Last Looks Makeup Academy and as instructor at the M.G. Westmore Academy of Cosmetic Arts. His work was featured on covers of magazines such as "Fangoria" and "Rue Morgue" and featured in "Men's Health" and "Inside Motorcross". Throughout his career he worked with actors such as Brad Pitt and David Duchovny (both 1993 on Kalifornia), Hilary Swank, Grace Jones, James Duval (2001 in Donnie Darko), Ellen DeGeneres, Concetta Tomei (1999-2002 on Providence), and F. Murray Abraham and founded the company Thomas Surprenant Creations which is providing film, television and print projects with makeup products. [1] These products were used on the fantasy film The Scorpion King (2002, starring The Rock), Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003, starring Kristanna Loken), and the Lord of the Rings trilogy (2001-2003, starring John Rhys-Davies) among other projects.

Surprenant worked in the makeup department of television series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Silk Stalkings, Space Rangers (1993, starring Cary-Hiroyuki, Marjorie Monaghan, and Clint Howard), The Visitor, Strong Medicine, House, and The O.C.. His film credits include Cheerleader Camp (1988), Puppet Master(1989), The Perfect Weapon (1991), the horror comedy Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992, with Dean Gates), Batman Returns (1992) and Batman Forever (1995), Coneheads (1993),Showgirls (1995), The Crow: City of Angels (1996), Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998, with James MacKinnon and Tania McComas), as makeup supervisor on The Dead Hate the Living! (2000), Charlie's Angels (2000), How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001), Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003), and X-Men: The Last Stand (2006, with Patrick Stewart, Famke Janssen and Kelsey Grammer).

Other projects include the short films Cub (2009), Rationed (2009), Love & Vengeance (2010), The Sierra (2010), and License to Reproduce (2011).

Star Trek work

Further Trek work

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