birth_place article_title name occupation
united states ted nicolaou
 ted nicolaou director , producer , screenwriter
ted nicolaou

ted nicolaou is an american film director , screenwriter and producer .
after graduating from the university of texas film program , he joined the crew of `` the texas chain saw massacre '' -lrb- 1974 -rrb- as a sound recordist -lrb- and provided the famous van used by the protagonists -rrb- .
later , he joined charles band 's empire pictures , where he worked as an editor on such films as `` ghoulies '' -lrb- 1985 -rrb- and eventually debuted as a director with `` the dungeonmaster '' -lrb- 1985 -rrb- and `` terrorvision '' -lrb- 1986 -rrb- .
his most famous directorial effort is the `` subspecies film series '' .
apart from his feature film projects , he also works in television .
