Greg Nicotero is a special effects makeup artist known for his work on projects such as The Walking Dead, Night of the Living Dead, and Predators. His interest in special effects began with the movie Jaws. He said “I kept thinking ‘How the hell did they do that?! How’d they build a big giant shark that could eat people?!”
His career began on the George A Romero’s famous film, Day of the Dead where he worked as an effects artist. He even trained under Tom Savini, another famous effects artist who worked on the Friday the 13th franchise. While on set of Day of the Dead, he met Howard Berger who convinced him to move to Hollywood. There, Nicotero, Berger and Robert Kurtzman formed the KNB EFX group.
Today Nicotero continues his work on The Walking Dead as well as build the KNB EFX group as a company. He even has dipped into the acting field with roles in Inglorious Basterds, The Hills Have Eyes, and Day of the Dead. With acting also comes directing with Nicotero directing multiple episodes of The Walking Dead and a short film titled, United Monster Talent Agency.
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