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In May of 1999, I demonstrated my unswerving devotion to the greatest series of movies of all time. I sat in line patiently for three days, waiting to buy tickets at the world famous Mann Chinese Theater. From Monday morning at about 10am, until my tickets were in my sweaty palm Wednesday at 2pm, I waited.
But the best was yet to come: one of my best friends, a slightly wacky guy known only as Kurtz, decided to help me fulfill the ultimate fantasy. I became Darth Maul. This was no last minute throw together job, either. We spent three weeks preparing, making sure the costume was ready, and practicing the make-up, and generally being deliquent in our real lives. I shaved my head twice, and sat through a three-hour make-up session four times to make sure we got it absolutely perfect. I think it turned out pretty good, what do you think?
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Standing in line for tickets was a blast! I got to meet people even more freaky than me... (that's me, Natron-e?, Brooks, and Biz, from left to right) |
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Sith Lords are well known for their complete lack of dental hygiene... |
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The full-view of the pre-make up costume. I have great sympathy for Ray Park (the real Darth Maul) when he was shooting in Tunisia. This stuff is HOT! |
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Shhh... He's concentrating...
(But what is that weird squiggle on my cheek?)
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CK (Chris Kurtz) was here... Everyone's a comedian. |
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Taking a break in mid-make-up. The hardest part about this whole process was remembering not to scratch my nose... |
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Here is a "high-glare" shot of the magazine article Kurtz used as a reference for the makeup |
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Another break in the process... Kurtz did a great job! He issued only two commands: scrunch (yielding the face you see here), and relax... I'm not really sure which was more fun... |
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How do I compare with the "real deal"? A lot of my friends said I was much scarier than the Maul in the movie... |
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Every time you walk six feet from home, some crazy wacko (aka Jason Barnes) jumps on your back |
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In their neverending search for weirdos and crazies, FOX picks their next victim... Also seen from another angle |
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Darth Maul faces off against his hated enemy, Obi-Wan Kenobi (aka Chris Bisbee) A couple of other shots of the same scene, duel2 and duel3 |
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In all my life, I've probably had my picture taken about 40 times. I doubled that in five MINUTES walking around the Mann Chinese... (pose2 and pose3) |
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Finally in the theater! (with Jason, Katherine, Corinne, and Brooks, from left to right) |
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Doing my best Darth Maul sneer. I also have a super-size version of this pic. |
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