Sam Raimi
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Born October 23, 1959 (66 years old)·Royal Oak, Michigan, USA·Male
Biography
Samuel Marshall Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the Evil Dead trilogy (1981–1992) and directing the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed Darkman (1990), The Quick and the Dead (1995), A Simple Plan (1998), The Gift (2000), Drag Me to Hell (2009), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
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His films are known for their highly dynamic visual style, inspired by comic books and slapstick comedy. He founded the production companies Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and Ghost House Pictures in 2002. Raimi has also produced several successful television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1997), its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001), and Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018) starring longtime friend and collaborator Bruce Campbell, reprising his role in the Evil Dead franchise. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sam Raimi, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Filmography
204 credits across 160 titlesDirecting
25 creditsActing
34 creditsCreator
5 creditsWriting
24 creditsProduction
62 creditsEditing
2 creditsArt
1 creditCrew
8 creditsAs self
41 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
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2 creditsProjects with no date and no confirmation, some of which will never be made.
