Greg Nicotero

Gregory "Greg" Nicotero is an American special make-up effects creator, and television producer and director. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania] on [[March 15th, 1963. His first major job in special effects makeup was on the 1985 zombie film Day of the Dead by director George A. Romero. He worked 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 four-hundred 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 adaptation of 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.

Nicotero began working as co-executive producer, special make-up effects supervisor, and occasional director on the AMC survival horror series The Walking Dead, as well as the spin-off series, Fear the Walking Dead. On The Walking Dead, Greg Nicotero worked as a consulting producer on the first six-episode arc of season one. He became a co-executive producer in season two. With season three, he became a full-time executive producer.

The Walking Dead

 * 1) Walking Dead: Judge, Jury, Executioner
 * 2) Walking Dead: Say the Word
 * 3) Walking Dead: I Ain't a Judas
 * 4) Walking Dead: This Sorrowful Life
 * 5) Walking Dead: 30 Days Without an Accident
 * 6) Walking Dead: After
 * 7) Walking Dead: Us
 * 8) Walking Dead: No Sanctuary
 * 9) Walking Dead: What Happened and What's Going On
 * 10) Walking Dead: Remember
 * 11) Walking Dead: Conquer
 * 12) Walking Dead: First Time Again
 * 13) Walking Dead: No Way Out
 * 14) Walking Dead: Not Tomorrow Yet
 * 15) Walking Dead: Last Day on Earth
 * 16) Walking Dead: The Day Will Come When You Won't Be
 * 17) Walking Dead: The Well

The Walking Dead

 * 1) Walking Dead: Tell It to the Frogs
 * 2) Walking Dead: Vatos
 * 3) Walking Dead: The Suicide King
 * 4) Walking Dead: Thank You

The Walking Dead

 * 1) Walking Dead: Welcome to the Tombs
 * 2) Walking Dead: Vatos
 * 3) Walking Dead: Walk With Me
 * 4) Walking Dead: The Suicide King
 * 5) Walking Dead: Welcome to the Tombs

The Walking Dead

 * 1) Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye
 * 2) Walking Dead: Guts
 * 3) Walking Dead: Tell It to the Frogs
 * 4) Walking Dead: Vatos
 * 5) Walking Dead: Wildfire
 * 6) Walking Dead: TS-19

The Walking Dead

 * 1) Walking Dead: What Lies Ahead
 * 2) Walking Dead: Bloodletting
 * 3) Walking Dead: Save the Last One
 * 4) Walking Dead: Cherokee Rose
 * 5) Walking Dead: Chupacabra
 * 6) Walking Dead: Secrets
 * 7) Walking Dead: Pretty Much Dead Already
 * 8) Walking Dead: Nebraska
 * 9) Walking Dead: Triggerfinger
 * 10) Walking Dead: 18 Miles Out
 * 11) Walking Dead: Judge, Jury, Executioner
 * 12) Walking Dead: Better Angels
 * 13) Walking Dead: Beside the Dying Fire
 * 14) Walking Dead: Seed
 * 15) Walking Dead: Sick
 * 16) Walking Dead: Walk With Me
 * 17) Walking Dead: Killer Within
 * 18) Walking Dead: Say the Word
 * 19) Walking Dead: Hounded
 * 20) Walking Dead: When the Dead Come Knocking
 * 21) Walking Dead: Made to Suffer
 * 22) Walking Dead: The Suicide King
 * 23) Walking Dead: Home
 * 24) Walking Dead: I Ain't a Judas
 * 25) Walking Dead: Clear
 * 26) Walking Dead: Arrow on the Doorpost
 * 27) Walking Dead: Prey
 * 28) Walking Dead: This Sorrowful Life
 * 29) Walking Dead: Welcome to the Tombs

