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Greg Nicotero

1963 - Today

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Gregory Nicotero (born March 15, 1963) is an American special make-up effects creator, television producer, and director. His first major job in special effects makeup was on the George A. Romero film Day of the Dead (1985), under the tutelage of Romero and make-up effects veteran Tom Savini. In 1988, along with Robert Kurtzman and Howard Berger, he formed KNB EFX Group, a special make-up effects studio which has gone on to work on over 400 film and television projects. KNB has won numerous awards, including an Emmy Award in 2001 for their work on the 2000 Sci Fi Channel miniseries Frank Herbert's Dune and an Academy Award in 2006 for achievement in makeup for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Greg Nicotero is the 1,043rd most popular film director (up from 1,689th in 2019), the 7,346th most popular biography from United States (up from 12,810th in 2019) and the 267th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Greg Nicotero ranks 1,043 out of 2,041. Before him are Eduard Tisse, Harold Becker, Ted Wilde, Mario Camus, Vladimir Bortko, and Pierre Tchernia. After him are Jasmila Žbanić, Taylor Sheridan, Pedro Costa, Charles Jarrott, Iwao Takamoto, and Moufida Tlatli.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Greg Nicotero ranks 268. Before him are Brian Greene, Pia Cramling, Alex Proyas, Toru Kamikawa, Slobodan Dubajić, and Michael Chiklis. After him are Jørn Andersen, Clint Mansell, Olha Bryzhina, Claudio Chiappucci, Jan Arnald, and Dario Marianelli.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Greg Nicotero ranks 7,348 out of 20,380. Before him are Denver Pyle (1920), Robert C. O'Brien (1966), Loretta Devine (1949), Richard Jaeckel (1926), Country Joe McDonald (1942), and Allison Williams (1988). After him are Terence Trent D'Arby (1962), Ali Larter (1976), John Kunkel Small (1869), Robert Leckie (1920), Jim Harrison (1937), and Connie Stevens (1938).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Greg Nicotero ranks 267. Before him are Tom DiCillo (1953), Jack Conway (1887), Gary Ross (1956), Caleb Deschanel (1944), Harold Becker (1928), and Ted Wilde (1889). After him are Taylor Sheridan (1970), Iwao Takamoto (1925), Cameron Crowe (1957), Dennis Dugan (1946), Hal Needham (1931), and Chris Wedge (1957).

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