Leonard Engelman

Leonard Alex Engelman (May 9, 1941 – August 1, 2024) was an American make-up artist. He worked on the films Cat People (1982), Ghostbusters (1984), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Rocky IV (1985), and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000), and the television programs Cagney & Lacey (1982) and The Shield (2004–2005).

Leonard Engelman
Born	Leonard Alex Engelman (1941-05-09)May 9, 1941
Died	August 1, 2024(2024-08-01) (aged 83) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Make-up artist

Engelman was Cher's personal make-up artist, and he worked with her on the films Moonstruck (1987) and Tea with Mussolini (1999), as well as photo shoots. He served as a vice president and board member for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Make-Up: one in 1972 for the episode "Pickman's Model" of Night Gallery and one in 2001 for Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. He received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2017 Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards.^[1]

Engelman died at Northridge Hospital Medical Center in Los Angeles, on August 1, 2024, at the age of 83.^[2][3]

At the 97th Academy Awards, his name was mentioned in the In Memoriam section.^[4]