John Cormican is a sculptor who worked for Jim Henson's Creature Shop from 1995 until approximately 2003. He shared in an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Miniseries, Movie or a Special (Prosthetic) for Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story.
Cormican was a makeup artist for the first two Hellraiser movies and modeled snakes for Ken Russell's Lair of the White Worm. He later did prosthetic makeup for Sahara and Son of Rambow. He went on to work as a sculptor for Madame Tussaud's, sculpting the head of Benedict Cumberbatch among other assignments.
Creature Shop credits[]
- The Flintstones - Sculptor
- Cutthroat Island - Art finisher
- The Adventures of Pinocchio - Visual co-ordinator
- Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story - Prosthetic makeup artist
- Children of Dune - Special makeup effects artist