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
Oz the Great and Powerful
30 Days of Night
Ash vs Evil Dead
The Gift
Evil Dead
Xena: Warrior Princess
Umma
The Evil Dead
Hard Target
Spider-Man 3
Timecop
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
The Unholy
Spider-Man
Spartacus
The Grudge
A Simple Plan
Boogeyman
The Dead Don't Die
The Quick and the Dead
Avengers: Secret Wars
Don't Breathe
Poltergeist
American Gothic
Rake
Evil Dead Rise
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Crawl
Don't Breathe 2
Spider-Man 2
Be My Eyes
Evil Dead II
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