James Joseph Gillespie Net Worth

James Joseph Gillespie Net Worth is
$1.6 Million

James Joseph Gillespie Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

Jim got his start in his hometown of Hazleton Pennsylvania when Paramount Studios came into Hazleton to film 'The Molly McQuires' with Richard Harris, Sean Connery, Samantha Eggar and others as well as the famous make-up artist Wally Westmore of the famous Westmore Brothers of Hollywood. Everyday Jim would go up to Westmore and ask him to teach him...

Date Of Birth	March 19, 1948
Place Of Birth	Hazleton, Pennsylvania, USA
Height	5' 11½" (1.82 m)
Profession	Make Up Department, Writer, Special Effects
Star Sign	Pisces

#	Quote
1	Inside every one of us is a special talent waiting to come out. The trick is finding it.
2	I designed a life that I truly love and I'll continue to do so.
3	Shoot for the moon, and even I you don't make it you'll still be among the stars.
4	Cherie Currie would be the ideal woman for me in my life. Who knows, anything can happen. Look where I have taken my life up until now. Her art, her imagination and her passion to be herself is the perfect woman to be in my life. She is the definition of the word, Positive. See the smile on my face.
5	Art will always remain the most astonishing activity of mankind born out of the struggle between wisdom and madness, between dreams and reality in our mind.

#	Fact
1	Very good friends with Tyra Banks.
2	Remains friends with Jimmy Page since doing 'The Song Remains The Same' in 1976.
3	Once beat Chuck Norris in arm wrestling.
4	Charles Bronson and he became friends after sharing stories of coal mining towns in Pennsylvania where they both came from.
5	He once got into a contest with Robert Vaughn, whom he greatly admired, in which they tried to out-do the other by quoting William Shakespeare's sonnets. Both were word-perfect, and Jim was forced to "win" the contest by quoting one of the sonnets backwards.
6	Close friend of Eartha Kitt.
7	Was close friend of Bill Finegan composer, arranger, conductor, and co-leader (with Eddie Sauter ) of the 'Sauter-Finegan Orchestra', 1952-1957.
8	Very good friends with Venetia Stevenson who was once married to Phil Everly brother of Don Everly of the Famous 'Everly Brothers'.
9	He and actor Jonathan Banks were the two top pool players at the famous Hawaiian Tropics in Studio City.
10	One of the first make-up artists to use the "airbrush" on an actors face.
11	Became very good friends with Buckminster "Bucky" Fuller the creator of the geodesic dome.
12	Very good friends with Hap Klopp, the founder of The North Face and coauthor of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Business.
13	Very good friends with George Hamilton. Have known each other since 1984 when they met on the set of 'Dynasty'. The episode was 'The Accident'.
14	Has given lectures on makeup at UCLA, Witchita State University, San Diego State.
15	Has a 5th degree black belt in Kung-Fu.
16	An experienced wolf trainer.
17	Was once a lifeguard at 'Venice Beach' in the early 1970s to earn money while learning the art of makeup.
18	Worked at 'Universal Studios' under the famed makeup artist Nick Marcellino.
19	Has worked for Barbara Eden for many years.
20	Is very good friends with Roger Waters of 'Pink Floyd'.
21	Can recite Edgar Allan Poe "The Raven" without missing a word.
22	Has a son Brendan with a very well know actress. They never married.
23	His favorite pets are wolves. He has had three named Budda, Mojoe and Karma.
24	Came from the same Pennsylvania town as Jack Palance. They were good friends but never worked together.
25	Has a daughter named Tracey who still resides near his hometown.
26	Says that Gene Simmons from the famed rock group 'Kiss' is the most intelligent man he has ever met.
27	He and actor Ray Milland played chess one evening and the game lasted 31 hours.
28	Actor Voyo Goric and he are best of friends.
29	Favorite Actress is Pauley Perrette.
30	Hitch-hiked to Hollywood from Pennsylvania with $1.00 in his pocket.
31	His idol was Wally Westmore. After meeting him on the set of 'The Molly McQuires', Wally Westmore taught Jim makeup before his death in 1973.
32	A long time member of Mensa. Has an I.Q. of 159.
33	Took night courses for a Bachelors Degree in Fine Art at UCLA.
34	A master wood-worker/artist.