The Walking Dead

 * 1) Walking Dead: 30 Days Without an Accident
 * 2) Walking Dead: Infected
 * 3) Walking Dead: Isolation
 * 4) Walking Dead: Indifference
 * 5) Walking Dead: Internment
 * 6) Walking Dead: Live Bait
 * 7) Walking Dead: Dead Weight
 * 8) Walking Dead: Too Far Gone
 * 9) Walking Dead: After
 * 10) Walking Dead: Inmates
 * 11) Walking Dead: Claimed
 * 12) Walking Dead: Still
 * 13) Walking Dead: Alone
 * 14) Walking Dead: The Grove
 * 15) Walking Dead: Us
 * 16) Walking Dead: A
 * 17) Walking Dead: No Sanctuary
 * 18) Walking Dead: Strangers
 * 19) Walking Dead: Four Walls and a Roof
 * 20) Walking Dead: Slabtown
 * 21) Walking Dead: Self-Help
 * 22) Walking Dead: Consumed
 * 23) Walking Dead: Crossed
 * 24) Walking Dead: Coda
 * 25) Walking Dead: What Happened and What's Going On
 * 26) Walking Dead: Them
 * 27) Walking Dead: The Distance
 * 28) Walking Dead: Remember
 * 29) Walking Dead: Forget
 * 30) Walking Dead: Spend
 * 31) Walking Dead: Try
 * 32) Walking Dead: Conquer
 * 33) Walking Dead: First Time Again
 * 34) Walking Dead: JSS
 * 35) Walking Dead: Thank You
 * 36) Walking Dead: Here's Not Here
 * 37) Walking Dead: Now
 * 38) Walking Dead: Always Accountable
 * 39) Walking Dead: Heads Up
 * 40) Walking Dead: Start to Finish
 * 41) Walking Dead: No Way Out
 * 42) Walking Dead: The Next World
 * 43) Walking Dead: Knots Untie
 * 44) Walking Dead: Not Tomorrow Yet
 * 45) Walking Dead: The Same Boat
 * 46) Walking Dead: Twice as Far
 * 47) Walking Dead: East
 * 48) Walking Dead: Last Day on Earth
 * 49) Walking Dead: The Day Will Come When You Won't Be
 * 50) Walking Dead: The Well
 * 51) Walking Dead: The Cell
 * 52) Walking Dead: Service
 * 53) Walking Dead: Go Getters
 * 54) Walking Dead: Swear
 * 55) Walking Dead: Sing Me a Song
 * 56) Walking Dead: Hearts Still Beating

Fear the Walking Dead

 * 1) Fear the Walking Dead: Pilot
 * 2) Fear the Walking Dead: So Close, Yet So Far
 * 3) Fear the Walking Dead: The Dog
 * 4) Fear the Walking Dead: Not Fade Away
 * 5) Fear the Walking Dead: Cobalt
 * 6) Fear the Walking Dead: The Good Man
 * 7) Fear the Walking Dead: Monster
 * 8) Fear the Walking Dead: We All Fall Down
 * 9) Fear the Walking Dead: Ouroboros
 * 10) Fear the Walking Dead: Blood in the Streets
 * 11) Fear the Walking Dead: Captive
 * 12) Fear the Walking Dead: Sicut Cervus
 * 13) Fear the Walking Dead: Shiva
 * 14) Fear the Walking Dead: Grotesque
 * 15) Fear the Walking Dead: Los Muertos
 * 16) Fear the Walking Dead: Do Not Disturb
 * 17) Fear the Walking Dead: Pablo & Jessica
 * 18) Fear the Walking Dead: Pillar of Salt
 * 19) Fear the Walking Dead: Date of Death
 * 20) Fear the Walking Dead: North
 * 21) Fear the Walking Dead: Wrath

