Born and raised near Detroit, Michigan, Sam Raimi is one of three talented brothers with careers in the film industry. His parents were enterprising people, each involved with running their own business, and were very supportive of what he wanted to do. Sam became interested in making movies at a young age, after watching his father make home movies. When he turned 13 years old his father gave him a camera for his birthday, and so the legend began.

Sam met Bruce Campbell in junior high school. Bruce had by this time already met Scott Spiegel (co-writer of Evil Dead 2) and had been making silly Super-8 movies with friends of his while Sam was doing magic shows and making his own movies with his other pals. Before long they all began making Super-8 short movies together on the weekends. Eventually Sam teamed up with Rob Tapert, Bruce Campbell, and Sam's older brother Ivan Raimi to form Renaissance Pictures.  

Sam has been successful in many aspects of the film and television industry, including writing, directing, producing, and even acting. See his filmography for more detailed information on his many projects.

Most recently, Sam has returned to directing feature films, including "A Simple Plan." (1998) and the recently released "For Love of the Game," starring Kevin Costner and Kelly Preston. His next film is "The Gift" written by Billy Bob Thornton and starring Cate Blanchett. When he's not on the road with a film, he resides in the Los Angeles area with his wife and three children.

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