, ▁and ▁director . ▁His ▁first ▁major ▁job ▁in ▁special ▁effects ▁make up ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁George ▁A . ▁Rom ero ▁film ▁Day ▁of ▁the ▁Dead ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁under ▁the ▁tut el age ▁of ▁Rom ero ▁and ▁make - up ▁effects ▁veter an ▁Tom ▁Sav ini . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁along ▁with ▁Robert ▁Kurt z man ▁and ▁Howard ▁Ber ger , ▁he ▁formed ▁K NB ▁EF X ▁Group , ▁a ▁special ▁make - up ▁effects ▁studio ▁which ▁has ▁gone ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁on ▁over ▁ 4 0 0 ▁film ▁and ▁television ▁projects . ▁K NB ▁has ▁won ▁numerous ▁awards , ▁including ▁an ▁Em my ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁for ▁their ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Sci ▁F i ▁Channel ▁min is eries ▁Frank ▁Herbert ' s ▁D une ▁and ▁an ▁Academy ▁Award ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁for ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁make up ▁for ▁The ▁Chron icles ▁of ▁N arn ia : ▁The ▁Lion , ▁the ▁W itch ▁and ▁the ▁Ward ro be . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁working ▁as ▁an ▁executive ▁producer , ▁special ▁make - up ▁effects ▁super visor , ▁and ▁primary ▁director ▁on ▁the ▁A MC ▁TV ▁series ▁The ▁Walk ing ▁Dead ▁and ▁F ear ▁the ▁Walk ing ▁Dead . ▁Nic ot ero ▁has ▁directed ▁ 3 1 ▁episodes ▁of ▁The ▁Walk ing ▁Dead ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁web series ▁The ▁Walk ing ▁Dead : ▁Web is odes . ▁ ▁Life