Greg Nicotero

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Greg Nicotero is an American special effects creator, actor and director who served as a special effects creator and director for AMC's The Walking Dead from Season 1 to Season 11. He also directed episodes for Daryl Dixon and the Webisodes.

Nicotero appeared numerous times during the TV series' run as various Walkers.

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 Written[]

Webisodes[]

Torn Apart[]

"A New Day"
- Story (with John Esposito)
"Family Matters"
- Story (with John Esposito)
"Domestic Violence"
- Story (with John Esposito)
"Neighborly Advice"
- Story (with John Esposito)
"Step-Mother"
- Story (with John Esposito)
"Everything Dies"
- Story (with John Esposito)

The Oath[]

"Alone"
- Story
"Choice"
- Story
"Bond"
- Story

Episodes Directed[]

The Walking Dead[]

Season 2[]

"Judge, Jury, Executioner"

Season 3[]

Season 4[]

Season 5[]

Season 6[]

Season 7[]

Season 8[]

Season 9[]

Season 10[]

Season 11[]

Daryl Dixon[]

Season 2[]

"La Gentillesse Des Étrangers"

Webisodes[]

Torn Apart[]

Cold Storage[]

The Oath[]

"Alone"
"Choice"
"Bond"

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[]

Greg Nicotero at the Internet Movie Database
Greg Nicotero on Wikipedia
Follow Greg Nicotero on Instagram

References[]

↑ https://uproxx.com/hitfix/walking-dead-spiders-greg-nicotero/

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Showrunners	Angela Kang (9-11) • Frank Darabont (1) • Glen Mazzara (2-3) • Scott Gimple (4-8)
Directors	Aisha Tyler (11) • Alrick Riley (6-7) • Avi Youabian (6) • Billy Gierhart (2-3, 5-6) • Bronwen Hughes (10) • Catriona McKenzie (11) • Clark Johnson (2) • Daisy Mayer (9-10) • Dan Attias (3) • Dan Liu (8-10) • Daniel Sackheim (3-4) • Darnell Martin (7) • David Boyd (2-10) • Ernest Dickerson (1-5) • Frank Darabont (1) • Frederick E.O. Toye (11) • Greg Nicotero (2-11) • Guy Ferland (1-4) • Gwyneth Horder-Payton (1-2) • Jeffrey January (5-8, 11) • Jennifer Lynch (5-6) • Jeremy Podeswa (4) • Johan Renck (1) • John Dahl (10) • John Polson (8) • Jon Amiel (11) • Julius Ramsay (4-5) • Karen Gaviola (11) • Kari Skogland (6-7) • Kevin Dowling (11) • Larry Teng (8-9) • Larysa Kondracki (5) • Laura Belsey (9-10) • Lesli Linka Glatter (3) • Liesl Tommy (9) • Lily Mariye (11) • Loren Yaconelli (11) • Marcus Stokes (11) • Meera Menon (9) • Michael Cudlitz (9-11) • Michael Satrazemis (4-10) • Michael Slovis (6-8) • Michael Uppendahl (4) • Michelle MacLaren (1-2, 4) • Millicent Shelton (9) • Phil Abraham (2) • Rose Troche (11) • Rosemary Rodriguez (7-9) • Seith Mann (3-5) • Sharat Raju (10-11) • Stefan Schwartz (3) • Stephen Williams (6) • Tawnia McKiernan (11) • Tricia Brock (3-4)
Writers	Adam Fierro (1) • Angela Kang (2-11) • Channing Powell (4-10) • Charles H. Eglee (1) • Corey Reed (5-11) • Curtis Gwinn (4) • David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick (2, 7-11) • Eddie Guzelian (8-9) • Eli Jorné (10) • Erik Mountain (10-11) • Evan T. Reilly (2-3) • Frank Darabont (1-2) • Frank Renzulli (3) • Geraldine Inoa (9-10) • Glen Mazzara (1-3) • Heather Bellson (5-6, 10) • Jack LoGiudice (1) • Jim Barnes (10-11) • Julia Ruchman (10-11) • Kevin Deiboldt (10-11) • LaToya Morgan (9, 11) • Magali Lozano (11) • Matt Negrete (4-9) • Nichole Beattie (3-4) • Nicole Mirante-Matthews (10-11) • Robert Kirkman (1-5) • Ryan C. Coleman (3) • Sang Kyu Kim (3) • Scott Gimple (2-9) • Seth Hoffman (4-6) • Vivian Tse (9-11)
Producers	Adam Fierro (1) • Angela Kang (3-11) • Caleb Womble (4-9) • Channing Powell (4-10) • Charles H. Eglee (1) • Corey Reed (5-11) • Curtis Gwinn (4) • David Alpert (1-11) • Denise Huth (1-11) • Eli Jorné (10) • Evan T. Reilly (2-3) • Frank Darabont (1) • Gale Anne Hurd (1-11) • Geraldine Inoa (9-10) • Glen Mazzara (1-3) • Greg Nicotero (1-11) • Heather Bellson (5-6) • Jack LoGiudice (1) • Jim Barnes (10-11) • Joe Incaprera (10-11) • Jolly Dale (3-6) • Julia Ruchman (10-11) • Kenneth Requa (3-5) • Kevin Deiboldt (10-11) • Matt Negrete (4-9) • Nichole Beattie (3-4) • Nicole Mirante-Matthews (10-11) • Paul Gadd (2-6) • Robert Kirkman (1-11) • Sang Kyu Kim (3) • Scott Gimple (2-11) • Seth Hoffman (4-6) • Skip Schoolnik (1) • Tom Luse (2-9)
Composers	Bear McCreary (1-11) • Sam Ewing (10-11)

