Giannetto De Rossi
Known for
Costume & Make-Up
Born
August 8, 1942
Birthplace
Rome, Latium, Italy
Died
April 11, 2021 (aged 78)
Biography
Giannetto De Rossi (8 August 1942 – 11 April 2021) was Italian makeup and special effects artist for motion pictures. His career included work for several high-profile directors, including Bernardo Bertolucci, Sergio Leone, Federico Fellini, Franco Zeffirelli, and David Lynch; as well as collaborations with cult horror filmmakers Lucio Fulci and Alexandre Aja. He was known particularly for his highly-detailed and realistic prosthetic appliances, most visible in his horror output. He was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Special Effects for the Oscar-winning The Last Emperor (1987).
One of his first special FX roles was as make-up artist for Joe D'Amato, whose film Emanuelle in America...
Best known work
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968
The Man in the Iron Mask
1998
Rambo III
1988
Dune
1984
DragonHeart
1996
Asterix and Obelix Take On Caesar
1999
Daylight
1996
Conan the Destroyer
1984
High Tension
2003
1900
1976Filmography
2020
2020
The Emmanuelle Effectas Self
2011
2008
2007
Hanging Shadowsas Self
2007
2007
2006
Do You Remember Lucio Fulci?as Self
2004
Ring of the NibelungsMakeup Designer
2004
2004
ModiglianiMakeup Supervisor
2003
High TensionSpecial Effects Makeup Artist
2001
UprisingMakeup Department Head
2001
2001
Amici ahrararaMakeup Department Head
2000
Harrison's FlowersMakeup Department Head
2000
VatelMakeup Supervisor
1999
Asterix and Obelix Take On CaesarMakeup Supervisor
1998
The Man in the Iron MaskMakeup Supervisor
1997
Kull the ConquerorMakeup Supervisor
1996
DaylightMakeup Supervisor
1996
DragonHeartMakeup Supervisor
1996
Catherine the GreatMakeup Supervisor
1995
TummyScreenplay, Director
1992
The Inner CircleKey Makeup Artist