Rob Bottin
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Rob Bottin is an acclaimed American special makeup effects artist best known for his groundbreaking creature and prosthetic work on films such as The Thing, RoboCop, and Total Recall.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rob Bottin canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8415532 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rob Bottin Context triple: [Legend (1985 film), makeupEffectsBy, Rob Bottin]
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A.
Richard Baskin
Richard Baskin is an American composer and music producer best known for his film scores and work in the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in Hollywood.
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B.
Eddie Felson
Eddie Felson is a fiercely ambitious, self-destructive pool hustler whose rise and fall in the world of high-stakes billiards explores themes of pride, integrity, and redemption.
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C.
Charles Begole
Charles Begole was an American mountaineer best known as one of the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Whitney in the 19th century.
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D.
Michael Bostick
Michael Bostick is a film producer known for his work on major Hollywood comedies and family films, including the hit movie "Bruce Almighty."
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E.
Jerome Boger
Jerome Boger is a former NFL official best known for serving as the head referee in Super Bowl XLVII.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rob Bottin Target entity description: Rob Bottin is an acclaimed American special makeup effects artist best known for his groundbreaking creature and prosthetic work on films such as The Thing, RoboCop, and Total Recall.
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A.
Richard Baskin
Richard Baskin is an American composer and music producer best known for his film scores and work in the 1970s and 1980s, particularly in Hollywood.
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B.
Eddie Felson
Eddie Felson is a fiercely ambitious, self-destructive pool hustler whose rise and fall in the world of high-stakes billiards explores themes of pride, integrity, and redemption.
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C.
Charles Begole
Charles Begole was an American mountaineer best known as one of the first climbers to reach the summit of Mount Whitney in the 19th century.
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D.
Michael Bostick
Michael Bostick is a film producer known for his work on major Hollywood comedies and family films, including the hit movie "Bruce Almighty."
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E.
Jerome Boger
Jerome Boger is a former NFL official best known for serving as the head referee in Super Bowl XLVII.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film special effects artist
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human ⓘ special makeup effects artist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling nomination
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Saturn Award for Best Make-up ⓘ
linked to:
Saturn Award for Best Make-Up
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| collaboratedWith |
David Fincher
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John Carpenter ⓘ Paul Verhoeven ⓘ Ridley Scott ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Bottin ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
prosthetic makeup
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special makeup effects ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film
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science fiction film ⓘ |
| givenName | Rob ⓘ |
| influenced | practical creature effects in cinema ⓘ |
| knownFor |
creature effects
ⓘ
practical special effects ⓘ prosthetic makeup ⓘ |
| name | Rob Bottin ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
advanced prosthetic and animatronic effects in Total Recall (1990 film)
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groundbreaking creature and transformation effects in The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ innovative robotic and gore effects in RoboCop (1987 film) ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Explorers (1985 film)
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linked to:
Explorers
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fight Club (1999 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Fight Club
Innerspace (1987 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Innerspace
Legend (1985 film) ⓘ RoboCop (1987 film) ⓘ
linked to:
film "RoboCop"
Se7en (1995 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Se7en
The Fog (1980 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Fog
The Howling (1981 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Howling
The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ Total Recall (1990 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Total Recall
|
| occupation |
makeup artist
ⓘ
special makeup effects artist ⓘ visual effects artist ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Explorers (1985 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Explorers
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Fight Club (1999 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Fight Club
Innerspace (1987 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Innerspace
Legend (1985 film) ⓘ RoboCop (1987 film) ⓘ
linked to:
film "RoboCop"
Se7en (1995 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Se7en
The Fog (1980 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Fog
The Howling (1981 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Howling
The Thing (1982 film) ⓘ Total Recall (1990 film) ⓘ
linked to:
Total Recall
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rob Bottin Description of subject: Rob Bottin is an acclaimed American special makeup effects artist best known for his groundbreaking creature and prosthetic work on films such as The Thing, RoboCop, and Total Recall.
Referenced by (6)
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