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Walk of Fame for Makeup Maestro: Rick Baker, 61, who holds the record for most makeup Oscars (seven) and noms (11), gets a star Nov. 30 on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He worked on the cantina band members in 1977's Star Wars and says he'd enjoy revisiting his characters in the new films. "So much of the stuff I did in the first Star Wars was very quickly done," Baker says. "Nobody knew Star Wars was going to be Star Wars." Most recently, Baker created 127 aliens for Men in Black 3, including "retro" bad guys inspired by Invaders From Mars (1953) and This Island Earth (1955). He even had a cameo as one. -- Carolyn Giardina