Johnny Depp to Receive Artisan Award from Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild

Johnny Depp will receive the Distinguished Artisan Award from the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild, Local 706, at their awards ceremony, as announced today by guild President Susan Cabral-Ebert. The awards ceremony, returning after a hiatus of 10 years, will be held on February 15, 2014, at Paramount Studios. Joel Harlow, Depp's make-up artist, will present the award. M.A.C. Cosmetics is the Diamond Level Sponsor and the Official Cocktail Reception Sponsor. For a full list of 2014 nominees, visit www.local706.org.

"Make-up and hair artisans agree that Johnny Depp is a wonderful selection to receive our first Distinguished Artisan Award. He, probably more than any other actor working today, uses the skills of our members to delineate his characters. Depp has constantly been an outstanding supporter of our crafts, ultimately respectful and appreciative of our members' abilities and generous with his creative collaboration. A great artist himself, he allows others to shine," said Cabral-Ebert.

Johnny Depp is one of the most prominent actors working today. The award-winning characters he brings to life through film are uniquely enhanced with make-up and hair stylist artistry. Beginning with Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands in 1990, Depp creates indelible characterizations, making it hard to imagine any other actor in these roles. His iconic performances in Sleepy Hollow, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Alice in Wonderland; and the Pirates of the Caribbean series, are among the 50 plus roles he has played, which have been brought to life in partnership with his gifted make-up artists and hair stylists.

Presenter Joel Harlow is an Academy Award winning make-up artist whose recent collaborations with Depp include Mortdecai, Into the Woods (2014), Transcendence (2014), The Lone Ranger (2013), Dark Shadows (2012), The Rum Diary (2011), Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006). Harlow is also well known for his work onStar Trek (2009), for which he won an Academy Award.

Lifetime Achievement Awards will be bestowed to Gail Ryan and Dick Smith. Additional awards will honor nominees for outstanding achievements in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater.

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