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Gregory "Greg" Nicotero is an American special effects creator, actor and director.
Biography[]
Nicotero claims he began taking an interest in special effects after viewing the film Jaws, explaining that he kept thinking "how did they do that?". He also enjoyed The Exorcist, Planet of the Apes, Dawn of the Dead, and other Universal Studios horror movies. He began his career in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, learning the trade of special effects from Tom Savini, an award-winning special effects and makeup artist who worked with film director George A. Romero.
While working on the 1985 Romero film, Day of the Dead, he met Howard Berger, who would later become one of his partners at KNB EFX Group, a special effects studio which has gone on to work on over 400 film and television projects. It has won numerous awards, including an Emmy Award in 2001 for their work on the Sci Fi Channel miniseries Dune. In 2006, they were given an Academy Award for Achievement in Makeup for The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
Episodes Directed[]
The Walking Dead[]
Season 2[]
Season 3[]
Season 4[]
Season 5[]
Season 6[]
Season 7[]
- "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be"
- "The Well"
- "Rock in the Road"
- "Say Yes"
- "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"
Season 8[]
Season 9[]
Season 10[]
Season 11[]
Daryl Dixon[]
Season 2[]
- Episode 1
Trivia[]
- He has appeared as a walker on the show several times.
- He was killed by Laurie Holden (Andrea Harrison) three times.
- He admitted in an interview that he despises spiders.[1]
External Links[]
- Gregory Nicotero at the Internet Movie Database
- Gregory Nicotero on Wikipedia
- Follow Gregory Nicotero on Instagram
References[]
Crew (Daryl Series)
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Showrunners | David Zabel (1-2) |
Directors | Daniel Percival (1-2) • Gregory Nicotero (2) • Tim Southam (1) |
Writers | Coline Abert (1) • David Zabel (1) • Jason Richman (1) • Laura Snow (1) • Shannon Goss (1) |
Producers | Angela Kang (1) • Brian Bockrath (1) • Coline Abert (1) • Daniel Percival (1) • David Alpert (1) • David Zabel (1-2) • Gale Anne Hurd (1-2) • Gregory Nicotero (1-2) • Jason Richman (1) • Melissa McBride (2) • Norman Reedus (1-2) • Robert Kirkman (1-2) • Scott Gimple (1-2) • Shannon Goss (1) |
Composers | David Sardy (1) |
Crew (The Ones Who Live)
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Showrunner | Scott Gimple (1) |
Directors | Amber Templemore-Finlayson (1) • Katie Ellwood (1) • Michael Satrazemis (1) • Michael Slovis (1) |
Writers | Andrew Lincoln (1) • Channing Powell (1) • Danai Gurira (1) • Gabriel Llanas (1) • Matt Negrete (1) • Nana Nkweti (1) • Scott Gimple (1) |
Producers | Andrew Lincoln (1) • Brian Bockrath (1) • Danai Gurira (1) • David Alpert (1) • Denise Huth (1) • Gale Anne Hurd (1) • Gregory Nicotero (1) • Robert Kirkman (1) • Scott Gimple (1) |
Composers | Sam Ewing (1) |