- Born
- DiedJanuary 2019 · West Los Angeles, California, USA (natural causes)
- Birth nameDaniel Charles Striepeke
- Daniel C. Striepeke was born on October 8, 1930 in Sonoma County, California, USA. He was an actor and writer, known for Forrest Gump (1994), Cast Away (2000) and Saving Private Ryan (1998). He was married to Sherry Sexton. He died in January 2019 in West Los Angeles, California, USA.
- SpouseSherry Sexton(? - January 17, 2019) (his death, 2 children)
- Makeup artist for Tom Hanks in several films.
- Attended Santa Rosa High School in Santa Rosa, California.
- Has worked very closely with Tom Hanks since Dragnet (1987).
- Worked on 16 films with Tom Hanks who called him "his cosmetic consigliere".
- Former head of the makeup department at 20th Century Fox, having succeeded Ben Nye in that capacity in 1967.
- Arrived in Los Angeles at the age of 19 and got his first job there at the fledgling TV station KTTV.
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