Greg Nicotero
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American
film director
film producer
human
special effects makeup artist
television director
television producer
Greg Nicotero is an American special effects makeup artist, director, and producer best known for his work on horror projects, particularly the television series "The Walking Dead."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Greg Nicotero canonical | 11 |
| Gregory Nicotero | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1408093 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greg Nicotero Context triple: [The Walking Dead, executiveProducer, Greg Nicotero]
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A.
Phil Tippett
Phil Tippett is an acclaimed American visual effects supervisor and stop-motion animator renowned for his groundbreaking creature and character work on films such as Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.
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B.
Rick Baker
Rick Baker is an acclaimed American special makeup effects artist renowned for his groundbreaking creature and monster designs in films such as An American Werewolf in London and Men in Black.
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C.
Wally Pfister
Wally Pfister is an American cinematographer and director best known for his long-time collaboration with Christopher Nolan, including his Oscar-winning work on "Inception."
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D.
Charles Roven
Charles Roven is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters, including Christopher Nolan’s films such as Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight trilogy.
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E.
Paul Darrow
Paul Darrow was the son of famed American lawyer Clarence Darrow and a businessman who managed many of his father's financial affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Greg Nicotero Target entity description: Greg Nicotero is an American special effects makeup artist, director, and producer best known for his work on horror projects, particularly the television series "The Walking Dead."
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A.
Phil Tippett
Phil Tippett is an acclaimed American visual effects supervisor and stop-motion animator renowned for his groundbreaking creature and character work on films such as Star Wars, Jurassic Park, and RoboCop.
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B.
Rick Baker
Rick Baker is an acclaimed American special makeup effects artist renowned for his groundbreaking creature and monster designs in films such as An American Werewolf in London and Men in Black.
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C.
Wally Pfister
Wally Pfister is an American cinematographer and director best known for his long-time collaboration with Christopher Nolan, including his Oscar-winning work on "Inception."
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D.
Charles Roven
Charles Roven is an American film producer known for his work on major Hollywood blockbusters, including Christopher Nolan’s films such as Oppenheimer and The Dark Knight trilogy.
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E.
Paul Darrow
Paul Darrow was the son of famed American lawyer Clarence Darrow and a businessman who managed many of his father's financial affairs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ human ⓘ special effects makeup artist ⓘ television director ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Limited Series, Movie or a Special ⓘ |
| basedIn | Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1963-03-15 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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linked to:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | KNB EFX Group ⓘ |
| directed |
The Walking Dead (multiple episodes)
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linked to:
The Walking Dead
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| employer | KNB EFX Group ⓘ |
| familyName | Nicotero ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
horror film
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special makeup effects ⓘ |
| genre | horror ⓘ |
| givenName | Gregory ⓘ |
| hasRelative | Frank Nicotero ⓘ |
| knownFor |
directing episodes of The Walking Dead
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special effects makeup on The Walking Dead ⓘ |
| name | Greg Nicotero ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Creepshow (TV series)
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Day of the Dead ⓘ
linked to:
Día de Muertos
Evil Dead II ⓘ Fear the Walking Dead ⓘ From Dusk Till Dawn ⓘ Inglourious Basterds ⓘ Kill Bill: Volume 1 ⓘ
linked to:
Kill Bill: Volume 1 (score contributor)
Kill Bill: Volume 2 ⓘ Misery ⓘ Pulp Fiction ⓘ Sin City ⓘ The Walking Dead ⓘ The Walking Dead: Webisodes ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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film director ⓘ film producer ⓘ special effects makeup artist ⓘ television director ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| produced |
Creepshow (TV series)
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The Walking Dead ⓘ |
| workedWith |
George A. Romero
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Quentin Tarantino ⓘ Robert Rodriguez ⓘ Sam Raimi ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Greg Nicotero Description of subject: Greg Nicotero is an American special effects makeup artist, director, and producer best known for his work on horror projects, particularly the television series "The Walking Dead."
Referenced by (13)
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