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Early life. Career. FX education. Filmography. As an actor. As a make-up artist/special effects technician. As a director. Bibliography. References. External links. Tom Savini. Thomas Vincent Savini (born November 3, 1946 [1]) is an American prosthetic makeup artist, actor, stunt performer and film director.
Tom Savini. Actor: From Dusk Till Dawn. Actor/SFX wizard/stuntman/director Tom Savini was born in Pittsburgh. Inspired by the film Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), a young Savini became fascinated with the magic and illusion of film. He spent his youth in his room creating characters by tirelessly practicing make-up.
November 3, 1946 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Nickname. The Godfather of Gore. Height. 5′ 6½″ (1.69 m) Mini Bio. Actor/SFX wizard/stuntman/director Tom Savini was born in Pittsburgh. Inspired by the film Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), a young Savini became fascinated with the magic and illusion of film.
Oct 16, 2018 · Simon Abrams October 16, 2018. Tweet. Special-effects wizard Tom Savini is most famous for his collaborations with fellow Pennsylvanian George Romero, whose “ Night of the Living Dead ” and “Dawn of the Dead” are still two of the most influential modern horror films. But Savini’s work as a character actor and director continues to ...
F13 Hall of Fame: Tom Savini. By Christian Sellers • January 2, 2024. One of the names most associated with the slasher genre is not a director or even an actor, but a make-up artist. Tom Savini became synonymous with gory splatter effects in the early 1980s after his groundbreaking work on the likes of Dawn of the Dead, Friday the 13th and ...
Oct 19, 2021 · Movies and TV Entertainment and Culture Columnists. ‘Smoke and Mirrors’: Meet the adorable guy who makes horrible looks. Breezy documentary tells the story of Tom Savini, an occasional actor and director best known for creating makeup and special effects for horror movies including “Friday the 13th.” By Richard Roeper, Oct 19, 2021, 3:30am PDT.
4 days ago · By Christian Sellers • May 17, 2024. Despite having missed out on the opportunity of working on George A. Romero’s seminal zombie classic Night of the Living Dead whilst serving in Vietnam, Tom Savini would become a major star within the horror genre for his work on the sequel, Dawn of the Dead, almost a decade later.
