Sam Raimi Biography

Sam Raimi
Sam Raimi
  • Born Oct. 23, 1959

Samuel M. Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker, actor, and producer who created the cult horror Evil Dead series, and directed the original Spider-Man trilogy (2002–07), the 1990 superhero film Darkman, and the 2013 Disney fantasy film Oz the Great and Powerful.\n', '

Raimi has also produced several successful television series and founded the production company Renaissance Pictures in 1979.\n', '

Raimi was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, to a Conservative Jewish family. His ancestors were Jewish immigrants from Russia and Hungary. He is the older brother of actor Ted Raimi and the younger brother of screenwriter Ivan Raimi. His sister is Andrea Raimi Rubin. Another older brother, Sander Raimi, died at 15 in an accidental drowning; Sam Raimi has said that the trauma knitted the remaining family closer together and "colour[ed] everything [he\'s done] for the rest of [his] life."\n', '


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