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Showrunners	Andrew Chambliss (4-8) • Dave Erickson (1-3) • Ian Goldberg (4-8)
Directors	Adam Davidson (1-2) • Aisha Tyler (6) • Alex Garcia Lopez (3) • Alrick Riley (3) • Alycia Debnam-Carey (7) • Andrew Bernstein (2-3) • Bille Woodruff (7) • Christoph Schrewe (2) • Colman Domingo (4-6) • Courtney Hunt (3) • Craig Zisk (2) • Daisy Mayer (4-5) • Dan Liu (4-5) • Danay Garcia (8) • Daniel Sackheim (2) • Daniel Stamm (3) • David Barrett (4-5) • Deborah Chow (2-3) • Ed Ornelas (7) • Gary S. Rake (7) • Gerardo Naranjo (2) • Haifaa al-Mansour (8) • Heather Cappiello (6-8) • James Armstrong (8) • Janice Cooke (6) • Jeremy Webb (3) • Jessica Lowrey (5) • John Polson (4) • Josef Wladyka (3) • Kari Skogland (1) • Kate Dennis (2) • K.C. Colwell (5-6) • Kenneth Requa (8) • Lennie James (6-7) • Lou Diamond Phillips (4) • Magnus Martens (4) • Marta Cunningham (5) • Meera Menon (3) • Michael McDonough (2) • Michael Satrazemis (4-8) • Michael Uppendahl (2) • Paco Cabezas (3) • Phil McLaughlin (8) • Ron Underwood (5-8) • Sarah Boyd (4) • Sharat Raju (4-7) • SJ Main Muñoz (8) • Stefan Schwartz (1-3) • Sydney Freeland (5) • Tara Nicole Weyr (4-5, 7) • Tawnia McKiernan (6) • Uta Briesewitz (2)
Writers	Alan Page (2-3) • Alex Delyle (4-7) • Andrew Chambliss (4-8) • Anna Fishko (4) • Ashley Cardiff (5-7) • Brett C. Leonard (2) • Brian Buckner (2) • Calaya Michelle Stallworth (7-8) • Carla Ching (2) • Channing Powell (6) • Dave Erickson (1-3) • David Johnson (5-8) • David Wiener (1-2) • Ian Goldberg (4-8) • Jack LoGiudice (1) • Jacob Pinion (6-8) • Jami O'Brien (3) • Justin Boyd (7-8) • Kalinda Vasquez (4) • Kate Barnow (2) • Kate Erickson (2) • Kelly Jane Costello (8) • Lauren Signorino (2-3) • Mallory Westfall (5-6) • Marco Ramirez (1) • Mark Richard (3) • Meaghan Oppenheimer (1) • Melissa Scrivner-Love (4) • Michael Alaimo (5) • Mike Zunic (3) • Nazrin Choudhury (6-8) • Nick Bernardone (5-8) • Richard Naing (4-5) • Robert Kirkman (1) • Ryan Scott (3) • Samir Mehta (5) • Scott Gimple (4) • Shintaro Shimosawa (4) • Suzanne Heathcote (3) • Wes Brown (3)
Producers	Alan Page (2-3) • Andrew Bernstein (2-3) • Andrew Chambliss (4-8) • Brett C. Leonard (2) • Brian Buckner (2) • Colman Domingo (7-8) • Dave Erickson (1-3) • David Alpert (1-8) • David Wiener (1-2) • Frank Hildebrand (2-8) • Gale Anne Hurd (1-8) • Greg Nicotero (1-8) • Ian Goldberg (4-8) • Jack LoGiudice (1) • Kate Barnow (2) • Marco Ramirez (1) • Michael Satrazemis (4-8) • Robert Kirkman (1-8) • Scott Gimple (4-8) • Shintaro Shimosawa (4)
Composers	Danny Bensi (4-8) • Paul Haslinger (1-3) • Saunder Jurriaans (4-8)

v • d • e Crew (Daryl Series)
Showrunners	David Zabel (1-3)
Directors	Daniel Percival (1-3) • Greg Nicotero (2) • Michael Slovis (2) • Paco Cabezas (3) • Tim Southam (1)
Writers	Coline Abert (1) • David Zabel (1-3) • Jason Richman (1-3) • Keith Staskiewicz (2) • Laura Snow (1-2) • Lisa Zwerling (2) • Marta Gene Camps (3) • Shannon Goss (1-3)
Producers	Angela Kang (1-3) • Brian Bockrath (1-3) • Coline Abert (1) • Daniel Percival (1-3) • David Alpert (1-3) • David Zabel (1-3) • Gale Anne Hurd (1-3) • Greg Nicotero (1-3) • Jason Richman (1-3) • Melissa McBride (2-3) • Norman Reedus (1-3) • Robert Kirkman (1-3) • Scott Gimple (1-3) • Shannon Goss (1-3) • Steven Squillante (2-3)
Composers	David Sardy (1-3)

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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) • Greg Nicotero (1) • Robert Kirkman (1) • Scott Gimple (1)
Composers	Sam Ewing (1)

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