Tom Savini
- Birthday
- Nov 3, 1946
Bio: Dubbed "The Godfather of Gore" for his brilliant make-up and special effects work on countless horror movies, Tom Savini has grossed people out as the guy behind the gore on films ranging from Friday the 13th to Night of the Living Dead to Quentin Tarantino's From Dusk Till Dawn.Developing an interest in magic and illusion as a child, when he was inspired by the… More Bio: Dubbed "The Godfather of Gore" for his brilliant make-up and special effects work on countless horror movies, Tom Savini has grossed people out as the guy behind the gore on films ranging from Friday the 13th to Night of the Living Dead to Quentin Tarantino's From Dusk Till Dawn.Developing an interest in magic and illusion as a child, when he was inspired by the 1957 Lon Chaney biopic Man of a Thousand Faces, Savini spent most of his youth in his room, inventing characters and experimenting with make-up techniques. After studying acting and directing at Carnegie Mellon University, he went to Vietnam as a combat photographer for the Army; ironically, he would later gain fame for simulating on the screen the same kind of carnage he witnessed first-hand during the war.Savini first began working as a make-up and special effects man on horror movies during the early 1970s. Some of his more notable work during that decade and the subsequent years includes George A. Romero's Dawn of the Dead (1978), and Day of the Dead (1985), Friday the 13th (1980), the Creepshow series, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986), Dario Argento's Trauma (1992), a 1995 re-make of Romero's Night of the Living Dead, which Savini also directed, and Tarantino's From Dusk Till Dawn (1996).In addition to his make-up and special effects work, Savini has a number of acting and directing credits to his name on the stage, screen, and television. He has also written a number of books about his trade and has been the subject of the documentary series Scream Greats. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, Rovi
Tom Savini Pictures
Tom Savini Videos
Machete
Zack And Miri Make A Porno
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years Of Friday The 13th
Going To Pieces: The Rise And Fall Of The Slasher Film
Beyond The Wall Of Sleep
Filmography
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Django Unchained (2012)
- Elvis Brittle
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The Theatre Bizarre (2012)
- Dr. Maurey (Wet Dreams)
- 33%
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Machete (2010)
- Osiris Ampanpour
- 73%
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The Dead Matter (2010)
- Actor
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It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To (2009)
- Actor
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