Bob Mackie

1939 - 2026 (age 87) • Costume & Make-Up

Born: 3/24/1939 in Monterey Park, California, USA

Died: 9/14/2026 (age 87)

Known for: Costume & Make-Up

Bob Mackie

Robert Gordon Mackie (March 24, 1939 – September 14, 2026) was an American fashion designer and costumier, best known for his dressing of entertainment icons such as Ann-Margret, Lucille Ball, Carol Burnett, Diahann Carroll, Carol Channing, Cher, Marlene Dietrich, Barbara Eden, Lola Falana, Judy Garland, Mitzi Gaynor, Elton John, Bette Midler, Liza Minnelli, Donny and Marie Osmond, Joan Rivers, Diana Ross, RuPaul, Tina Turner, Sylvie Vartan, Vanna White, Pia Zadora, Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, P!nk, Miley Cyrus, and Sabrina Carpenter.

Known For

The Star Wars Holiday Special

34%

Costume Design

1978

Smokey and the Bandit II

56%

Costume Designer

1980

RuPaul's Drag Race

75%

Self - Guest Judge / Self - Judge (archive footage) / Self - Special Guest

2009

The Love Boat

63%

Self

1977

The Villain

57%

Costume Design

1979

Project Runway

63%

Self - Guest Judge

2004

Pennies from Heaven

61%

Costume Design

1981

Lady Sings the Blues

69%

Costume Design

1972

Taylor Swift | The Official Release Party of a Showgirl

67%

Costume Designer

2025

I Am Raquel Welch

75%

Self

2025

Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion

85%

Self

2024

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

82%

Self - Guest

2023

A Disturbance in the Force: How the Star Wars Holiday Special Happened

62%

Self

2023

Pete 'n' Keely

Costume Design

2021

The Carol Burnett 50th Anniversary Special

67%

Himself

2017

RuPaul's Drag Race

75%

Self - Guest Judge / Self - Judge (archive footage) / Self - Special Guest

2009

Mitzi Gaynor: Razzle Dazzle! The Special Years

Self

2008

Project Runway

63%

Self - Guest Judge

2004

Carol Burnett: Show Stoppers

83%

Himself

2001

Putting It Together

65%

Costume Design

2001

Moon Over Broadway

78%

Self

1997

Mrs. Santa Claus

62%

Costume Design

1996

More Loverly Than Ever: The Making of 'My Fair Lady'

75%

Self

1995

Gypsy

62%

Costume Design

1994

Tales of the City

77%

Richard Evan Hampton

1993

Guilty as Charged

41%

Costume Design

1991

Brenda Starr

47%

Costume Designer

1989

Plaza Suite

80%

Costume Design

1987

Night of 100 Stars II

68%

Self

1985

Max Dugan Returns

66%

Costume Design

1983

Baryshnikov in Hollywood

Costume Design

1982

Pennies from Heaven

61%

Costume Design

1981

Chu Chu and the Philly Flash

52%

Costume Design

1981

Lynda Carter's Celebration

90%

Costume Design

1981

...All the Marbles

61%

Costume Design

1981

Lynda Carter: Encore!

80%

Costume Design

1980