Allan A. Apone
- Known for
- Costume & Make-Up
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Flight Risk
Movie · Makeup Artist
Uncharted
Movie · Makeup Artist
Infinite
Movie · Makeup Artist
Joe Bell
Movie · Makeup Department Head
The Last Thing He Wanted
Movie · Makeup Department Head
Den of Thieves
Movie · Makeup Department Head
xXx: Return of Xander Cage
Movie · Makeup Department Head
Dunkirk
Movie · Makeup Artist
Geostorm
Movie · Makeup Artist
Captain America: Civil War
Movie · Makeup Artist
Westworld
TV · Key Makeup Artist · 10 eps
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Movie · Makeup Artist
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Movie · Makeup Department Head
22 Jump Street
Movie · Key Makeup Artist
Thor: The Dark World
Movie · Makeup Artist
Battleship
Movie · Makeup Department Head
Unthinkable
Movie · Makeup Department Head
The Losers
Movie · Makeup Department Head
Dinner for Schmucks
Movie · Makeup Department Head
The Day the Earth Stood Still
Movie · Makeup Department Head
Lakeview Terrace
Movie · Makeup Department Head
Jumper
Movie · Makeup Artist
Cleaner
Movie · Makeup Department Head
Snakes on a Plane
Movie · Makeup Artist
Freedomland
Movie · Makeup Artist
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
Movie · Key Makeup Artist
xXx: State of the Union
Movie · Makeup Artist
Jarhead
Movie · Makeup Supervisor
The Man
Movie · Makeup Artist
Twisted
Movie · Makeup Artist
Starsky & Hutch
Movie · Makeup Artist
In My Country
Movie · Makeup Artist
S.W.A.T.
Movie · Makeup Artist
xXx
Movie · Makeup Artist
Star Trek: Nemesis
Movie · Makeup Artist
No Good Deed
Movie · Makeup Artist
The 51st State
Movie · Makeup Artist
Rules of Engagement
Movie · Makeup Artist
Unbreakable
Movie · Makeup Artist
Space Cowboys
Movie · Makeup Artist
Shaft
Movie · Makeup Artist
Deep Blue Sea
Movie · Makeup Artist
Three Kings
Movie · Makeup Supervisor
The Big Brass Ring
Movie · Makeup Department Head
U.S. Marshals
Movie · Makeup Artist
Sphere
Movie · Key Makeup Artist
Trojan War
Movie · Makeup Artist
Mad City
Movie · Makeup Department Head
Desperado
Movie · Makeup Designer
Hologram Man
Movie · Makeup Artist
Major League II
Movie · Key Makeup Artist
Chasers
Movie · Key Makeup Artist
Heart of Darkness
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
And the Band Played On
Movie · Key Makeup Artist
Gettysburg
Movie · Makeup Supervisor
Sniper
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Hot Shots!
Movie · Makeup Designer
The Marla Hanson Story
Movie · Makeup Department Head
Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
Movie · Makeup Department Head
Desperate Hours
Movie · Makeup Artist
Rock Hudson
Movie · Makeup Department Head
Black Rain
Movie · Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Movie · Makeup Designer
From the Dead of Night
Movie · Makeup Artist
Finish Line
Movie · Makeup Department Head
Uninvited
Movie · Makeup Effects Designer
Sweet Hearts Dance
Movie · Makeup Department Head
Earth Girls Are Easy
Movie · Makeup Designer
White of the Eye
Movie · Makeup Effects Designer
Neon Maniacs
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Runaway Train
Movie · Makeup Designer
Volunteers
Movie · Makeup Designer
Silent Madness
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Parasite
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Deadly Eyes
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Wacko
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Sword and the Sorcerer
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Friday the 13th Part III
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Butcher, Baker, Nightmare Maker
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Galaxy of Terror
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Evilspeak
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Escape to Victory
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Faces of Death II
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Unseen
Movie · Makeup Department Head
Prophecy
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Wise Blood
Movie · Makeup Artist
Faces of Death
Movie · Special Effects Makeup Artist
Barn of the Naked Dead
Movie · Wardrobe Master