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As an actor….Tom appeared in three movies this year.  Quentin Tarantino’s DJANGO UNCHAINED…PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER….and the sequel to MACHETE called MACHETE KILLS which comes out this September. As a Special Make Up Effects artist Tom created Jason for the FRIDAY THE 13TH franchise, Leatherface for TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE II,  and has been called the Wizard of Gore, and the King Of Splatter for the realistic gory special make up effects in dozens of movies, but also created unique monsters and characters for  such films as CREEPSHOW, THE PROWLER and DAWN and DAY OF THE DEAD.

As a director Tom directed the remake of NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD, Two episodes of THE CHILL FACTOR, three episodes of TALES FROM THE DARKSIDE, and Wet Dreams for the feature THEATRE BIZARRE, and two separate theatrical stage productions of DRACULA. Tom has also been a guest judge on FACEOFF, HALLOWEEN WARS, and has the number one special make up effects school in the world at the Douglas Education Center in Pittsburgh, his home town.