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- Given Name: Samuel Marshall Raimi
- Born: October 23, 1959TV Guide: Sam Raimi
- Birthplace: Royal Oak, Michigan
- Father: Leonard Ronald Raimi
- Mother: Celia Barbara Abrams
- Siblings: Sander Raimi, Ivan Raimi, Ted Raimi and Andrea Raimi
- Spouse: Gillian Deale Greene
- Children: Lorne Daniel, Henry, Emma Rose and Dashiell William Schooley
- Education: Wylie E. Groves High School and Michigan State University
- Awards: 2 Saturn Awards
- Often works with Bruce Campbell
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Film maker Sam Raimi has directed and produced several films including Evil Dead and the Spider-Man film series. He created the adventure-fantasy series "Legend of the Seeker", that premiered November 1, 2008.
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Early Films
Prior to his mainstream films, Sam Raimi produced several low budget short films with Bruce Campbell while the two lived together in the 1980s. One of their films, Within the Woods, raised, $350,000, which the pair used to finance the highly successful cult horror film Evil Dead. Raimi continued producing films, including two more in the Evil Dead series.Spider-Man Franchise
Raimi was highly successful with the Spider-Man film series. Spider-Man 3 was released in 2007. There have been several unconfirmed reports of a Spider-Man 4 to be released in 2010. In April 2007, Raimi made news after expressing his interest in directing the film remake of The Hobbit. Guillermo del Toro later confirmed that he will likely be directing the fourth installment of the The Lord of the Rings Film Series.
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Sam Raimi Questions
What's your view on the fact that Sam Raimi, who directed Spider-Man, will direct the 2011 World of Warcraft movie? 2 AnswersOh my goodness! I didn't know there was a movie coming out........ WOW... Will tell the guys here! They will be happy to find out. It should be "over the top!" ... read more
Do you watch Sam Donaldson? 3 AnswersI have watched Sam Donaldson but I do get news from the internet as well as some of the cable news channels. I like to get viewpoints from different sources. read more -
Sam Raimi Timeline
- Note: The IMDb links in this timeline have pop-ups.
- 1959: Born on October 23
- 1981: The Evil Dead - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1987: Evil Dead II - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1990: Darkman - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1992: Army of Darkness - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1995: The Quick and the Dead - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1998: A Simple Plan - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 1999: For Love of the Game - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2000: The Gift - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2002: Spider-Man - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2004: Spider-Man 2 - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews
- 2007: Spider-Man 3 - IMDb Listing | Rotten Tomatoes Reviews




