Raised in Hellertown, PA, Glenn's proclivity for Horror Films (particularly those of the Universal and Hammer Studios variety) and Sci-Fi/Fantasy imbued him with a ravenous appetite for all things genre related. This passion compelled him to work on various theater projects as both actor and fledgling make-up artist throughout Junior and Senior High School. While working on amusement rides, he was exposed to the various elements that would have such a profound impact upon him; those many and varied colorful personalities mixed with the then burgeoning mid-80's skater punk subculture scene would eventually define his unique personal aesthetic. As an undergrad at York College of Pa., he landed his first acting role in an independent feature... which happened to be a horror film. He moved quickly to secure the Special Effects Make-up Artist position as well, and began creating the multitudinous gags on his first film with a shoestring budget. Many other independent projects in and around New York City followed directly, providing ample opportunity to hone his skills. He graduated from York in 1995 with a Bachelor's Degree in Public Relations and Promotions and went straight back to work on various Independent films in the then bustling New York indie horror scene. He found himself working on an array of projects doing straight make-up for corporate industrials, sculpting masks for Halloween companies and finally collaborating with world renowned musical acts such as Type-O-Negative and horror punk icons the Misfits. That same year saw him make the move from the East Coast to Los Angeles in order to facilitate the progression of his acting, writing and make-up effects career. Upon arriving in Hollywood he found his first foothold at Optic Nerve Studios as a lab technician, fabricator, painter and eventually sculptor and designer - working tirelessly for years on several seasons of Buffy, Angel, and X-files among others. The path of his career led him to opportunities at other studios as well, such as Two Hours in the Dark on Feast and the Pumpkinhead sequels, working with Ve Neil on PitchBlack: Chronicles of Riddick and contributing to XFX on several projects including Blade 2. He continued auditioning and performing as well, landing multiple guest star roles as a character actor in The Shield, Committed, Charmed, Scrubs, and Heroes as well as various other projects including the first Pirates of The Caribbean film. Eventually, he was given the chance to acquire the very first shop he had worked at... Optic Nerve, Inc. Reinventing the Studio ground-up (from both the business and artistic perspectives) his new competitive studio model was built to adapt to today's marketplace. The most distinguishing aspect of his unique model is its focus on cross training core crew so that they can behave as a modular problem solving machine, moving comfortably from one department to another and adapting easily to the constant flux of multiple production schedules. After more than a decade of amazing shows, he partnered with longtime friend and collaborator Neville Page, evolving the shop even further into the newly renamed Alchemy Studios! Expanded services include seamless integration with CGI Visual Effects, 3D Conceptual Design and even cutting-edge 3D Printing Techniques. As the CEO, he personally supervises every effect for his studio's many projects including hundreds of forensically accurate make-ups and corpses for Crossing Jordan, Hugh Jackman's body replicas for The Prestige, all of the make-up illusions and prosthetics that propelled Heroes and CSI:NY, and the surreal effects in Sony's Legion. He constantly continues working as both FX Artist and performer. His resume includes special effects for The Event, custom wardrobe and instruments for Lady Gaga, prosthetic effects and props for Disney's Journey 2: Mysterious Island, Lionsgate's Hunger Games 1, 2, 3 and 4, The Dictator, The Host, Mad Men and a myriad of other projects. Alchemy is currently creating the "Inhumans" characters for MARVEL on Agents of SH.I.E.L.D. and all of the hyper realistic effects for Steven Spielberg's Extant. Simultaneous to his work as an FX Artist, he continues his development work as Producer on both NECROSCOPE and his own Television series based on the EC Comics franchise Tales from the Crypt/Vault of Horror. Marrying his passions for performance and FX, he stars in all 10 Seasons of the on-going Syfy Hit Face-Off! Future plans include franchising his own brand of Live Horror Entertainment in the form of Escape Games and an immersive Cinematic Inspired Haunt Experience for Halloween
