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40 • THE ARTISAN SPRING 2020 secret internet PSA pleading to "Get Out the Vote." When we arrived, the cast of W&G greeted us. We laughed and cried and then saw the same set Max had stored at his college that was now placed on the stage. It was extremely emotional. Just weeks after it aired, NBC picked up the show for a reboot. The magic was still there. Some of our fondest memories came from our eight seasons. PATTY BUNCH: My favorite room moments were when our team was touching up Debra, Megan and Alec Baldwin. We all shared one room back then and we coerce Alec into telling a story about a movie he was in. He's an amazing storyteller. His story was quite graphic, and you could hear the laughter stages over. TIM BURKE: My favorite was from the original run with guest star Michael Douglas, who played a closeted policeman, investigating Will's stolen briefcase. He wanted Will to retrace his steps and to take him to the gay dance club. This tricky detective proceeded to show Will all his dance moves and then some. After rehearsal that Thursday, Michael came into the make-up room ashen. Jimmy had called off rehearsal for Friday. I told him that means all is going well. This was a typical maneuver by Jimmy. He never wanted anyone to be overrehearsed. Besides the dialogue could switch in a second but I wasn't going to tell him that. FARAH BUNCH: I had the best job, in my opinion, doing the guest cast. I came on the show in Season 3 and I still can't believe I got my dream job. The huge guest star cast became a huge part of the show, as we know. My favorite Will & Grace memories are getting a front row seat watching J.Lo sing "Waiting for Tonight." At one of our wrap parties, I had a private breakdance with Sean Hayes and Jack Black on the dance fl oor. I'll never forget coming in the make-up room and seeing Britney Spears on Kevin Federline's lap in my make-up chair. It was one of those "pinch me" moments because I'm a HUGE Britney fan. I would come to work, and they would say, "Oh, next week Matt Damon will be here." What?!! On the reboot, I'm making up Matt Bomer, who looks like a fl awless doll with a perfect personality to match ... and the next I'm doing Demi Levato and Ryan Phillippe. It was a gift to work with such talented artists. Every episode of Will & Grace was so much fun and so exciting. I have my mom to thank for all of it, and I'm proud of that. She's the greatest teacher anyone can learn from. LUKE O'CONNOR: Luke was our comic relief. He was the original Warren Beatty in Shampoo. One early morning before a location shoot which was rare for us, Harry Connick had a piano delivered to our stage and serenaded us with Christmas carols. My greatest accomplishment was winning the Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild Award for his Lukaro curls on Grace. A 12-year break was a long hiatus and times have changed. Rules have changed. The way you speak, hug, share stories, certainly no wine in the make-up room during a show for our guest cast. And the atmosphere we once had was not to be duplicated. Now at Universal, our cast is scattered into three rooms so they could concentrate on their lines. Our hallways were quiet and empty. More tension. Bigger shows. Each episode is like shooting a pilot. We truly missed the comaraderie, mingling with our cast and guest cast before the show started. Luke had to leave the show during the second run in because of back surgery, so we were lucky to get the talented Darlene Brumfi eld who joined our team with Elaine Offers Woulard to complete Debra's beauty squad. While Debra was running lines, they'd double teamed to create her character Grace with speed and perfection. Even though they were there for Debra, they were there for us, too. Always ready to lend a hand if needed and you have no idea how comforting that is. Tim and I were busy with Eric, Sean & Megan. Tim and Nicole would apply the wig on Megan while I worked on her make-up creating the dimension needed for our lighting for 4 Camera. I'd use four shades of Dior Air Flash foundation setting it with Skindinavia setting spray. Each episode, I'd mix two lip pencils and four or fi ve Mac lip colors creating the perfect shade for Karen. My most important glam staple is Le Mieux eye patches. I placed them in the same spot and direction each week like a stencil to give Karen a consistent lift design for her saucy eyes. It also allows me to paint with speed without irritating her under eyes. And on Eric and Sean, I'd follow the same format using "IT" water-based foundations and setting with Cinema Secrets sealing spray for protecting the neck. Thanks to MAC & It Cosmetics as well. Without them, even on high-profi le shows, our budget is minimal. Debra's personal favorite, IT lip pencil "Buff Nude." Working together as a TEAM is valuable for any show. It's nice to have the confi dence and trust in your team so at times Farah could join in for last-minute rushes and intimate body make-up and leaving Dawn Johnson & Nicole Venables to attend to the guest cast. Tim Burke helping to do body make- up and providing an extra hand holding stands of hair. There's no time for "that's not in my job descriptions." You just do what it takes to get the cast out on time. That's a team. Before the show, the entire cast meets in the make-up room to run the show in its entirety. Then we'd rush to the stage fl oor for fi nal touch ups before the curtain opened and the cast stepped onto the set after bows. A "No touch ups" rule was requested from not only the producers but the cast as well, so they could prepare and focus. This gave us the chance to check the monitors to see if all was powder perfect. T UNBREAKABLE CHILLING MINDHUNTER SELF T UNBREAKABLE MINDHUNTER CHILLING T SELF MINDHUNTER