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Currently, Mark Shostrom is 68 years, 6 months and 22 days old. Mark Shostrom will celebrate 69rd birthday on a Wednesday 30th of April 2025. Below we countdown to Mark Shostrom upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Mark Shostrom |
| Occupation | Make-Up Department |
| Age | 68 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Taurus |
| Born | April 30, 1956 () |
| Birthday | April 30 |
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Mark Shostrom’s zodiac sign is Taurus. According to astrologers, Taurus is practical and well-grounded, the sign harvests the fruits of labor. They feel the need to always be surrounded by love and beauty, turned to the material world, hedonism, and physical pleasures. People born with their Sun in Taurus are sensual and tactile, considering touch and taste the most important of all senses. Stable and conservative, this is one of the most reliable signs of the zodiac, ready to endure and stick to their choices until they reach the point of personal satisfaction.
Mark Shostrom was born in the Year of the Monkey. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Monkey thrive on having fun. They’re energetic, upbeat, and good at listening but lack self-control. They like being active and stimulated and enjoy pleasing self before pleasing others. They’re heart-breakers, not good at long-term relationships, morals are weak. Compatible with Rat or Dragon.
Born in 1956, Mark grew up in Hong Kong during the 1970s. He became interested in makeup after seeing The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) starring Boris Karloff. In Hong Kong, Mark became friends with Karloff's widow Evelyn, who encouraged him to pursue makeup.
He corresponded with John Chambers, makeup designer for Planet of the Apes (1968) from 1975 to 1977. After moving to L.A., Chambers gave Mark his first contacts in the film business. He began his career in movies creating a scar makeup on Didi Conn for the Academy Award winning Best Short Film Violet (1982) and as a lab assistant to Rick Baker on Videodrome (1983).
Mark opened his own studio in 1985, designing and creating special makeup effects for numerous cult films of the 80s such as Evil Dead II (1987),A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985),A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987),From Beyond (1986) and Phantasm II (1988).
He was a staff sculptor and makeup creator for Michael Westmore on Star Trek: Voyager (1995) for three years.Turning to screenwriting, Mark's first script climbed to the top 1% of the Academy Awards' Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting competition.
He has been a semifinalist or quarterfinalist in the Nicholl two other times, most recently in 2013.Three of Mark's scripts became Second Rounders in the Austin Film Festival's 2016 Screenplay Competition.
He is the one of only two writers in the 23-year history of the festival to do this in one year with three screenplays.Speaks decent Mandarin; reads and writes Chinese (both Traditional and Simplified).
