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. Information above via their homepage.
Friday the 13th Part III
(Visual Effects)
CyberTracker
(Mechanical & Creature Designer)
Black Rain
(Prosthetic Makeup Artist)
Galaxy of Terror
(Mechanical & Creature Designer)
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Galaxy of Terror
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Snakes on a Plane
(Makeup Artist)
Joe Bell
(Makeup Department Head)
Uncharted
(Makeup Artist)
Cleaner
(Makeup Department Head)
Unthinkable
(Makeup Department Head)
And the Band Played On
(Key Makeup Artist)
Parasite
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Battleship
(Makeup Department Head)
UHF
(Makeup Effects)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
(Makeup Department Head)
Wacko
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Evilspeak
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
The Sword and the Sorcerer
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Deadly Eyes
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Escape to Victory
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Barn of the Naked Dead
(Wardrobe Master)
The Day the Earth Stood Still
(Makeup Department Head)
Uninvited
(Makeup Effects Designer)
Deep Blue Sea
(Makeup Artist)
Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh
(Makeup Effects)
Sweet Hearts Dance
(Makeup Department Head)
An Occasional Hell
(Producer)
Lakeview Terrace
(Makeup Department Head)
The 51st State
(Makeup Artist)
Twisted
(Makeup Artist)
Runaway Train
(Makeup Designer)
Infinite
(Makeup Artist)
Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn
(Makeup Effects)
The Losers
(Makeup Department Head)
Silent Madness
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Captain America: Civil War
(Makeup Artist)
Prophecy
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Starsky & Hutch
(Makeup Artist)
S.W.A.T.
(Makeup Artist)
Jumper
(Makeup Artist)
xXx
(Makeup Artist)
U.S. Marshals
(Makeup Artist)
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
(Makeup Department Head)
Rules of Engagement
(Makeup Artist)
Sphere
(Key Makeup Artist)
xXx: State of the Union
(Makeup Artist)
The Return of the Living Dead
(Makeup Effects)
Unbreakable
(Makeup Artist)
White of the Eye
(Makeup Effects Designer)
Dunkirk
(Makeup Artist)
Desperado
(Makeup Designer)
Return to Horror High
(Makeup Effects)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
(Makeup Designer)
Lemora: A Child's Tale of the Supernatural
(Set Decoration)
Baby Needs a New Pair of Shoes
(Set Decoration)
Major League II
(Key Makeup Artist)
From the Dead of Night
(Makeup Artist)
Hot Shots!
(Makeup Designer)
Space Cowboys
(Makeup Artist)
Three Kings
(Makeup Supervisor)
Chasers
(Key Makeup Artist)
Geostorm
(Makeup Artist)
Desperate Hours
(Makeup Artist)
Gettysburg
(Makeup Supervisor)
Sniper
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Friday the 13th Part III
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Den of Thieves
(Makeup Department Head)
Star Trek: Nemesis
(Makeup Artist)
22 Jump Street
(Key Makeup Artist)
Dinner for Schmucks
(Makeup Department Head)
In My Country
(Makeup Artist)
Flight Risk
(Makeup Artist)
Neon Maniacs
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
The Marla Hanson Story
(Makeup Department Head)
Trojan War
(Makeup Artist)
Jarhead
(Makeup Supervisor)
Freedomland
(Makeup Artist)
Hologram Man
(Makeup Artist)
Hologram Man
(Special Props)
Rock Hudson
(Makeup Department Head)
Thor: The Dark World
(Makeup Artist)
No Good Deed
(Makeup Artist)
Wise Blood
(Makeup Artist)
The Last Thing He Wanted
(Makeup Department Head)
Shaft
(Makeup Artist)
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Heart of Darkness
(Special Effects Makeup Artist)
Mad City
(Makeup Department Head)
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
(Makeup Department Head)
Uninvited
(Makeup Effects)
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
(Key Makeup Artist)
Avengers: Age of Ultron
(Makeup Artist)
The Big Brass Ring
(Makeup Department Head)
Basic
(Makeup Artist)
Finish Line
(Makeup Department Head)
Volunteers
(Makeup Designer)
Hunter's Blood
(Makeup Effects)
Earth Girls Are Easy
(Makeup Designer)
Westworld
(Key Makeup Artist)