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Thomas R. Burman

  • Make-Up Department
  • Special Effects
  • Actor
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Thomas R. Burman was born on 28 November 1940 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is an actor, known for L'Invasion des profanateurs (1978), Fantômes en fête (1988) and Nip/Tuck (2003). He has been married to Bari Dreiband-Burman since 1984. They have one child. He was previously married to Sandra Burman.
BornNovember 28, 1940
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BornNovember 28, 1940
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 7 wins & 29 nominations total

    Known for

    L'Invasion des profanateurs (1978)
    L'Invasion des profanateurs
    7.4
    • Makeup Department(as Thomas Burman)
    • 1978
    Bill Murray in Fantômes en fête (1988)
    Fantômes en fête
    6.9
    • Makeup Department
    • 1988
    Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh in Nip/Tuck (2003)
    Nip/Tuck
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Makeup Department
    Howard... une nouvelle race de héros (1986)
    Howard... une nouvelle race de héros
    4.8
    • Makeup Department(Dr. Jenning)
    • 1986

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Patrick Dempsey, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, Sandra Oh, James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, and T.R. Knight in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • special make-up effects
      • special makeup effects ...
      • 2005–2017
    • Amy Brenneman, Brian Benben, Benjamin Bratt, Taye Diggs, Kate Walsh, Paul Adelstein, Caterina Scorsone, and KaDee Strickland in Private Practice (2007)
      Private Practice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist (as Tom Burman)
      • 2008–2012
    • Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh in Nip/Tuck (2003)
      Nip/Tuck
      7.7
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup
      • special makeup effects artist
      • prosthetic designer
      • 2003–2010
    • Grey's Anatomy: Come Rain or Shine (2007)
      Grey's Anatomy: Come Rain or Shine
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • special makeup effects artist (as Tom Burman)
      • 2007
    • Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Grey's Anatomy: Every Moment Counts (2007)
      Grey's Anatomy: Every Moment Counts
      7.9
      TV Special
      • special makeup effects artist (as Tom Burman)
      • 2007
    • Grey's Anatomy: Complications of the Heart
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • special makeup effects artist (as Tom Burman)
      • 2006
    • Grey's Anatomy: Under Pressure (2006)
      Grey's Anatomy: Under Pressure
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • special makeup effects artist (as Tom Burman)
      • 2006
    • Grey's Anatomy: Straight to the Heart (2006)
      Grey's Anatomy: Straight to the Heart
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • special makeup effects artist (as Tom Burman)
      • 2006
    • Brent Spiner, Charles S. Dutton, Carla Gugino, Rob Benedict, Peter Dinklage, and Brian Van Holt in Threshold - Premier contact (2005)
      Threshold - Premier contact
      7.2
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2005
    • Christian Bale and Freddy Rodríguez in Bad Times (2005)
      Bad Times
      6.8
      • prosthetic makeup artist
      • special makeup effects artist (as Tom Burman)
      • 2005
    • Suspect Zero (2004)
      Suspect Zero
      5.8
      • prosthetic makeup artist (as Tom Burman)
      • 2004
    • Alan Rickman and Yasiin Bey in La création de Dieu (2004)
      La création de Dieu
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • prosthetic effects
      • 2004
    • Tony Shalhoub in Monk (2002)
      Monk
      8.1
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2004
    • Jake Busey, Shannon Elizabeth, and Jerry O'Connell in Tomcats (2001)
      Tomcats
      5.3
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2001
    • Les Experts (2000)
      Les Experts
      7.7
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist (as Tom Burman)
      • 2000

    Special Effects

    • Amy Brenneman, Brian Benben, Benjamin Bratt, Taye Diggs, Kate Walsh, Paul Adelstein, Caterina Scorsone, and KaDee Strickland in Private Practice (2007)
      Private Practice
      6.8
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup (as Tom Burman)
      • 2007
    • Grey's Anatomy: Come Rain or Shine (2007)
      Grey's Anatomy: Come Rain or Shine
      7.5
      TV Movie
      • special makeup effects (as Tom Burman)
      • 2007
    • Patrick Dempsey, Katherine Heigl, Justin Chambers, Sandra Oh, James Pickens Jr., Ellen Pompeo, Chandra Wilson, and T.R. Knight in Grey's Anatomy (2005)
      Grey's Anatomy
      7.6
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects
      • special effects makeup (as Tom Burman)
      • 2006–2007
    • Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Grey's Anatomy: Every Moment Counts (2007)
      Grey's Anatomy: Every Moment Counts
      7.9
      TV Special
      • special makeup effects (as Tom Burman)
      • 2007
    • Grey's Anatomy: Complications of the Heart
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • special effects makeup (as Tom Burman)
      • 2006
    • Grey's Anatomy: Under Pressure (2006)
      Grey's Anatomy: Under Pressure
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • special effects makeup (as Tom Burman)
      • 2006
    • Grey's Anatomy: Straight to the Heart (2006)
      Grey's Anatomy: Straight to the Heart
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • special effects makeup (as Tom Burman)
      • 2006
    • Julian McMahon and Dylan Walsh in Nip/Tuck (2003)
      Nip/Tuck
      7.7
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup
      • 2005
    • Invasion (2005)
      Invasion
      7.5
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup
      • 2005
    • Camilla Belle and Elisha Cuthbert in The Quiet (2005)
      The Quiet
      6.1
      • special effects construction (as Tom Burman)
      • 2005
    • Emily Bergl in Carrie 2 : La Haine (1999)
      Carrie 2 : La Haine
      4.8
      • special makeup effects
      • 1999
    • Lauren Holly, Hector Elizondo, Carla Gugino, Mark Harmon, Barbara Hershey, Mandy Patinkin, Adam Arkin, and Rocky Carroll in Chicago Hope, la vie à tout prix (1994)
      Chicago Hope, la vie à tout prix
      6.9
      TV Series
      • special effects makeup (as Tom Burman)
      • 1994–1998
    • Balance maman hors du train (1987)
      Balance maman hors du train
      6.3
      • special effects makeup: The Burman Studio Inc. (as Tom Burman)
      • 1987
    • Jason Bateman in Teen Wolf Too (1987)
      Teen Wolf Too
      3.5
      • prosthetics: wolf, The Burman Studios (as Tom Burman)
      • 1987
    • The Midnight Hour (1985)
      The Midnight Hour
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • special effects makeup (uncredited)
      • 1985

    Actor

    • Thomas R. Burman in Behind the Mask with Tom Burman (2014)
      Behind the Mask with Tom Burman
      Short
      • (as Tom Burman)
      • 2014
    • Juliette Lewis, Anne Ramsey, and Nancy Mette in Meet the Hollowheads (1989)
      Meet the Hollowheads
      5.3
      • The Crazy Man (as Tom Burman)
      • 1989

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    Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
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    Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film

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    • Alternative names
      • Thomas Burman
    • Born
      • November 28, 1940
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouses
        Bari Dreiband-Burman1984 - present (1 child)

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      Son of Ellis Burman.

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