Tom Savini

Thomas Vincent Savini (born November 3, 1946) is an American prosthetic makeup artist, actor, stunt performer and film director. He is known for his makeup and special effects work on many films directed by George A. Romero, including ''Martin'', ''Dawn of the Dead'', ''Day of the Dead'', ''Creepshow'', and ''Monkey Shines''; he also created the special effects and makeup for many cult classics like ''Friday the 13th'' (parts I and IV), ''Maniac'', ''The Burning'', ''The Prowler'', and ''The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2''.

Savini directed ''Night of the Living Dead'', the 1990 remake of Romero's 1968 ''Night of the Living Dead''; his other directing work includes 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''. Provided by Wikipedia