Tom Savini

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  • Birth Name: Thomas Antonio Savini
  • Birth Place: Pittsburgh, PA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/03/1946, Scorpio
  • Profession: Makeup/special-effects artist; actor; director
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Tom Savini Fast Facts:
  • As a teen, performed in an acting troupe that entertained movie-theater patrons during intermissions; and worked for free as a makeup artist and monster designer for a Pittsburgh TV station's Chiller Theater show.
  • Spent three years as a combat photographer for the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War; says that his experiences there have influenced his films.
  • Made his feature-film directorial debut with a 1990 remake of Romero's horror classic Night of the Living Dead.
  • Released two books on creating makeup effects: Grande Illusions: A Learn-By-Example Guide to the Art and Technique of Special Make-Up Effects from the Films of Tom Savini in 1983, and Grande Illusions: Book II, in 1994.
  • Is an instructor in the Special Make-Up Effects program at the Douglass Education Center in Monessen, PA.
  • No longer creates special effects for movies, but continues to focus on his career as an actor and director.
  • Tom Savini Relationships:
  • Audrey Savini - Daughter
  • Lia Savini - Daughter
  • Hank Savini - Brother
  • Nancy Hare - Wife
  • Lon Savini - Son
  • College:
  • Attended Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PA; attended Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
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