Karen Kubeck
Personal Info
Known for
Costume & Make-Up
Gender
Female
Karen Kubeck
Biography
Karen Kubeck is an American makeup artist who also does special effects makeup as well as hair styling. Her career has spanned more than 35 years.
Some of her credits include work for Disney’s “Splash” (designed Daryl Hannah’s underwater body makeup), Full House, Matlock, ABC’s Extreme Makeover with Dr. Ava Shamban, 3 cycles of America’s Next Top Model, and two seasons of Betrayed for Discovery ID. She has worked on many music videos with music icons Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Roger Waters, Jackson Browne, and The Pointer Sister's, to name a few. She also worked on several webisodes series including First the Series and 20 Seconds to Live.
In 1996, she founded “Karen Kubeck Makeup and Skincare Salon” in Santa Monica, California, which serves a global clientele specializing in eyebrow design, makeup & skin care. Her clients have coined her the “Eyebrow Whisperer”.
On December 4th, 2020, she was interviewed by Tommy Kovac on his podcast "Splat from the Past" about the iconic movies she worked on in the 80's.
Known For
Crew
(1991)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
Assistant Makeup Artist
(1989)
Back to the Future Part II
Assistant Makeup Artist
(1986)
Liberty
Makeup Department Head
(1986)
Iron Eagle
Makeup Department Head
(1986)
Death of an Angel
Makeup Department Head
(1984)
Ghost Warrior
Hairstylist, Makeup Artist
(1984)
Trancers
Makeup Department Head
(1984)
The Party Animal
Makeup & Hair
(1983)
Good-bye Cruel World
Makeup Department Head, Hairstylist
(1983)
The Alchemist
Makeup Designer
(1983)
Private School
Makeup Artist
(1982)
Parasite
Makeup Department Head
(1982)
Satan's Mistress
Makeup Department Head
(1982)
Forbidden World
Special Effects Makeup Artist, Assistant Makeup Artist
(1981)
Galaxy of Terror
Special Effects Makeup Artist
(1981)
Choices
Makeup Artist
(1980)
Battle Beyond the Stars
Assistant Makeup Artist
(1980)
Dr. Heckyl and Mr. Hype
Makeup Department Head