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George A. Romero never set out to become a Hollywood figure; by all indications, though, he was very successful. The director of the groundbreaking "Living Dead" films was born February 4, 1940 ,in New York City to Ann (Dvorsky) and Jorge Romero. His father was born in Spain and raised in Cuba, and his mother was Lithuanian. He grew up in New York until attending the renowned Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.
After graduation he began shooting mostly short films and commercials. He and his friends formed Image Ten Productions in the late 1960s and they all chipped in roughly $10,000 apiece to produce what became one of the most celebrated American horror films of all time: Night of the Living Dead (1968). Shot in black-and-white on a budget of just over $100,000, Romero's vision, combined with a solid script written by him and his "Image" co-founder John A. Russo (along with what was then considered an excess of gore), enabled the film to earn back far more than what it cost; it became a cult classic by the early 1970s and was inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress of the United States in 1999. Romero's next films were a little more low-key but less successful, including The Affair (1971), The Crazies (1973), Season of the Witch (1972) (where he met future wife Christine Forrest) and Martin (1977). Though not as acclaimed as "Night of the Living Dead" or some of his later work, these films had his signature social commentary while dealing with issues--usually horror-related--at the microscopic level. Like almost all of his films, they were shot in, or around, Romero's favorite city of Pittsburgh.
In 1978 he returned to the zombie genre with the one film of his that would top the success of "Night of the Living Dead"--Dawn of the Dead (1978). He managed to divorce the franchise from Image Ten, which screwed up the copyright on the original and allowed the film to enter into public domain, with the result that Romero and his original investors were not entitled to any profits from the film's video releases. Shot in the Monroeville (PA) Mall during late-night hours, the film told the tale of four people who escape a zombie outbreak and lock themselves up inside what they think is paradise before the solitude makes them victims of their own, and a biker gang's, greed. Made on a budget of just $1.5 million, the film earned over $40 million worldwide and was named one of the top cult films by Entertainment Weekly magazine in 2003. It also marked Romero's first work with brilliant make-up and effects artist Tom Savini. After 1978, Romero and Savini teamed up many times. The success of "Dawn of the Dead" led to bigger budgets and better casts for the filmmaker. First was Knightriders (1981), where he first worked with an up-and-coming Ed Harris. Then came perhaps his most Hollywood-like film, Creepshow (1982), which marked the first--but not the last--time Romero adapted a work by famed horror novelist Stephen King. With many major stars and big-studio distribution, it was a moderate success and spawned a sequel, which was also written by Romero.
The decline of Romero's career came in the late 1980s. His last widely-released film was the next "Dead" film, Day of the Dead (1985). Derided by critics, it did not take in much at the box office, either. His latest two efforts were The Dark Half (1993) (another Stephen King adaptation) and Bruiser (2000). Even the Romero-penned/Tom Savini-directed remake of Romero's first film, Night of the Living Dead (1990), was a box-office failure. Pigeon-holed solely as a horror director and with his latest films no longer achieving the success of his earlier "Dead" films, Romero has not worked much since, much to the chagrin of his following. In 2005, 19 years after "Day of the Dead", with major-studio distribution he returned to his most famous series and horror sub-genre it created with Land of the Dead (2005), a further exploration of the destruction of modern society by the undead, that received generally positive reviews. He directed two more "Dead" films, Diary of the Dead (2007) and Survival of the Dead (2009).
George died on July 16, 2017, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was 77.- Producer
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George Romero is a film and television producer, director, best-selling comic book writer and is one half of Romero Pictures with Rebecca Romero. With almost two dozen films and hundreds of commercial campaigns under his belt, George has written, produced and/or directed and arranged financing for more than 35 film, television and streaming projects and serves as a business consultant and mentor for young and new filmmakers, content creators and entrepreneurs to help them navigate the turbulence of the entertainment industry.
George received a B.A. in English Literature and attended the film production program at the Valencia school of film in Orlando, FL. What sets him apart from other producer/directors is the fact that he spent his early life coming up hard in the film industry working in almost every department on small and large film productions from his father's "The Dark Half" to "The Burbs" and "Roadhouse," to name a few.
This early and comprehensive exposure to the film industry and the process of filmmaking offered Romero the opportunity to learn the intimate details of production at a granular level while nurturing his own creative endeavors which has led Romero to his current career stage and afforded him the experience necessary to provide a steady and guiding hand to those he works with and mentors- Additional Crew
George A. Romero is known for A Murder of Crows (1998) and Panic (2000).- George Romero was born in the fisherman's village named "Petaquillas". This was a suburb of Acapulco-Mexico. His mother, Alicia, was a homemaker, and his father, Hector Romero, was a Civil Engineer. George grew up in Vancouver British Columbia. Around the age of 19, George was writing and performing his own routines, which were greatly influenced by the Mexican American Actor Anthony Quinn. He was touched by the performance in his (1964) movie "Zorba the Greek "
His adventurous spirit was compared to a 'Free Flying Eagle of the North West'. George graduated as a Bush Pilot (Land and Sea Endorsements), later he acquired his Commercial Pilot License in Pit Meadows, B.C. However, his heart was set in acting; this was his motivation to join the Vancouver Youth Theater where he performed for two years. He also studied Business Administration at UBC. Before realizing. The corporate world was not really his bag. He promptly announced to the world, he would be an actor, and hasn't stopped moving forward with his passion for acting career since 2001.
George has appeared in various TV shows such as Weeds, Privilege, Everybody Hates Chris, Vegas and the Ben Stiller's pilot "Station". He has also appeared in several national commercials for products like --Lexus, Taco Bell, Cooke, Home Depot, Verizon "La Pinata", and 7Up with Brad Barrette.
George's resides in Los Angeles (Arcadia) where he works as an actor/writer. His most recent Motion Picture appearance was the film 'Warrior' which, is an upcoming action drama about mixed martial arts set to be released in sometime in 2011 by Lionsgate. He worked alongside with Tom Hardy... Gavin O'Connor directed the 60 million dollar feature film. In 2008, his performance as a Colombian Drug Lord in "Street Kings" directed by David Ayer, propelled George Romero the the next level of new generations of acclaimed directors from the DGA.
In his free time, George's enjoys working with his laptop promoting his published books, and updating his websites. He also enjoys writing philosophical books. His most recent Publishing books are "The Human Ontology," "The Vessel of Fire" "The Rescue" for sale worldwide at Amazons Books.
George has appeared on Hispanic television as Mr. Cogito in 'Passiones' for Univision out of Miami, and in various Latino commercials. - George A. Romero is known for Day of the Dead.
- George Albert Romero is known for Aguila (1980) and This Is How We Were Before, How Are You Doing Now? (1976).
- George Romero is known for Mano mano 2: Ubusan ng lakas (2001).
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George M. Romero is known for Saving Lucas (2017).- Additional Crew
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George Romero is known for The Convent (2000).