Greg Nicotero |
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Gifted SFX and make-up wizard, who learned his trade under the watchful eye of SFX splatter guru Tom Savini. Nicotero and buddies, Howard Berger and Robert Kurtzman started KNB Efx Group in 1988 and the group has provided eye-popping & jaw dropping special effects for major Hollywood releases including The Green Mile (1999), Vanilla Sky (2001), ...
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Makeup Department (185 credits)
Makeup Department (185 credits)
2010-2021
The Walking Dead
(TV Series) (special effects make-up by - 140 episodes)
- Home Sweet Home
(2021)
... (special effects make-up by)
- A Certain Doom
(2020)
... (special effects make-up by)
- The Tower
(2020)
... (special effects make-up by)
- Look at the Flowers
(2020)
... (special effects make-up by)
- The World Before
(2019)
... (special effects make-up by)
Fear the Walking Dead
(TV Series) (special effects make-up by - 32 episodes, 2015 - 2020) (special effects makeup - 21 episodes, 2016 - 2018) (special effects makeup by - 17 episodes, 2017 - 2019)
- Bury Her Next to Jasper's Leg
(2020)
... (special effects make-up by: KNB EFX Group)
- End of the Line
(2019)
... (special effects makeup by: KNB EFX Group)
- Channel 5
(2019)
... (special effects makeup by: KNB EFX Group)
- Today and Tomorrow
(2019)
... (special effects makeup by: KNB EFX Group)
- Leave What You Don't
(2019)
... (special effects makeup by: KNB EFX Group)
2020
The Walking Dead: World Beyond
(TV Series) (special effects make-up by - 1 episode)
- Brave
(2020)
... (special effects make-up by)
2019
Watchmen
(TV Mini-Series) (special makeup effects supervisor - 9 episodes)
- See How They Fly
(2019)
... (special makeup effects supervisor)
- A God Walks into Abar
(2019)
... (special makeup effects supervisor)
- An Almost Religious Awe
(2019)
... (special makeup effects supervisor)
- This Extraordinary Being
(2019)
... (special makeup effects supervisor)
- Little Fear of Lightning
(2019)
... (special makeup effects supervisor)
Preacher
(TV Series) (KNB supervisor - 18 episodes, 2017 - 2018) (supervisor - 9 episodes, 2016)
- The Light Above
(2018)
... (KNB supervisor)
- Schwanzkopf
(2018)
... (KNB supervisor)
- The Tom/Brady
(2018)
... (KNB supervisor)
- Hilter
(2018)
... (KNB supervisor)
- Les Enfants du Sang
(2018)
... (KNB supervisor)
2015
Into the Badlands
(TV Series) (special effects makeup - 1 episode)
- Chapter IV: Two Tigers Subdue Dragons
(2015)
... (special effects makeup: KNB EFX Group, Inc.)
2014
Frank Miller's Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
(special makeup effects artist - as Gregory Nicotero)
2013
Hemlock Grove
(TV Series) (special make-up effects by - 13 episodes)
- Birth
(2013)
... (special make-up effects by - as Gregory Nicotero)
- Children of the Night
(2013)
... (special make-up effects by - as Gregory Nicotero)
- Catabasis
(2013)
... (special make-up effects by - as Gregory Nicotero)
- What Peter Can Live Without
(2013)
... (special make-up effects by - as Gregory Nicotero)
- The Price
(2013)
... (special make-up effects by - as Gregory Nicotero)
Breaking Bad
(TV Series) (special makeup effects - 2 episodes, 2011 - 2012) (special makeup effects artist - 1 episode, 2011)
- Live Free or Die
(2012)
... (special makeup effects)
- Face Off
(2011)
... (special makeup effects)
- Bullet Points
(2011)
... (special makeup effects artist)
2011
Priest
(special makeup effects creator - as Gregory Nicotero) / (special makeup effects designer - as Gregory Nicotero)
2010
The Boy Who Cried Werewolf
(TV Movie) (special makeup and creature effects - as Gregory Nicotero)
2010
The Pacific
(TV Mini-Series) (key special makeup effects supervisor - 6 episodes)
- Home
(2010)
... (key special makeup effects supervisor - as Gregory Nicotero)
- Okinawa
(2010)
... (key special makeup effects supervisor - as Gregory Nicotero)
- Iwo Jima
(2010)
... (key special makeup effects supervisor - as Gregory Nicotero)
- Peleliu Airfield
(2010)
... (key special makeup effects supervisor - as Gregory Nicotero)
- Peleliu Landing
(2010)
... (key special makeup effects supervisor - as Gregory Nicotero)
