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Tom Savini

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American actor, stuntman, director and makeup artist

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Thomas Vincent Savini is an American prosthetic makeup artist, actor, stunt performer, and film director. He is best known for his makeup and special effects work on films directed by George A. Romero, including Martin (1977), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Creepshow (1982), Day of the Dead (1985), and Monkey Shines (1988).

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Tom Savini
said · Mar 14, 2014
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Tom Savini Explains The Enduring Appeal of Zombies, In Film and On TV (March 14, 2014)

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Tom Savini
said · Aug 13, 2013
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Love stories - yeah, there’s something about them. I cry when somebody does something good for somebody, not something horrible. I avoid all the horrible stuff.

Interview: Tom Savini (August 13, 2013)

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I make sure that they photograph everything they do. And they have to have a portfolio to graduate.

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Filmography 40

Django Unchained2012 · ★ 8.2
Terrifier 32024 · ★ 6.8
From Dusk Till Dawn1996 · ★ 7.0
The Perks of Being a Wallflower2012 · ★ 7.8
Dawn of the Dead2004 · ★ 7.1
Friday the 13th1980 · ★ 6.4
Zack and Miri Make a Porno2008 · ★ 6.3
Planet Terror2007 · ★ 6.7
Dawn of the Dead1978 · ★ 7.5
Machete2010 · ★ 6.3
Night of the Living Dead1990 · ★ 6.9
Land of the Dead2005 · ★ 6.3
Day of the Dead1985 · ★ 7.0
Machete Kills2013 · ★ 5.6
Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter1984 · ★ 6.1
Grindhouse2007 · ★ 7.0
Creepshow1982 · ★ 6.9
Diary of the Dead2007 · ★ 5.6
Creepshow 21987 · ★ 6.2
Maniac1980 · ★ 6.4
Two Evil Eyes1990 · ★ 6.1
Innocent Blood1992 · ★ 6.2
Martin1978 · ★ 6.8
Lost Boys: The Tribe2008 · ★ 4.9
Ted Bundy2002 · ★ 5.7
Knightriders1981 · ★ 6.2
Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th2013 · ★ 7.9
The Theatre Bizarre2011 · ★ 5.3
Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film2006 · ★ 6.8
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th2010 · ★ 6.7
Redd Inc.2012 · ★ 5.4
In Search of Darkness: Part II2020
Queens of the Dead2025
The Demolitionist1995
Doc of the Dead2014 · ★ 6.2
The American Nightmare2000
Forest of the Damned2005
Effects1979
Deadtime Stories2009
In Search of Darkness: Part III2022

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Television 16

The Simpsons1989
Tales from the Darkside1984
Aqua Teen Hunger Force2000
Locke & Key2020
Creepshow2019
NOS4A22019
The Movies That Made Us2019
Eli Roth's History of Horror2018
Sheena2000
The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs2019
Halloween Wars2011
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time2022
Behind the Monsters2021
Charles Band’s Full Moon Freakshow2022
The Incredibly Strange Film Show1988
Dead Talk Live2020

Awards 2

2010Time Machine Award
13th Saturn Awards

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About this person

Thomas Vincent Savini is an American prosthetic makeup artist, actor, stunt performer, and film director. He is best known for his makeup and special effects work on films directed by George A. Romero, including Martin (1977), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Creepshow (1982), Day of the Dead (1985), and Monkey Shines (1988). He also created the special effects and makeup for cult films such as Friday the 13th, Maniac (1980), The Burning, The Prowler, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986).

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United States
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Born 1946 · age 79
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