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
The Chef Show
Spider-Man 2
Spider-Man
Drag Me to Hell
The Stand
The Hudsucker Proxy
The Flintstones
The Evil Dead
Evil Dead II
The Jungle Book
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Body Bags
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
Production Credits
The Quick and the Dead
Avengers: Secret Wars
The Gift
Boy Kills World
The Grudge
The Evil Dead
Evil Dead
Evil Dead Rise
30 Days of Night
Crawl
Evil Dead II
Nightbooks
Spartacus
Legend of the Seeker
Be My Eyes
Ash vs Evil Dead
Drag Me to Hell
A Simple Plan
Rake
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
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The Hudsucker Proxy
Don't Breathe 2
Hard Target
Xena: Warrior Princess
Crawl 2
Umma
The Unholy
The Dead Don't Die
Spider-Man
Don't Breathe
Poltergeist
Timecop
Spider-Man 2
Boogeyman
American Gothic
Spider-Man 3
Oz the Great and Powerful
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