Fan of AMC's The Walking Dead? You can thank Zeta Lambda/Westminster College's Greg Nicotero (1985). Nicotero is responsible for the special makeup effects and serves a co-Executive Producer, and has directed a few episodes as well.
His special makeup effects have appeared in over 900 films including: "Django Unchained", "Hitchcock", "Transformers", "Kill Bill", "Scream", "Pulp Fiction" and "Evil Dead II". His start in the industry was in 1985 as Tom Savini's assistant on "Day of the Dead". Read more about Greg Nicotero here: http://www.knbefxgroup.com/gregnicotero/ and: http://www.post-gazette.com/tv-radio/2010/10/31/Pittsburgh-native-Greg-Nicotero-brings-zombies-to-life-on-TV-s-The-Walking-Dead/stories/201010310295
His special makeup effects have appeared in over 900 films including: "Django Unchained", "Hitchcock", "Transformers", "Kill Bill", "Scream", "Pulp Fiction" and "Evil Dead II". His start in the industry was in 1985 as Tom Savini's assistant on "Day of the Dead". Read more about Greg Nicotero here: http://www.knbefxgroup.com/gregnicotero/ and: http://www.post-gazette.com/tv-radio/2010/10/31/Pittsburgh-native-Greg-Nicotero-brings-zombies-to-life-on-TV-s-The-Walking-Dead/stories/201010310295