- Deathdream
- Martin
- Deranged
- Dawn of the Dead
- Maniac
- Day of the Dead
- Friday the 13th
- Eyes of a Stanger
- Friday the 13th Part 4: The Final Chapter
- Creepshow
- Invasion USA
- Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
- The Burning
- Maria's Lovers
- Trauma
- Necronomicon
- Red Scorpian
- Till Death Do Us Part
- Killing Zoe
- Monkey Shines
- Mr. Stitch
Actor Credits
- Martin
- Dawn of the Dead
- Maniac
- The Demolitionist
- Demon Lust
- Creepshow
- Creepshow 2
- Innocent Blood
- Mr. Stitch
- Knightriders
- From Dusk till Dawn
- Web of Darkness
- Children of the Living Dead
- The Simpsons - TV Series
- Sheena - TV Series
- Heartstopper
- Spy Kids
- The Ted Bundy Story
- Beyond the Wall of Sleep
- Dawn of the Dead (2004)
- Land of the Dead
- Grindhouse
Documentaries
- Scream Greats
- Document of the Dead
- Dario Argentos World of Horror
- The American Nightmare
- Halloween: The Happy Haunting of America
- The Dead Walk
- Drive-In Madness
- Going To Pieces
- Monsters Murder and Mayhem
Directing Credits
- Night of the Living Dead (1990)
- Inside the Closet
- Family Reunion
- Halloween Candy
- Tom Savini's Chill Factor
Misc. Credits
- Late Show with David Letterman
- Grande Illusions (Book)
- Grande Illusions 2 (Book)
- Spookyworld
- Tom Savini's Terrormania
This is NOT Tom Savini, this is a fan / tribute site. Although I have contacted him and he IS AWARE and approves of this page, Tom Savini does not have a MySpace page, or at least a personal one. Sorry for any confusion this may have caused.
Thomas Vincent Savini (born November 3, 1946) is an American actor, stunt man, director and 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 Friday the 13th, Creepshow, The Burning and Maniac. He directed the 1990 remake of Night of the Living Dead. Though officially retired from special effects, he has continued to direct, produce and star in several movies. Savini has been known to refer movie make-up effects projects to graduates of his school.
Savini was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He attended Carnegie-Mellon University and was raised in the Catholic religion. Savini served in Vietnam as a combat photographer. A popular misconception holds that Savini's wartime experiences spurred his move into makeup effects, but this is untrue; he was actually inspired during his childhood by the James Cagney film Man of a Thousand Faces (1957), the cinematic biography of Lon Chaney, Sr. Savini continued to practice makeup in Vietnam, often frightening the Vietnamese natives by appearing to suddenly transform into a "monster".
In 1970 while Savini was on guard duty, a flare was triggered in the jungle area he was watching. Against military protocol, Savini fired into the bush without informing his superiors. Other soldiers likewise started firing until a duck wandered from the bush completely unharmed. Due to his failure to follow orders, Savini was taken off guard duty from his bunker the following evening. The bunker was attacked that very night and several soldiers were killed. Savini earned the nickname "Duck Slayer" and to this day will not eat duck.
Savini is primarily known for his groundbreaking work in the field of special makeup effects. He got his breakthrough working with Pittsburgh filmmaker George A. Romero, providing a typical if rudimentary wrist slashing effect in the opening scenes of Martin (1977). The following year, working with an expanded budget on Dawn of the Dead, Savini created his signature palate of severed limbs and bite-marks. The gore effects in Dawn have been widely imitated but never bettered for sheer visceral impact, with the possible exception of Savini's own work in the (otherwise less successful) Day of the Dead (1985).
Savini has also worked on films by Dario Argento and Tobe Hooper. His signature realism livens otherwise plodding genre films such as Maniac (1980), which incidentally contains the infamous "shotgun" scene. Perhaps Savini's most noteworthy special effects occurred in the first installment of Friday the 13th. Savini has noted that most of the characters he has played are bikers.
He did play a relatively straight, innocuous character in Martin (1977), but played menacing biker 'Blades' in Dawn of the Dead (1978), a role he reprised with a cameo appearance in the 2005 continuation of the series, Land of the Dead. He also had a cameo as a sheriff in the 2004 remake of Dawn (In which the original "Dawn" series creator George A. Romero had no part.) Savini did have a much more prominent role as biker/Renaissance fair participant Morgan in George Romero's Knightriders(1981), and had a small role as a biker in The Boy Who Loved Trolls in (1984). He also played the whip-wielding, vampire-fighting biker 'Sex Machine' in the 1996 Quentin Tarantino/Robert Rodriguez film From Dusk Till Dawn.
In 2006, Savini essayed the role of Prester John, the mythical villain in the dreamlike Sea of Dust. 2006 also saw the release of Johannes Roberts' Demonic (a.k.a. Forest of the Damned), in which Savini played a mad hermit surrounded by angels cast from heaven. In 2007, Savini took on the role in Planet Terror, one of two stories in the film Grind House. "Planet Terror" is directed by Robert Rodriguez, the other story is directed by Quentin Tarantino. He plays Sheriff Tolo, who tries to save his town from an infestation of zombies.
He also voiced himself on an episode of The Simpsons. He was making an appearance at Android's Dungeon where he performed his "Gutbuster" gag in which he covered the crowd in "blood and guts".
Tom Savini runs the Special Effects Make-Up Program at the Douglas Education Center in Monessen, Pennsylvania. Savini is an associate of Dick Smith, who incorporates an advanced professional make-up seminar into the last semester of the program. Smith is best known for his groundbreaking work in The Exorcist.
Savini is a huge fan of Lon Chaney, Sr. He named his son Lon, and Lon's daughter is named Chaney.
(Credit: Wikipedia.)
Visit Tom Savini's official website at SAVINI.COM.
Who I'd like to meet: All fans of Tom Savini and horror films.
Hey Tom Thanks For The Add Hun I Loved You In From Dusk Til Dawn My Favorite Horror Movie I Wished They Didnt Kill Your Character Off In That One I Wished They Make A Remake Of It And Not Let Your Character Grt Killed Off Next Time
Very fortunate to have met and talked to you in Chicago a couple of times...the moment at the 30th Fango with the "Tales From the Darkside" dvd(s) I gave you to sign was classic...(you: "...wait...my episode is on here...!!! -TO YOUR PAL- "...Hey!!! You said my episode wasn't on here...now I have to buy it!!!"!)(your episode bythe way, the best!)! Meeting you and George was a real highlight, especially at the after party Friday night. You are a living legend, mastermind, and as important as Poe or any other classic noteworthy individual in the world of Horror.
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