Thomas Vincent Savini (born November 3, 1946 in Pittsburgh, PA) is an American prosthetic makeup artist, actor, stunt performer and film director. He is known for his makeup and special effects work on many films directed by George A. Romero; he also created the special effects and makeup for many cult classics like Friday the 13th (parts I and IV) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Savini was nominated and won the 1985 Saturn Award for Best Makeup Effects for his work on Romero's Day of the Dead. Focusing more on his acting career in recent years, Savini has continued to be active with special makeup effects. Savini runs the Tom Savini's Special Make-Up Effects Program at the Douglas Education Center in Monessen, Pennsylvania and is the author of several books on special effects including Grande Illusions I and II (1983, 1994) which detail the production and mechanical workings of many of his famous film effects.
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MoreThomas Vincent Savini (born November 3, 1946 in Pittsburgh, PA) is an American prosthetic makeup artist, actor, stunt performer and film director. He is known for his makeup and special effects work on many films directed by George A. Romero; he also created the special effects and makeup for many cult classics like Friday the 13th (parts I and IV) and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Savini was nominated and won the 1985 Saturn Award for Best Makeup Effects for his work on Romero's Day of the Dead. Focusing more on his acting career in recent years, Savini has continued to be active with special makeup effects. Savini runs the Tom Savini's Special Make-Up Effects Program at the Douglas Education Center in Monessen, Pennsylvania and is the author of several books on special effects including Grande Illusions I and II (1983, 1994) which detail the production and mechanical workings of many of his famous film effects.
Subject ID: 181977
Subject ID: 181977