Tom Savini

American actor, stuntman, director and makeup artist

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J. Michael Roddy's Haunter's Tale
Dr. AC presents Horror 101
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Costume & Make-Up · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Thomas Vincent "Tom" Savini (born November 3, 1946) is an American actor, stuntman, director, award-winning special effects and makeup artist. He is known for his work on the Living Dead films directed by George A. Romero, as well as Creepshow, The Burning, Friday the 13th, The Prowler, and Maniac. He directed the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead. Though officially retired from special…

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Black Zombie — Self2026
Queens of the Dead — Mayor2025
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies — Self - (archive footage)2025
Terrifier 3 — Bystander2024
Taste the Blood of Martin — Himself2023
Spooktacular! — Self2023
That's a Wrap — Manager2023
Il museo degli orrori di Dario Argento — self2022
In Search of Darkness: Part III — Self2022
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time — Self2022

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Total plays: 466

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5 total works indexed

SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python
· 2020 · cited 34,522x
Particle mesh Ewald: An <i>N</i>⋅log(<i>N</i>) method for Ewald sums in large systems
· 1993 · cited 29,197x
A Global Measure of Perceived Stress
· 1983 · cited 25,225x
The Third International Consensus Definitions for Sepsis and Septic Shock (Sepsis-3)
· 2016 · cited 22,840x
A New Equation to Estimate Glomerular Filtration Rate
· 2009 · cited 22,266x

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Quotes

“I make sure that they photograph everything they do. And they have to have a portfolio to graduate. You know, there’s no formula for success out there, but what works is: learn how [to photograph], photograph everything you do and you put those photographs in front of people that can help hire you. That works.”
“Love stories—yeah, there’s something about them. I cry when somebody does something good for somebody, not something horrible. I avoid all the horrible stuff. But to me, when a human being is sincerely generous, or kind or overly helpful to another human being, that’s when I tear up. I just love the idea of love.”
“I love CGI when it’s done well. It may sound strange coming from me, because if you watch my stuff in movies it’s happening right in front of you, but I wish we had CGI back then to solve some problems. Getting rid of an edge or enhancing stuff, which is what they have today. I love it when it’s done well.”
“Tom Savini Explains The Enduring Appeal of Zombies, In Film and On TV (March 14, 2014)”

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Key facts

Born: Thomas Vincent Savini , ( 1946-11-03 ) November 3, 1946 (age 79) , Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania , U.S.
Occupations: Actor prosthetic makeup artist film director stunt performer
Years active: 1974–present
Website: savini .com

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Savini.com – The Official Website Of Tom Savini

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Official website: www.savini.com
Image: Tom Savini 2014.jpg

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Commons category: Tom Savini
date of birth: 1946-11-03
name in native language: Tom Savini
start of work period: 1974-00-00
social media followers: 138941
birth name: Thomas Vincent Savini

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Thomas Vincent Savini (born November 3, 1946) is an American prosthetic makeup artist, actor, stunt performer, and film director. He is best known for his makeup and special effects work on films directed by George A. Romero, including Martin (1977), Dawn of the Dead (1978), Creepshow (1982), Day of the Dead (1985), and Monkey Shines (1988). He also created the special effects and makeup for cult films such as Friday the 13th (Parts I and IV), Maniac (1980), The Burning, The Prowler (both 1981), and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986).

Savini directed Night of the Living Dead, the 1990 remake of Romero's 1968 film Night of the Living Dead. His other directing credits include three episodes of the television series Tales from the Darkside and a segment in The Theatre Bizarre.