Hollywood Icon was 48; Cause of Death Unknown
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Paul Starr, Make-Up Guru to Jolie, Others, Found Dead
Hollywood Icon was 48; Cause of Death Unknown
Aug 2008
RTE Entertainment is reporting that Paul Starr was found dead of unknown causes.
Starr was a well-known make-up artist to celebrities Angelina Jolie, Mariah
Carey and Renee Zellweger.
The article goes on to report that, according to US magazine, Starr, 48, was
found in his Los Angeles apartment after friends alerted authorities because
they had not seen him for several days. It was necessary to break down the door
to get to him.
Working in the make-up industry in Hollywood for over 20 years, Starr had earned
the respect of the top stars.
Paul Starr wrote a book called "Paul Starr on Beauty Conversations with Thirty
Celebrated Women". In his book Angelina Jolie wrote: "...we talked about
everything but the photo shoot (such as) global issues, babies and human rights.
Also, as part of her praise for Starr, Jennifer Garner said: "...he's done my
face a thousand times and never repeated a look...I have never felt more like
the best version of myself than when Paul has made me up".
In researching Paul Starr, he truly was an industry make-up icon. His on-site
biography is that of a superstar.
When the issue is musicians, Starr has worked with Joni Mitchell, Sting, Mick
Jagger, Sheryl Crow and David Bowie among others. His resume with respect to
celebrities would include well over a hundred people including Jennifer Aniston,
Jessica Alba, Kate Winslet and Sarah Jessica Parker. He has worked with several
noted producers and directors including Spike Lee and Tim Burton.
Starr certainly created an impressive body of work and it would probably relate
to his acknowledged goal to "reveal rather than hide" his clients.
While I'm not a movie star, I think I have some idea of the relationship that
Starr had with his clients.
Ever since we were old enough to get a haircut on our own, most of my friends
and I went to the same barber. It had to do with how well he made us look, yes,
but also, your barber was "your barber." He would have an ongoing dialogue with
you about your life every time you came in."
I wonder if any clue could be found in his book...
"Soon after the death of LeRoi Moore, makeup artist Paul Starr was found dead in
his apartment in Los Angeles yesterday
Few details of his death are available at the moment, as even his age is
questionable, though he was believed to have been 48.
According to a friend, the man who worked for famous clients such as Jennifer
Garner and Angelina Jolie hadn’t been heard from in several days. After numerous
attempts to contact Starr, the door to his home was broken down and his body
found. The cause of death is unknown.
In over two decades as a makeup artist, Starr worked extensively in fashion and
film. He took part in fashion shows for designers Jean Paul Gaultier, Vivienne
Westwood and Dolce & Gabbana.
Starr also wrote a book called Paul Starr on Beauty: Conversations with Thirty
Celebrated Women.
Paul Starr Biography
Drawing his inspiration from film, art, and a keen observation of everyday life,
Paul Starr’s palette has been colored by twenty years of experience, and his
canvas has included everyone from ladies who lunch to movie stars, rock stars,
and supermodels. Whether utilitarian or transformative, his makeup eschews
disguise in favor of revelation.
Starr’s technique reflects the beauty of uniqueness and individualism.
Internationally, he has keyed fashion shows for Jean-Paul Gaultier, Vivienne
Westwood, and Dolce & Gabanna, while helming multiple shows—including Halston,
Sass & Bide and Jenny Kayne—for New York and Los Angeles Fashion Weeks. Starr
has worked with the most influential photographers of his generation, including
Herb Ritts, Helmut Newton, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Stephane Sednaoui, David
LaChapelle, Michel Comte, Patrick Demarchelier, Paolo Roversi, Nick Knight,
Annie Leibovitz, Peter Lindbergh, Ellen Von Unwerth, Albert Watson, David
Bailey, and Richard Avedon. He was privileged to work with both George Hurrell
and Horst P. Horst on some of their final sessions, classic images that will
endure for generations.
Starr’s collaborations with commercial, film, and video directors such as Tim
Burton, David Fincher, Mark Romanek, Paul Hunter, and Spike Lee have helped
define a look for the past two decades. Drawn to strong-minded and unique women,
his video reel is like another artist’s Greatest Hits, including Madonna, Bjork,
Gwen Stefani, Britney Spears, Jill Scott, Toni Braxton, Sheryl Crow, Lauryn
Hill, and Joni Mitchell. His male resume—including David Bowie, Mick Jagger,
Sting, and Boy George—is no less singular. Starr leaves his mark of distinction
on the best advertising campaigns as well, including Prada, Yves Saint Laurent,
Chanel, L’Oreal, Estee Lauder, Lancome, Calvin Klein, Victoria’s Secret, Hugo
Boss, and Levi’s.
Actors are the bread and butter of any Hollywood makeup artist, and Starr’s
client roster includes the best of the new breed, established stars, and
enduring legends, including Scarlett Johansson, Cameron Diaz, Jessica Alba,
Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Garner, Salma Hayek, Renee Zellweger, Jada Pinkett
Smith, Britney Spears, Brooke Shields, Anjelica Huston, Sophia Loren, Michelle
Pfeiffer, and Jane Fonda.