Make Up Department

Title	Year	Status
The 35th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards	2008	TV Special makeup artist
The 2007 World Music Awards	2007	TV Special makeup artist
2007 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards	2007	TV Special makeup artist
The 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards	2007	TV Special makeup artist
Searching for Orson	2006	Documentary makeup department head
The 30th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards	2003	TV Special makeup artist
MTV Video Music Awards 2002	2002	TV Special makeup artist
71st Annual Academy Awards Pre-Show	1999	TV Special makeup artist
The 25th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards	1998	TV Special makeup artist
2000 Malibu Road	1992	TV Series makeup artist - 6 episodes
Alligator II: The Mutation	1991	makeup department head
Lionheart	1990	makeup supervisor
Under the Gun	1988	makeup department head
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking	1988	assistant makeup artist
Grateful Dead: Ticket to New Year's Eve Concert	1987	Video documentary makeup artist - uncredited
Rolling Stone Presents Twenty Years of Rock & Roll	1987	TV Movie documentary makeup artist
Stevie Nicks: Live at Red Rocks	1987	Video documentary makeup department head
Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam	1987	TV Movie documentary makeup department head
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 25th Anniversary Special	1987	TV Movie makeup artist
Michael Jackson: Bad	1987	Video short key makeup artist
The Police: Every Breath You Take - The Videos	1987	Video makeup department head
Wanted: Dead or Alive	1987	makeup artist
Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert	1986	Video documentary makeup artist
Van Halen Live Without a Net	1986	Video makeup artist - uncredited
Picnic	1986	TV Movie makeup department head - uncredited
The 38th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1986	TV Special makeup artist
The Check Is in the Mail...	1986	makeup department head
Hollywood Vice Squad	1986	assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist
The Last Days of Frank and Jesse James	1986	TV Movie makeup artist
We Are the Champions	1985	Documentary makeup department head
The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards	1985	TV Special makeup artist
Live Aid	1985	TV Special documentary makeup department head
We Are The World: The Story Behind The Song	1985	TV Movie documentary makeup artist - uncredited
Black Sabbath: Never Say Die	1984	key makeup artist - uncredited
Paul McCartney: The Man, His Music, and His Movies	1984	TV Movie documentary key makeup artist
Frankenstein	1984	TV Movie special makeup effects artist
Bachelor Party	1984	makeup artist - as James Gillespie
Misunderstood	1984	key makeup artist
Surf II	1984	makeup department head
The Metropolitan Opera Presents	1983	TV Series key makeup artist - 1 episode
Wavelength	1983	makeup artist
Mortuary	1983/I	makeup artist
The Final Terror	1983	makeup department head - uncredited
Pink Floyd: The Final Cut	1983	Video short makeup artist
The Phantom of the Opera	1983	TV Movie makeup artist
Sweet 16	1983	makeup artist
Trick or Treats	1982	makeup department head - uncredited
Camelot	1982	TV Movie makeup artist
An Officer and a Gentleman	1982	makeup artist - uncredited
Summer Lovers	1982	key makeup artist - uncredited
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial	1982	special makeup effects artist - uncredited
T.J. Hooker	1982	TV Series makeup artist - 1 episode
Deadly Games	1982	makeup artist
Stevie Nicks in Concert	1982	TV Movie key makeup artist
Raiders of the Lost Ark	1981	key makeup artist - uncredited
Harper Valley P.T.A.	1981	TV Series assistant makeup artist - 6 episodes
Somewhere in Time	1980	makeup artist - uncredited
The Attic	1980	makeup artist
Resurrection	1980	makeup artist - uncredited
The Man with Bogart's Face	1980	makeup department head
Cuba Crossing	1980	makeup artist - uncredited
The Strange Case of Alice Cooper	1979	Video key makeup artist
Running	1979	makeup artist - uncredited
The Curse of Dracula	1979	TV Series makeup artist - 1979 / makeup designer - 1979
Harper Valley P.T.A.	1978	assistant makeup artist
Jokes My Folks Never Told Me	1978	key makeup artist - uncredited
The Last Waltz	1978	Documentary makeup department head - uncredited
The Night They Took Miss Beautiful	1977	TV Movie assistant makeup artist
Smokey and the Bandit	1977	makeup artist - uncredited
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Bette Davis	1977	TV Special documentary makeup artist
Neil Diamond: Love at the Greek	1977	TV Movie documentary makeup artist
The Genesis Concert Movie	1977	Documentary key makeup artist
The Song Remains the Same	1976	Documentary key makeup artist - uncredited
Dracula and Son	1976	makeup department head
Starsky and Hutch	1975-1976	TV Series key makeup artist - 10 episodes
Forced Entry	1975	makeup department head - uncredited
Jaws	1975	makeup artist - uncredited
Funny Lady	1975	key makeup artist - uncredited
The Mark of Zorro	1974	TV Movie special makeup effects artist - uncredited
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Cagney	1974	TV Special documentary makeup artist
The Sting	1973	assistant makeup artist - uncredited
Elvis: Aloha from Hawaii - Rehearsal Concert	1973	TV Movie key makeup artist - uncredited
Pink Floyd at Pompeii	1972	makeup artist
A Clockwork Orange	1971	makeup artist - uncredited
The Molly Maguires	1970	makeup artist - uncredited

Writer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Trivia Trap	1984	TV Series 1984-1985

Special Effects

Title	Year	Status	Character
Mortuary	1983/I	special effects

Producer

Title	Year	Status	Character
Sweet 16	1983	producer

Miscellaneous

Title	Year	Status	Character
Mortuary	1983/I	stand-in - uncredited

Thanks

Title	Year	Status	Character
Texas Lightning	1981	special thanks

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James Joseph Gillespie Net Worth

James Joseph Gillespie Net Worth is
$1.6 Million