Tom Savini

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actor film director human special effects makeup artist

Tom Savini is an American special effects makeup artist, actor, and director renowned for his groundbreaking gore effects in horror films such as "Dawn of the Dead" and "Friday the 13th."

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instanceOf actor →
film director →
human →
special effects makeup artist →
actedIn Dawn of the Dead →
From Dusk Till Dawn →
Grindhouse →
Knight Riders →
Machete →
Planet Terror →
conflictParticipatedIn Vietnam War →
countryOfCitizenship United States of America →
dateOfBirth 1946-11-03 →
directed Night of the Living Dead (1990 film) →
educatedAt CMU →
surface form: "Carnegie Mellon University"
familyName Savini →
fieldOfWork horror cinema →
special effects →
givenName Thomas →
hasWebsite https://www.tomsavini.com/ →
hasWritten Grande Illusions →
Grande Illusions →
surface form: "Grande Illusions: Book II"
influenced Greg Nicotero →
Howard Berger →
influencedBy Lon Chaney →
knownFor gore effects in horror films →
pioneering practical special effects in horror cinema →
realistic prosthetic makeup →
name Tom Savini →
notableWork Creepshow →
Dawn of the Dead →
Día de Muertos →
surface form: "Day of the Dead"

Friday the 13th →
From Dusk Till Dawn →
Maniac →
Martin →
The Burning →
occupation actor →
film director →
make-up artist →
special effects makeup artist →
stunt performer →
placeOfBirth Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania →
surface form: "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States"
residence Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania →
surface form: "Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States"
servedIn United States Army →
workedOn Creepshow →
Dawn of the Dead →
Día de Muertos →
surface form: "Day of the Dead"

Friday the 13th →
Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter →
From Dusk Till Dawn →
Maniac →
The Burning →
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 →
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Tom Savini → name → Tom Savini →
this entity surface form: "Rick Baker"
From Dusk Till Dawn → starring → Tom Savini →
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