George Romero

George A. Romero
Romero in Venice, 2011
Born	George Andrew Romero (1940-02-04) February 4, 1940 (age 77) The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Residence	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other names	Godfather of the Dead
Alma mater	Carnegie Mellon University
Occupation	Film director, screenwriter, editor
Years active	1962–present
Spouse(s)	Nancy Romero (m. 1971–1978) Christine Forrest (1980–?) Suzanne Desrocher (2011–present)
Children	3

George Andrew Romero (/rəˈmɛroʊ/; born February 4, 1940) is an American-Canadian filmmaker and editor, best known for his series of gruesome and satirical horror films about an imagined zombie apocalypse, beginning with Night of the Living Dead and notably continuing on with Dawn of the Dead and Day of the Dead. His other works contributed include The Crazies, Creepshow, Martin, Monkey Shines, and The Dark Half.

Romero was born in the New York City borough of The Bronx, to a Cuban-born father and a Lithuanian American mother. His father has been reported as born in A Coruña, with his family coming from the Galician town of Neda, although Romero once described his father as of Castilian descent. His father worked as a commercial artist. Romero was raised in the Bronx, and would frequently ride the subway into Manhattan to rent film reels to view at his house.