Sam Raimi
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Samuel M. Raimi[1] (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959)[2][3] is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He is best known for directing the first three films in the Evil Dead franchise (1981–present) and the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed the superhero movie Darkman (1990), the revisionist western The Quick and the Dead (1995), the neo-noir crime thriller A Simple Plan (1998), the supernatural thriller The Gift (2000), the supernatural horror Drag Me to Hell (2009), the Disney fantasy Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and the Marvel Studios film Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
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Born | Samuel M. Raimi (1959-10-23) October 23, 1959 (age 64) Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S. |
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Years active | 1972–present |
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Gillian Greene (m. 1993) |
Children | 5 |
Relatives | Ted Raimi (brother) Ivan Raimi (brother) Lorne Greene (father-in-law) |
His films are known for their highly dynamic visual style, inspired by comic books and slapstick comedy.[4][5] He founded the production company Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and Ghost House Pictures in 2002. Raimi has also produced several successful television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess and Ash vs Evil Dead starring long time friend and collaborator Bruce Campbell reprising his role in the Evil Dead franchise.