Mr. Koper has over 38 years experience in the field of makeup. He got his start in Santa Barbara doing a total of 72 Theatrical stage productions before moving to Los Angeles where he worked at Universal Studios Tour doing a Makeup Show called “Land of a 1000 Faces” where 2 makeup artists would makeup 2 guests from the audience and turn them into Frankenstein and his Bride! During this time he apprenticed with Oscar wining makeup artist John Chambers, who won an Oscar for his makeup’s on “The Planet of the Apes” Mr. Chambers recommended Mr. Koper to run the Makeup Effects Lab at CBS Studios, after 6 years Mr. Koper became the Head of Makeup at CBS ,and continued there for a total of 15 years, after which he left to do feature Films, Some of his credits include ,Addams family Values, Island of Dr. Moreau, Alien Resurrection, Holloman, Scary Movie 2 & 3, Bubble Boy, Syriana, Departed, Indiana Jones 4, Coach Carter, Dinner for Schmucks, We Bought a Zoo, X Men First Class, Thor, And Michael Jackson’s “This is it “He is best known for his very natural makeup work on Tim Allen in all 3 “Disney Santa Clause Movies” turning Tim into Santa ! Mr. Koper has been nominated for the Emmy a total of 9 times and has won twice.
Mr. Koper was also the creator of the column “Out of the Kit” for Makeup Artist Magazine, Which he wrote for over 10 years, A firm believer in education he has also taught many classes for local 706 ,The Makeup and Hairstylists Union, including Airbrushing, Color Theory, and Prosthetics application. Currently Mr. Koper also holds over 40 US. Patents in Commercial Cosmetic design.
