Eryn Krueger Mekash

In her four-hour-interview, Eryn Krueger Mekash discusses how she became interested in makeup and effects as a child. She talks about attending Sandy Burman's makeup effects school and what she learned from taking a Dick Smith course and Michael Westmore workshop. She outlines her time working for John Buechler, Stan Winston, and Rick Baker in their respective makeup effects shops, and recalls transitioning to more on-set work -- on the Academy Awards, General Hospital, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Good Morning America, Unhappily Ever After, and Everybody Loves Raymond. She recounts how she first met Ryan Murphy, and talks about makeup looks she created or designed for several shows he created/produced, including Nip/Tuck, Glee, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Feud, Hollywood, and Ratched. Mekash also describes her work on The Last of Us, speaks about the craft of makeup for television, offers advice to aspiring makeup artists, and speculates on dream projects she'd love to work on. B-roll includes show and tell of several masks, prosthetics, and makeup pieces used in shows that she worked on. Amy Harrington conducted the interview on September 19, 2023 in Burbank, CA.