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Don Drakulich graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University
with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts in 1984. The next year
Don began collaborating with GWAR and became a full member in
1986. He quickly became one of the driving forces of the band's
conceptual look and direction with his introduction of spewing
gore f/x as well as costume fabrication using latex and fiberglass.
During GWAR's peak years, Don's contributions in performing,
conceptualizing, writing, directing, editing, designing, fabrication,
and graphics was varied and prodigious. While probably best
known for performing as GWAR's manager Sleazy P. Martini, he
specialized in creating the oversized costumes that overwhelmed
the stage such as two versions of Gor-Gor as well as the Flesh
Column, World Maggot, and Cardinal Syn. Don also became the
Slave Pit's character artist for famous faces that gave GWAR's
gore f/x their topical edge. During this time Don also served
as the Slave Pit's shop foreman and the f/x supervisor until
1995 and eventually stopped touring with the band regularly
in 1996. He still directs videos and fabricates f/x for GWAR
while running his own sculpture, f/x and video company Hypereal
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