Allan A. Apone
Allan A. Apone (born ) is a special effects makeup artist and technician who worked on a number of Star Trek productions while employed by Makeup & Effects Laboratories.

In  he was part of the makeup department which earned an Emmy Award nomination in the category Outstanding Makeup for a Series for the fifth season  episode . Apone shared this nomination with Michael Westmore, Camille Calvet, Karen Iverson, Ellis Burman, Jr., R. Stephen Weber, David Quashnick, Dean Jones, Mark Bussan, Brad Look, Belinda Bryant, James MacKinnon, Perri Sorel, Mary Kay Morse, John Maldonado, Lisa Collins, and Karen Westerfield.

Other Star Trek work included  as a special makeup designer working on the Klingon Vixis, and a number of episodes of  working on Borg costumes. He and John Fifer designed the costume for Seven of Nine on  and further created her costume worn in .  He also worked on DS9 and  during this time. After these, he was credited on  as a special makeup effects artist and worked with Paul Elliot as Andorian antennae operator on the episode .

He was nominated for the makeup at the CableACE awards in 1995 for And The Band Played On which aired on television in 1993. He also garnered an Emmy nomination in the category Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for the series. In 2000, he was nominated for the Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award for Three Kings.

Star Trek credits 
 
  – Creature creator (uncredited, with M.E.L.)
  – Makeup artist: Mick Fleetwood (uncredited)
 
  – Puppeteer: Reptohumanoid hatchling (uncredited)

External links 
  – official site
 
  – Allan A. Apone sharing his journey

Makeup staff
Emmy Award nominees
Puppeteers