2008
Fear Itself
(TV Series) (special makeup effects artist - 6 episodes)
- Community
(2008)
... (special makeup effects artist)
- Eater
(2008)
... (special makeup effects artist)
- In Sickness and in Health
(2008)
... (special makeup effects artist)
- Family Man
(2008)
... (special makeup effects artist)
- Spooked
(2008)
... (special makeup effects artist)
2008
The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
(special makeup effects show supervisor - as Gregory Nicotero)
2007
The Mist
(creature designer - as Gregory Nicotero) / (creature makeup effects - as Gregory Nicotero)
Masters of Horror
(TV Series) (special effects makeup - 11 episodes, 2006 - 2007) (special makeup effects artist - 2 episodes, 2005 - 2006)
- The Washingtonians
(2007)
... (special effects makeup - as Gregory Nicotero)
- The Black Cat
(2007)
... (special effects makeup - as Gregory Nicotero)
- We All Scream for Ice Cream
(2007)
... (special effects makeup - as Gregory Nicotero)
- Right to Die
(2007)
... (special effects makeup - as Gregory Nicotero)
- The Screwfly Solution
(2006)
... (special effects makeup - as Gregory Nicotero)
2004-2006
Deadwood
(TV Series) (prosthetic effects supervisor - 36 episodes)
- Tell Him Something Pretty
(2006)
... (prosthetic effects supervisor)
- The Catbird Seat
(2006)
... (prosthetic effects supervisor)
- A Constant Throb
(2006)
... (prosthetic effects supervisor)
- Amateur Night
(2006)
... (prosthetic effects supervisor)
- Leviathan Smiles
(2006)
... (prosthetic effects supervisor)
2005
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
(special makeup and creatures - as Gregory Nicotero)
2005
The Amityville Horror
(special makeup effects artist - as Gregory Nicotero) / (special makeup effects designer and creator)
2003
Kill Bill: Vol. 1
(special effects makeup supervisor - as Gregory Nicotero) / (special makeup effects artist: KNB FX Group)
2002
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams
(special makeup effects supervisor: Kurtzman, Nicotero & Berger EFX Group, Inc.)
2002
Austin Powers in Goldmember
(character prosthetics supervisor) / (special makeup effects artist - as Gregory Nicotero)
2001
Spy Kids
(special makeup and creature effects - as Gregory Nicotero) / (special makeup effects supervisor: Kurtzman, Nicotero & Berger EFX Group, Inc.)
2000
The Cell
(prosthetics supervisor - uncredited) / (supervisor: K.N.B. Effects Group - as Gregory Nicotero)
1999
From Dusk Till Dawn 3: The Hangman's Daughter
(Video) (special makeup effects - as Gregory Nicotero) / (supervisor: KNB EFX Group, Inc.)
1999
From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money
(Video) (special makeup effects supervisor - as Gregory Nicotero)
1997
Spawn
(animatronic creature effects - as Gregory Nicotero) / (special makeup effects - as Gregory Nicotero)
1989
Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
(special makeup effects supervisor: K.N.B. EFX Group)
1989
A Nightmare on Elm Street 5: The Dream Child
(special makeup effects artist - as Gregory Nicotero)
1989
The Horror Show
(special makeup effects artist: Kurtzman, Nicotero & Berger Effects Group - as Gregory Nicotero)
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Producer (13 credits)
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Second Unit Director or Assistant Director (10 credits)
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Camera and Electrical Department (2 credits)
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Thanks (32 credits)
Thanks (32 credits)
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Self (109 credits)
Self (109 credits)
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Recently commissioned to create a 1:1 scale replica of the head of Bruce the shark for the 30th Anniversary celebration of Jaws on Martha's Vineyard in June of 2005. The head is on permanent display on the island.Official Sites:
The Official KNBEFX Group SiteAlternate Names:
Greg Nicatero | Greg Nickotero | Greg Nicotera | Gregory Paul Nicotero | Gregory NicoteroHeight:
5' 11" (1.8 m)
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