Specializing in character prosthetics,
animatronics, creatures, and replica animals, Howard Berger has over 800
feature film and television credits that span four decades. Over the course of his
illustrious career, Berger has worked on such projects as KILL BILL 1 & 2,
OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL, LONE SURVIVOR, BREAKING BAD, THE GREEN MILE, FROM
DUSK TILL DAWN, and Seasons 1-12 of THE WALKING DEAD to name a few.

In recognition for his work on THE CHRONICLES
OF NARNIA: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe, Berger won the Academy Award
for Best Make-up, as well as a British Academy Award for Best
Achievement in Make-up. In 2012 he was nominated for an Academy Award for
designing and creating the portrait makeup for Sir Anthony Hopkins for the FOX
Searchlight feature HITCHCOCK.

In 1988 Berger Co-founded KNB EFX Group, Inc.
For the past 36 years KNB has garnered a reputation as the most prolific
Special Effects Make-up studio in Hollywood. KNB has been recognized by such
organizations as The Hollywood Film Festival, The Academy of Television Arts
and Sciences, as well as receiving numerous Emmy wins. Collaborating with the
most sought-after artists in the business, KNB’s work continues to provide
filmmakers with the most ingenious and creative make-up effects to date. Their
20,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility located in Chatsworth, California,
is the base of operations for film & television production all over the
world.

For the past 12 years Berger has served as
Makeup Department Head on countless films and television such as: THE GAMBLER
starring Mark Wahlberg and John Goodman; TED 2 for Seth MacFarlane; DEEPWATER
HORIZON and PATRIOTS DAY for director Peter Berg; SPACE JAM: A New Legacy; Seth
MacFarlane’s Sci-Fi series THE ORVILLE Seasons 1-3; Amazon’s horror-thriller series
THEM, THE SANTA CLAUSES SEASON 1&2, with Tim Allen for Disney+, and most
recently AMERICAN PRIMEVAL for Netflix, with director Peter Berg.

Berger published his first book in 2022 titled
MASTERS OF MAKE-UP EFFECTS for Welbeck Publishing in the UK. It is now in its 2nd
printing and has been translated into Chinese, Japanese, French and Italian.

Berger is currently in his 2nd term
as a Governor for the Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Branch for the Academy of
Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), he is a Vice President of the Academy
and is Museum Chair for the Academy of Motion Pictures. Berger resides in
Sherman Oaks, CA with his artist wife, Mirjam.