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THE ARTISAN SUMMER 2019 • 29 TOMMY COLE Tommy joined Local 706 in 1968 while working at NBC on TV specials, varieties, soups, game shows and Johnny Carson. In 1975, he was one of 10 make-up artists chosen to attend an apprenticeship program at Warner Ranch taught by top Local 706 journeymen, and elevated to Roster after passing his jour- neyman test in 1976. Throughout his career, he department-head- ed more than 30 sitcoms, including Bosom Buddies, Designing Women, The King of Queens, Wings and Evening Shade, to name a few. His feature credits include, in part, Mask, Pretty in Pink, Three Fugitives, Sorority Boys and L.A. Confidential. He did the pilot for Charlie's Angels and ran TV series such as The New Lassie, Get Real and Middle Ages. He was Barbara Walters' make-up artist for four years, and did an excess of commercials, MOWs and TV specials. He had seven Emmy nominations and won a Primetime Emmy for the miniseries Backstairs at the White House and a Guild Award for the TV special Geppetto. Always an advocate for education, he negotiated yearly classes sponsored by CSATF for our members, taught character/beauty make-up at Valley College for three years to many aspiring arti- sans, and was hired by CSATF to help our body make-up artists hone their corrective beauty skills. He received prosthetic train- ing from original Planet of the Apes artisans, which prepared him for future character projects. In 1992, he was elected to the 706 Executive Board, served on the Constitution Committee, and in 2004 was elected Business Representative, a position he held for 15 years. In 2008, he was appointed by the International President as Trustee/Director to the Motion Picture Industry Pension and Health Plans, served on the MPTF Advisory Committee and was Makeup Governor for the TV Academy for four years. Negotiating the Basic Agreement, he was successful in achieving title parity between make-up and hair, walked picket lines to flip to union and actively worked for passage of the California Film & TV Tax Incentives. He is very honored to have served Local 706 and its talented members! MATTHEW W. MUNGLE Matthew Mungle earned recognition as a top master of the elite, make- up effects illusion. He has 250 film and television projects to his credit, is always a veteran voice to aspiring artists hoping to find their way and takes many new members under his wing. He gives back to his Local 706 members as a mentor, role model and friend. As a young boy in Durant, Oklahoma, he recalls seeing Frankenstein, Dracula and The Mummy. He was fascinated by the make-up, often borrowing his mother's make- up to "create his own version of horror." As he got older, he ordered theatrical make-up from New York experimenting with face casts and prosthetics on willing friends and family. His parents thought it was a passing phase he'd outgrow but he knew differently. In 1964, The Seven Faces of Dr. Lao came out and Matthew credits this film as his greatest influence and deciding factor to his path on becoming a special make-up effects artist. Matthew arrived in Hollywood in 1977 after applying and being accepted into Joe Blasco's Make-up Center, the premier academy responsible for training many Local 706 members. Joe Blasco said this about Matthew: "From the very beginning, Matthew showed exceptional talent. I knew he had what it takes to become a success in this business." His first major film was Edward Scissorhands in 1990. Matthew has been honored with 26 Emmy nominations, finished his 11-year run creating graphic make-up effects for CSI: Las Vegas. His impressive list of films include Bram Stoker's Dracula, earning him his first Oscar in 1992, Pay It Forward, Daredevil, Anchorman, The Omen, X-Men, The Tempest, The Butler, Schindler's List, Outbreak, Primal Fear and Ghosts of Mississippi. After 42 years as a master of make-up effects artists, Matthew and husband of 40 years, John Jackson, moved to Texas. They set up a studio for his loyal clients, including stars Robert DeNiro, Glenn Close and Tracey Ullman. Matthew also conducts educational seminars to pass on his enormous wealth of knowledge. 2 0 2 0 M A K E - U P A R T I S T S & H A I R S T Y L I S T S G U I L D A W A R D S