Creature Effects artist Rick Baker was born.
So we want to wish him a big 71st birthday! Multi-Academy Award winner, Rick Baker, was a makeup artist and supplied many creatures for the additional Cantina filming for Star Wars. He is also uncredited for playing the Cantina band member, Figrin D’an. Several of his ‘thrown together’ Cantina character designs became the basis for future Star Wars characters.
About TODAY IN STAR WARS HISTORY:
It’s your daily Star Wars history lesson! This video series airs daily M-F on YouTube, so you can take a minute and remember, reminisce or learn about something that happened on this particular day in Star Wars history.