The Walking Dead

 * 1) Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye
 * 2) Walking Dead: Guts
 * 3) Walking Dead: Tell It to the Frogs
 * 4) Walking Dead: Vatos
 * 5) Walking Dead: Wildfire
 * 6) Walking Dead: TS-19
 * 7) Walking Dead: What Lies Ahead
 * 8) Walking Dead: Bloodletting
 * 9) Walking Dead: Save the Last One
 * 10) Walking Dead: Cherokee Rose
 * 11) Walking Dead: Chupacabra
 * 12) Walking Dead: Secrets
 * 13) Walking Dead: Pretty Much Dead Already
 * 14) Walking Dead: Nebraska
 * 15) Walking Dead: Triggerfinger
 * 16) Walking Dead: 18 Miles Out
 * 17) Walking Dead: Judge, Jury, Executioner
 * 18) Walking Dead: Better Angels
 * 19) Walking Dead: Beside the Dying Fire
 * 20) Walking Dead: Seed
 * 21) Walking Dead: Sick
 * 22) Walking Dead: Walk With Me
 * 23) Walking Dead: Killer Within
 * 24) Walking Dead: Say the Word
 * 25) Walking Dead: Hounded
 * 26) Walking Dead: When the Dead Come Knocking
 * 27) Walking Dead: Made to Suffer
 * 28) Walking Dead: The Suicide King
 * 29) Walking Dead: Home
 * 30) Walking Dead: I Ain't a Judas
 * 31) Walking Dead: Clear
 * 32) Walking Dead: Arrow on the Doorpost
 * 33) Walking Dead: Prey
 * 34) Walking Dead: This Sorrowful Life
 * 35) Walking Dead: Welcome to the Tombs
 * 36) Walking Dead: 30 Days Without an Accident
 * 37) Walking Dead: Infected
 * 38) Walking Dead: Isolation
 * 39) Walking Dead: Indifference
 * 40) Walking Dead: Internment
 * 41) Walking Dead: Live Bait
 * 42) Walking Dead: Dead Weight
 * 43) Walking Dead: Too Far Gone
 * 44) Walking Dead: After
 * 45) Walking Dead: Inmates
 * 46) Walking Dead: Claimed
 * 47) Walking Dead: Still
 * 48) Walking Dead: Alone
 * 49) Walking Dead: The Grove
 * 50) Walking Dead: Us
 * 51) Walking Dead: A
 * 52) Walking Dead: No Sanctuary
 * 53) Walking Dead: Strangers
 * 54) Walking Dead: Four Walls and a Roof
 * 55) Walking Dead: Slabtown
 * 56) Walking Dead: Self-Help
 * 57) Walking Dead: Consumed
 * 58) Walking Dead: Crossed
 * 59) Walking Dead: Coda
 * 60) Walking Dead: What Happened and What's Going On
 * 61) Walking Dead: Them
 * 62) Walking Dead: The Distance
 * 63) Walking Dead: Remember
 * 64) Walking Dead: Forget
 * 65) Walking Dead: Spend
 * 66) Walking Dead: Try
 * 67) Walking Dead: Conquer
 * 68) Walking Dead: First Time Again
 * 69) Walking Dead: JSS
 * 70) Walking Dead: Thank You
 * 71) Walking Dead: Here's Not Here
 * 72) Walking Dead: Now
 * 73) Walking Dead: Always Accountable
 * 74) Walking Dead: Heads Up
 * 75) Walking Dead: Start to Finish
 * 76) Walking Dead: No Way Out
 * 77) Walking Dead: The Next World
 * 78) Walking Dead: Knots Untie
 * 79) Walking Dead: Not Tomorrow Yet
 * 80) Walking Dead: The Same Boat
 * 81) Walking Dead: Twice as Far
 * 82) Walking Dead: East
 * 83) Walking Dead: Last Day on Earth
 * 84) Walking Dead: The Day Will Come When You Won't Be
 * 85) Walking Dead: The Well
 * 86) Walking Dead: The Cell
 * 87) Walking Dead: Service
 * 88) Walking Dead: Go Getters
 * 89) Walking Dead: Swear
 * 90) Walking Dead: Sing Me a Song
 * 91) Walking Dead: Hearts Still Beating

Films

 * 1) Bride of Re-Animator
 * 2) Cell, The
 * 3) Cyborg 2: Glass Shadow
 * 4) DNA
 * 5) Faculty, The
 * 6) Galaxis
 * 7) Ghosts of Mars
 * 8) Island, The
 * 9) Minority Report
 * 10) Mission to Mars
 * 11) Predators
 * 12) Serenity
 * 13) Sin City
 * 14) Sin City: A Dame to Kill For
 * 15) Spawn
 * 16) Splice
 * 17) Surrogates
 * 18) Ticks
 * 19) Time Machine, The
 * 20) Transformers

Notes & Trivia

 * Worked as an assistant to special effects wizard Tom Savini.


 * Became an executive producer on The Walking Dead beginning with season two in 2011.


 * Gregory Nicotero was also the special effects supervisor on the 1995 film The Walking Dead. However, this was a war movie and bears no relation to Nicotero's later work on the critically acclaimed AMC series, The Walking Dead.


 * Attended the "Walking Dead" panel at the San Diego Comic-Con in 2010.


 * It is either irony or destiny that Nicotero was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh is notable in horror film fiction as the birth place of the Night of the Living Dead franchise. The movie was shot in and near Pittsburgh and it's cast and crew were primarily Pittsburgh natives.