John Vulich
Born1961 (1961)
DiedOctober 12, 2016(2016-10-12) (aged 54–55)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationMake-up effects artist

John Vulich (1961 – October 12, 2016) was an American make-up effects artist and co-founder of Optic Nerve Studios.

Early life

Vulich was born in Fresno, California. During high school he experimented with special effects and began corresponding with Tom Savini. Savini brought Vulich in as a personal assistant for the Friday the 13th series.[1]

Special effects career

Vulich continued working on 80's monster movies, including Ghoulies, Day of the Dead,[2] and The Lost Boys.[3] In 1989 Vulich decided to open his own company, Optic Nerve Studios, with Everett Burrell.[1]

From there Vulich and the rest of Optic Nerve Studio would go on to work on well known science fiction and horror shows including Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, The X-Files, and Babylon 5.

Vulich sold Optic Nerve Studio to Glenn Hetrick and went on to work in production at Disney Studios before dying of a heart attack on October 12, 2016.[4]

Awards

Year Award Title Results Ref
1991 Saturn Award for Best Make-Up Night of the Living Dead Nominated
1993 The Dark Half Nominated
1994 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series Babylon 5 Won [5]
1995 Nominated [5]
1997 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Makeup for a Series Nominated [5]
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Nominated [6]
1998 Babylon 5: In the Beginning Nominated
Buffy the Vampire Slayer Won [6]
1999 Nominated [6]
1999 The X-Files Won [7]
2002 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic) Buffy the Vampire Slayer Nominated [6]

References

  1. ^ a b Nazzaro, Joe (October 17, 2016). "Optic Nerve Co-Founder, John Vulich, Dead at 55". Make-Up Artist Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  2. ^ The Making of George A. Romero's Day of the Dead. Plexus Publishing. September 15, 2014. ISBN 978-0859658881.
  3. ^ Saperstein, Pat (October 13, 2016). "John Vulich, Makeup Artist on 'Buffy,' 'X-Files,' Dies at 55". Variety. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. ^ M. Lentz III, Harris (August 11, 2017). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2016. McFarland. p. 410. ISBN 978-1476629124. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Babylon 5". Emmys. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. ^ a b c d "Buffy The Vampire Slayer". Emmys. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. ^ "The X-Files". Emmys. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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