Sam Raimi

For the American opera singer, see Samuel Ramey.

Sam Raimi
Raimi at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024
Born
Samuel M. Raimi

(1959-10-23) October 23, 1959 (age 65)
Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
Occupations
  • Film director
  • film producer
  • screenwriter
  • actor
Years active1972-present
Spouse
Gillian Greene
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(m. 1993; sep. 2024)​
Children5
RelativesTed Raimi (brother)
Ivan Raimi (brother)
Lorne Greene (father-in-law)

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).

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.

  1. ^ Luke Savage (March 7, 2013). "Sam Raimi interview: Oz, Warcraft, The Shadow, Spider-Man". Den of Geek. Dennis Publishing. Retrieved January 1, 2019. ...IMDB. They've added a name to me, they've called me Samuel Marshall Raimi, and I never knew I had a middle name. I have a middle initial, 'M'.
  2. ^ "Sam Raimi: Director, Producer, Screenwriter". Turner Classic Movies. Archived from the original on October 30, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020. Birth Place: Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. Born: October 23, 1959
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference FilmRef was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Perno, G. S. (June 17, 2020). "Directors' Trademarks: Sam Raimi". Cinelinx | Movies. Games. Geek Culture. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
  5. ^ Gibron, Bill (October 4, 2006). "Depth of Field: Sam Raimi – Horror's Stylistic Savior, PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved November 30, 2021.