| John Vulich | |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Make-up effects artist |
John Vulich (1961 – October 12, 2016) was an American make-up effects artist and co-founder of Optic Nerve Studios.
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]
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]
| Year | Award | Title | Results | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Saturn Award for Best Make-Up | Night of the Living Dead | |||
| 1993 | The Dark Half | ||||
| 1994 | Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series | Babylon 5 | |||
| 1995 | |||||
| 1997 | Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Makeup for a Series | [5] | |||
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | |||||
| 1998 | |||||
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | |||||
| 1999 | |||||
| 1999 | The X-Files | [6] | |||
| 2002 | Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Makeup for a Series (Prosthetic) | Buffy the Vampire Slayer | [7] |