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
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Filmography
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Dead Meat Walking: A Zombie Walk Documentary (2013)
- Actor
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Cool As Hell (2013)
- Actor
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Django Unchained (2012)
- Elvis Brittle
- 88%
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
- Mr. Callahan
- 85%
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The Theatre Bizarre (2012)
- Dr. Maurey (Wet Dreams)
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Tom Savini Videos
Machete
2 minutes 59 seconds
Zack And Miri Make A Porno
3 minutes 32 seconds
His Name Was Jason: 30 Years Of Friday The 13th
1 minutes 31 seconds
Django Unchained
2 minutes 2 seconds
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower
2 minutes 28 seconds
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