Date: Sunday 05 April, 2009
Time: 4:00 p.m.
Duration: 45 Minutes
Presented By: Canadian Makeup Show
Venue: Main Stage
Speaker: Michael Key

About Michael Key

Michael Key wears many hats. In addition to his Emmy® Award-winning career as a motion picture and TV make-up artist, Key is the founder and publisher of Make-Up Artist magazine and director of the International Make-Up Artist Trade Shows (IMATS), held annually in four countries.

Key has contributed extensively to film and television productions including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Santa Clause 3, The Grinch, Planet of the Apes, The Other Sister, Batman & Robin, Jingle All the Way, Eraser, The Last Action Hero, Star Trek: Generations and VI, Coneheads, Patriot Games, Touched by an Angel and Alien Nation. He has also done print and ad campaigns for Nike and Nintendo and a music video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. He was nominated for Emmy® Awards five times, and won twice, for his work on the Star Trek television shows.

Key helped pioneer computer make-up design for film and television. His informative lectures on the subject are in demand worldwide. He created looks for such famous faces as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Samuel L. Jackson, Antonio Banderas, Val Kilmer, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Hopper, Kate Mulgrew and Tommy Lee Jones.

In June 1996, Make-Up Artist magazine debuted as a bimonthly publication covering all aspects of make-up artistry—from beauty to special make-up effects—in film, television, print and theater. It has become the voice of the industry, representing professional make-up artists, students and make-up enthusiasts. Make-up Artist magazine is now a major publication, with international distribution and subscribers in more than 50 countries.

A year after launching the magazine, Key discovered the need for a major trade show focusing on the new products and techniques essential to the ever-changing demands of the make-up world. The annual International Make-Up Artist Trade Shows in Los Angeles and London have become such enormous successes within the make-up community that Key has added shows in Sydney, Australia and Toronto, Canada to serve his increasing international audience.

Despite his hectic schedule, Key also serves on the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards committee. He is an Emmy® Awards judge and a regular guest lecturer at international conferences, schools and trade shows.