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Gates McFadden Investigates: Who do you think you are?

Episode 115: Michael Westmore

Gates McFadden Investigates: Who do you think you are?

NacelleCast Studios

Society & Culture, Personal Journals

5738 Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2021

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Speaking with Make-up artist, Academy Award-winner and author Michael Westmore is like getting to know a national treasure, and getting the keys to his treasure chest! He knows everything about the history of the film industry, coming from a long lineage of Westmore family of Make-up artists, a truly extraordinary legacy. Westmore created his own legacy through his work on Star Trek, and few men know Gates' face as well as he does. Michael Westmore is adored by those he's worked with across several iterations of Star Trek, and we're sure you'll adore this conversation as well! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Speaking with makeup artist, Academy Award winner and author Michael Westmore is like getting

0:35.4

to know a national treasure and getting the keys to his treasure chest.

0:40.5

He knows everything about the history of the film industry. He, his grandfather, father,

0:46.3

uncles and children are all part of the Westmore family of makeup artists. He comes from an

0:51.9

extraordinary legacy. And also he created one of his very own through Star Trek.

0:57.6

Few men know my face as well as he does. He knows the pluses and the minuses. He can improve the

1:03.8

defects and sometimes he even makes them disappear. All of the next-gen actors adore him,

1:09.6

and I would imagine all DS9, Voyager, and Enterprise actors adore him as well.

1:14.0

He checks all my boxes, gifted artist, great sense of humor, great listener, great storyteller, diplomatic, and smart.

1:22.5

So here we go. You may hear lots of names that you can Google as you listen, but trust me, it will be worth it.

1:29.8

Can you see me, Mike?

1:31.7

Let me put my glasses on.

1:34.0

Aside from everything else that happens with 82 years old.

1:40.5

There you are!

1:43.0

My favorite redhead! Well, how are you doing? I'm doing great. I have read your book now twice. First of all, it's amazingly fabulous. Thank you.

1:58.1

It's a really, really well-done book. I don't know. What a life you've had. I think anyone who reads that book wants to be you.

2:07.3

You know, it's something in myself, I will go back and look things up because I literally did so much. That's why it took me 14 years to put it together. I kept finding things.

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