Sam Raimi
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Biography
Samuel M. "Sam" Raimi (born October 23, 1959) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. He is best known for creating the cult supernatural horror franchise "The Evil Dead"—in which he directed the first three installments (1981–92)—and for directing the original "Spider-Man" trilogy (2002–07) starring Tobey Maguire. He also directed the superhero film "Darkman" (1990), the action 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 film "Drag Me to Hell" (2009), the Disney fantasy adventure "Oz the Great and Powerful" (2013), and the Marvel Cinematic Universe film "Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness" (2022). Raimi is also a prolific producer of both film and television projects, including notable horror films such as "The Grudge" (2004), "30 Days of Night" (2007), "Don't Breathe" (2016), and "Crawl" (2019), and successful television series such as "Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" (1995-99) and its spin-off "Xena: Warrior Princess" (1995-2001). He founded Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and Ghost House Pictures in 2002.
Known For
Production Credits
Poltergeist
Crawl
Rake
Umma
Spider-Man
Spider-Man 2
Oz the Great and Powerful
Evil Dead
Evil Dead II
The Evil Dead
Ash vs Evil Dead
Hard Target
American Gothic
Be My Eyes
Spartacus
The Gift
Avengers: Secret Wars
A Simple Plan
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
The Unholy
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The Grudge
Spider-Man 3
Xena: Warrior Princess
Boogeyman
The Quick and the Dead
Don't Breathe 2
Evil Dead Rise
Don't Breathe
30 Days of Night
Timecop
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