As founding Beauty Editor of Flaunt magazine from 1998-2001 Starr enlarged his
scope to include photo production, art direction, and interviewing; coordinating
monthly pages that ranged from male grooming editorial to a conversation with
makeup artist and beauty mogul Shu Uemura. In 2002 Starr became the first makeup
artist to work in-house with cosmetics giant Estee Lauder. As head of their
National Makeup Artist team, he advises on product development; selects,
coordinates and trains the elite Makeup Team, and makes personal appearances
nationwide. Starr’s first book Paul Starr: On Beauty, will be published in Fall
2005 by Melcher Media.
In the ephemeral world of fashion and celebrity, Paul Starr has created a
lasting body of work both recognizable and distinct. His creativity comes from a
mind never at rest, and a personality unwilling to settle for obvious answers or
the easiest solution. Paul Starr gives lie to the maxim that the words “makeup”
and “artist” should never be combined. With him, they are the most comfortable
of bedfellows.
PHOTOGRAPHERS AND DIRECTORS
Marc Abrahams, Miles Aldridge, Richard Avedon , David Bailey, Tim Burton, Walter
Chin, Michel Comte, Patrick Demarchelier, Sante D’Orazio, Andrew Eccles, Sean
Ellis, Robert Erdmann, David Fincher, Larry Fink, Robert Fleischauer, Liz
Friedlander, Greg Gorman, Alexei Hay, David Hogan, Marc Hom, Horst P. Horst,
Paul Hunter, George Hurrell, Paul Jasmin, Nick Knight, David LaChapelle,
Brigitte Lacombe, Spike Lee, Annie Leibovitz, Dah Len, Peter Lindbergh, Melodie
McDaniel, Dave Meyers, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Helmut Newton, Dewey Nicks, Andre
Rau, Jeff Reidel, Bob Richardson, Herb Ritts, Matthew Rolston, Mark Romanek,
Paolo Roversi, Norman Jean Roy, Warwick Saint, Stephane Sednaoui, Elfie Semotan,
Floria Sigismondi, Julie Taymor, Ellen von Unwerth, Max Vadukal, Albert Watson,
Cliff Watts, James White, Hype Williams.
EDITORIAL
Allure, American Vogue, Arena, Big, British Vogue, Cosmopolitan, Details, Dutch,
Elle, Esquire, Flaunt, French Vogue, German Vogue, Glamour, GQ, Harper’s and
Queen, Harper’s Bazaar, i-D, In Style, Interview, Jane, Marie Claire, Numero,
Nylon, Premiere, Rolling Stone, Spin, Tatler, The Face, Vanity Fair, Vibe, W.
CELEBRITIES AND MUSICIANS
Jessica Alba, Pamela Anderson, Jennifer Aniston, Fiona Apple, Courtney Cox-Arquette,
Patricia Arquette, Rosanna Arquette, Erykah Badu, Mischa Barton, Drew Barrymore,
Kate Beckinsale, Annette Bening, Bjork, David Bowie, Lara Flynn Boyle, Toni
Braxton, Giselle Bundchen, Naomi Campbell, Mariah Carey, Helena Christensen,
Jennifer Connelly, Sofia Coppola, Sheryl Crow, Kristin Davis, Catherine Deneuve,
Cameron Diaz, Celine Dion, Faye Dunaway, Linda Evangelista, Eve, Fergie, Jane
Fonda, Jodie Foster, Jennifer Garner, Boy George, Amanda Ghost, Macy Gray, Daryl
Hannah, Deborah Harry, Anne Hathaway, Goldie Hawn, Salma Hayek, Antony Hegarty,
Jennifer Love-Hewitt, Lauryn Hill, Paris Hilton, Kate Hudson, Anjelica Huston,
Lauren Hutton, Iman, Chris Isaak, Janet Jackson, Michael Jackson, Mick Jagger,
Scarlett Johansson, Elton John, Angelina Jolie, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Milla
Jovovich, Chaka Kahn, Norma Kamali, Catherine Keener, Nicole Kidman, Gladys
Knight, Diane Lane, Jessica Lange, Avril Lavigne, Annie Lennox, Heather
Locklear, Lindsay Lohan, Jennifer Lopez, Sophia Loren, Courtney Love, Madonna,
Marilyn Manson, Shirley Manson, Kylie Minogue, Joni Mitchell, Alanis Morissette,
Kate Moss, Brittany Murphy, Stevie Nicks, Cynthia Nixon, Sarah Jessica Parker,
Dolly Parton, Tatiana Patiz, Michelle Pfeiffer, Natalie Portman, Prince,
Christina Ricci, Nicole Richie, Isabella Rossellini, Meg Ryan, Winona Ryder,
Claudia Schiffer, Brooke Shields, Elizabeth Shue, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani,
Sting, Lee Lee Sobeiski, Elizabeth Taylor, Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman, Justin
Timberlake, TLC, Marisa Tomei, Christy Turlington, Shania Twain, Liv Tyler,
Naomi Watts, Rachel Weisz, Kate Winslet, Reese Witherspoon, Renee Zellweger.
VIDEOS AND COMMERCIALS
ADVERTISING
Armani, Avon, Bisou Bisou, Chanel, Dolce & Gabbana, Drakkar, Estee Lauder, Gap,
Gaultier, Guess Jeans, Hugo Boss, Joop!, Kodak Gold, L’Oreal, Lancome, Levi’s,
MAC Cosmetics, Maybelline, MTV, Nike, Neutrogena, Oil of Olay, Paul Mitchell,
Prada, Revlon, Salon Selectives, Victoria’s Secret, Wella, YSL.
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