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Thomas Vincent Savini also was known as Tom Savini is a veteran American actor, stuntman, director, and award-winning special make-up effects creator who has worked for and with the best in the entertainment business.

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Thomas Vicent Savini is known as an actor and award-winning special makeup effects icon. Worked on hit horror movies such as Dawn of the Dead, Day of the Dead, Creepshow, Friday the 13th (parts I and IV), Maniac, The Burning, and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2. Tom will help mastermind the kills and brutality found in Friday the 13th: The Game, along with providing overall horror philosophy.

Thomas has directed Night of the Living Dead, the 1990 remake of Romero's 1968 Night of the Living Dead his other directing work include three episodes of the TV show Tales from the Darkside and one segment in The Theatre Bizarre. As an actor and stuntman, he has appeared in films such as Martin, Dawn of the Dead, Knightriders, From Dusk till Dawn, Planet Terror, Machete, Django Unchained, and Machete Kills.

Thomas "Tom" Vincent Savini was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, his family is of Italian descent. Growing up he was raised in a Catholic household where he had graduated from Central Catholic High School. As a young boy, his inspiration was actor Leonidas Frank Chaney Sr. aka Lon Chaney, and Thomas had attributes his earliest desires to create makeup effects to Chaney and the film Man of a Thousand Faces. with this inspiration he had been Experimenting with whatever medium he could find, the young Tom practiced creating makeup effects on himself, later on in his life he had convinced his friends to let him practice his talent on them. He also discovered another passion, which was the concept of acting. Combining his makeup applications and homemade costumes, he had especially enjoyed causing his friends to be scared. Savini then had attended Point Park University for three years, before enlisting in the United States Army. After his tour in Vietnam, he attended Carnegie-Mellon University, as the first undergraduate to be awarded a full fellowship in the acting and directing program. He appeared in stage productions throughout college and continued on stage long after his tour of duty in Vietnam.

Filmography[]

As Actor[]

Year Film Role Trivia
1978 Martin Arthur First film with George A. Romero
Dawn of the Dead Blades Second film with George A. Romero
Effects Nicky
1980 Maniac Disco boy
1981 Knightriders Morgan Third film with George A. Romero
1982 Creepshow Garbage Man #2 Fourth film with George A. Romero (cameo)
1984 The Boy Who Loved Trolls Motorcyclist
1985 The Ripper Jack the Ripper Direct-to-video; shot in and around Tulsa, Oklahoma
1986 Twisted Sister: Come Out and Play Teacher Cameo
1987 Creepshow 2 The Creep
1990 Two Evil Eyes The Monomaniac (Uncredited) Fifth film with George A. Romero
1992 Innocent Blood News Photographer
1994 John A. Russo: Heartstopper Lt. Ron Vargo
1995 The Demolitionist Roland
1996 Mr. Stitch Chemical Weapons Engineer Television movie
From Dusk till Dawn Sex Machine
2000 Sheena Peter Reynolds Episode "Lost Boy"
2001 The Monster Man Uncle Joe
Web of Darkness Rouge
Children of the Living Dead Deputy Hughs
The Simpsons Himself Episode "Worst Episode Ever"
2002 Eyes Are Upon You Eddie Rao
Ted Bundy Salt Lake City Detective
2003 Blood Bath Stranger
Zombiegeddon Jesus Christ New York City Horror Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award
2004 Vicious Kane
Dawn of the Dead The County Sheriff Remake of the 1978 film Dawn of the Dead.
Death 4 Told Man Cameo
Unearthed Victor Tonelli
2005 Forest of the Damned Stephen
Land of the Dead Blades (Zombie) Sixth film with George A. Romero
2006 A Dream of Colour in Black and White Caddy
Beyond the Wall of Sleep Sheriff
The Absence of Light The Higher Power
2007 Grindhouse Deputy Tolo Segment Planet Terror
Loaded Dice The Bishop
2008 Silent Vengeance Daniel Phillips
It's My Party and I'll Die If I Want To Uncle Tom
Lost Boys: The Tribe David Van Etten Sequel to the 1987 film The Lost Boys
Zack and Miri Make a Porno Jenkins
Sea of Dust Prester John
2009 Eldorado
2010 The Dead Matter Sebed
Machete Osiris Amanpour
Horrorween Killer
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Cop Episode "One Hundred"
2012 The Theatre Bizarre Dr. Maurey
Django Unchained Tracker Chaney
The Perks of Being a Wallflower Mr. Callahan
2013 Machete Kills Osiris Amanpour
The 4th Reich SS-Standartenführer Oskar Dirlewanger
LocoCycle Holt Ryebach (live acting only) Video game
2016 From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series Burt

As Make-up/special effects artist[]

Year Film Trivia
1972 Deathdream
1974 Deranged
1978 Martin
Dawn of the Dead Nominated: Saturn Award for Best Make-Up Effects.
1980 Friday the 13th
Effects (film)
Maniac
1981 Eyes of a Stranger
The Burning
The Prowler
Knightriders
1982 Xiao sheng pa pa
Creepshow
Alone in the Dark
Midnight
1984 Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter Jason Voorhees
Maria's Lovers
1985 Day of the Dead Saturn Award for Best Make-Up Effects.
1986 Twisted Sister: Come out and Play
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
1987 Creepshow 2
1988 Tales From the Darkside Episode "Family Reunion"
Monkey Shines
Red Scorpion
1990 Two Evil Eyes
1991 John A. Russo: Heartstopper
Bloodsucking Pharaohs in Pittsburgh
1993 Killing Zoe
Trauma
H.P. Lovecraft's: Necronomicon
1994 Backstreet Justice
1995 Ghostwriter Episode "Attack of the Slime Monster"
1997 Cutting Moments
1999 Cold Hearts
2001 Web of Darkness
2002 Ted Bundy
2011 Death from Above
2012 Redd Inc
2017 Nightmare City

As Director[]

Year Film Notes
1984–1988 Tales from the Darkside TV, three episodes
1990 Night of the Living Dead Remake of the 1968 film
2004 Chill Factor: House Call
2011 The Theatre Bizarre Segment "Wet Dreams"
2017 Nightmare City Remake of Nightmare City of (1980)

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