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Michael Key is a executive producer, publisher and Hollywood make-up artist. In addition to his Emmy® Award-winning career as a motion picture and TV make-up artist, Key is the founder and publisher of Make-Up Artist magazine and executive producer of the International Make-Up Artist Trade Shows (IMATS).

Key has contributed extensively to film and television productions including Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, Santa Clause 3, The Grinch, Planet of the Apes, The Other Sister, Batman & Robin, Jingle All the Way, Eraser, The Last Action Hero, Star Trek: Generations and VI, Coneheads, Patriot Games, Touched by an Angel and Alien Nation. He has also done print and ad campaigns for Nike and Nintendo and even music videos for the Red Hot Chili Peppers and Marilyn Manson. He was nominated for Emmy® Awards five times, and won twice, for his work on the Star Trek television shows.

Key helped pioneer computer make-up design for film and television and has given informative lectures worldwide. He created looks for such famous faces as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Lindsay Lohan, Samuel L. Jackson, Antonio Banderas, Jennifer Garner, Val Kilmer, Jean-Claude Van Damme, Dennis Hopper, Kate Mulgrew and Tommy Lee Jones.

In June 1996, Make-Up Artist magazine debuted as a bimonthly publication covering all aspects of make-up artistry—from beauty to special make-up effects—in film, television, print and theater. It has become the voice of the industry, representing professional make-up artists, students and make-up enthusiasts. Make-up Artist magazine is now a major publication, with international distribution and subscribers in more than 70 countries.

In 1997 Michael pioneered the first trade show for make-up artists, The International Make-Up Artist Trade Show. Almost two decades later, IMATS has prestigious cosmetic exhibitors such as MAC, Make Up For Ever, Bobbie Brown and Nars. IMATS is hosted annually in London, Vancouver B.C., Los Angeles, Sydney, New York and Toronto.

Despite his hectic schedule, Key also serves on the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences awards committee. He is an Emmy® Awards judge and a regular guest lecturer at international conferences, schools and trade shows.