John Vulich

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
YearAwardTitleResultsRef
1991Saturn Award for Best Make-UpNight of the Living DeadNominated
1993The Dark HalfNominated
1994Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a SeriesBabylon 5Won[5]
1995Nominated[5]
1997Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Makeup for a SeriesNominated[5]
Buffy the Vampire SlayerNominated[6]
1998Babylon 5: In the BeginningNominated
Buffy the Vampire SlayerWon[6]
1999Nominated[6]
1999The X-FilesWon[7]
2002Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic)Buffy the Vampire SlayerNominated[6]

References
  1. Nazzaro, Joe (October 17, 2016). "Optic Nerve Co-Founder, John Vulich, Dead at 55". Make-Up Artist Magazine. 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. "Babylon 5". Emmys. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  6. "Buffy The Vampire Slayer". Emmys. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  7. "The X-Files". Emmys. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
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