Background
Mahan was born and raised in Greenville, Michigan.
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Shane Mahan
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Career
After graduating from Greenville High School in 1981 he left for Hollywood. His first job was with Stan Winston Studios as a crew member working on The Terminator in 1983. There he worked as a creature effects supervisor until becoming one of the co-owners in 2007.
Mahan and his design team made the special suits worn by Robert Downey, Junior. in the film Iron Manitoba
They also designed the suit for Iron Monger which was ten feet tall, weighed 800lbs and required 5 operators to puppeteer. The team was hired as concept artists by James Cameron for his film Avatar.
This was special for Mahan as his first special effects credits were for the film The Terminator. Awards & nominations 1997, nominated for a Saturn Award for "Best Make-Up" for (1996).
Achievements
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1997, nominated for a Saturn Award for "Best Make-Up" for The Island of Doctor Moreau 2002, nominated for Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award for "Best Special Makeup Effects" for The Day the World Ended 2002, nominated for Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award for "Best Special Makeup Effects" for How to Make a Monster 2002, won Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award for "Best Special Makeup Effects" for Mermaid Chronicles Participant 1: She Creature 2008, nominated for Satellite Award for "Best Visual Effect", for Iron Manitoba 2008, nominated for an Academy Award for "Best Achievement in Visual Effects" for Iron Manitoba 2009, nominated for a British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award for "Best Special Visual Effects" for Iron Manitoba 2009, nominated for a Saturn Award for "Best Special Effects" for Iron Manitoba
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Nationality
United States