Glenn Hetrick

Glenn Hetrick is a special make-up effects artist/designer, actor and producer. Hetrick is CEO of Alchemy FX Studios, a special effects studio which has worked on over 100 film and TV credits, such as Star Trek Discovery, Hunger Games, Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, and Mad Men.[1] He's extensive work in film and television is shown by his nominations for nine awards.[2]

Glenn Hetrick
Born (1972-07-08) July 8, 1972
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
EducationYork College of Pennsylvania
Known forJudge on SyFy's Face Off

Producer Actor

Prosthetic & special effects makeup and specialty armor on Star Trek: Discovery
Websitewww.alchemyfxstudio.com

Early life

Hetrick was born in Hellertown, Pennsylvania. He attended Saucon Valley High School where developed his love for acting when he was chosen to play the villain Bill Sikes in the musical "Oliver".[3] He earned a Public Relations and Promotions Degree from York College of Pennsylvania.[4]

Career

Hetrick’s professional career began when he wrote, produced, and designed the makeups for the music video, Scream! for the horror/heavy metal rock band, The Misfits, with director George A. Romero directing.[5] In 2000, Hetrick moved to Los Angeles to expand his professional goals where he landed a job at Optic Nerve Studios, working on such shows as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, X-Files and Crossing Jordan. He later appeared in acting roles on Charmed, Scrubs, and Heroes.[6] Hetrick now owns Alchemy Studios which is known for such shows like The Hunger Games, Mad Men, and CSI: New York.[7] In 2012 Hetrick served as the lead judge on all thirteen seasons of the Syfy original series Face Off, which features makeup artists competing for $100,000.[8] Hetrick has been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2019, Hetrick won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or Special for his work on Star Trek: Discovery.[9]

In 2021, it was announced Hetrick is producing and adapting the 1980s horror cult novel series Necroscope with production company Revelations Entertainment founded by Morgan Freeman.[10]

References
  1. Exclusive Interview With Glenn Hetrick, Judge From SyFy's 'Face Off,' On Work, Life, Love, 'Star Trek'
  2. Kathy Lauer-Williams. "TVWATCHERS: Hellertown native Glenn Hetrick previews Syfy show on ET". The Morning Call.
  3. "Hetrick went from Hellertown to Hollywood".
  4. "GLENN HETRICK - THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTERS".
  5. "Hetrick went from Hellertown to Hollywood".
  6. "Glenn Hetrick IMDB".
  7. "Makeup Master Glenn Hetrick On Launch Of Alchemy Studios & Future Of The Craft".
  8. Lynette Rice. "Syfy special effects show 'Face Off' gears up for January premiere". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on December 7, 2010.
  9. "Glenn Hetrick". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.
  10. "Revelations Entertainment Acquires 1980s' Horror Cult Classic Novel Series 'Necroscope'".


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