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Bruce Campbell(I)

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Bruce Campbell
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In 1979 with his Detroit friends, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, Bruce Campbell raised $350,000 for a low-budget film, The Evil Dead (1981), in which he starred and co-executive produced. Completed piecemeal over four years, the film first gained notoriety in England where it became the best-selling video of 1983, beating out The Shining (1980). After its appearance at Cannes, where Stephen King dubbed it "the most ferociously original horror film of the year", New Line Cinema stepped forward to release "Evil Dead" in the U.S.

After co-producing Crimewave (1985), a cross-genre comedy written by Sam Raimi, Ethan and Joel Coen, Campbell moved to Los Angeles and quickly gained a foothold producing or starring in genre films such as the Maniac Cop (1988) series, Lunatics: A Love Story (1991), Moontrap (1988), and Mindwarp (1991), a post-apocalyptic "Jeremiah Johnson", during which he met his wife-to-be, filmmaker, Ida Gearon.

Campbell then rejoined his Detroit colleagues to star and co-produce the second and third films in the Evil Dead trilogy (Evil Dead II (1987) & Army of Darkness (1992)), completing 12 years of work on the cult favorite.

This rough-and-tumble background was a plus as Campbell made his foray into television, first starring in the highly touted Fox series The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993), then as a recurring guest-star on the hit show Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993).

With these under his belt, Campbell easily made the transition to director, helming numerous episodes and recurring as the King of Thieves in the #1 syndicated Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995), and its follow-up phenomenon, Xena: Warrior Princess (1995).

Bruce has since expanded his range on television, appearing in anything from Disney's update of The Love Bug (1997), to decidedly dramatic turns on the acclaimed series Homicide: Life on the Street (1993) and The X-Files (1993). At the invitation of ABC, Campbell ventured into the world of sitcoms with a recurring role on ABC's Emmy-nominated Ellen (1994), participating in one of the three touted "out" episodes.

But Campbell didn't abandon his film roots. During that time, he had featured roles in the blockbuster Congo (1995), John Carpenter's Escape from L.A. (1996), and the award-winning independent crime drama, Running Time (1997). He followed these up with roles in Paramount's romantic comedy, Serving Sara (2002), Jim Carrey's The Majestic (2001), and all three of Sam Raimi's blockbuster Spider-Man movies.

After a return to episodic television in the swashbuckling series, Jack of All Trades (2000), Campbell took the title role in MGM's cult sleeper Bubba Ho-Tep (2002). His directorial debut, Man with the Screaming Brain (2005) premiered on the Sci Fi Channel, and Dark Horse Comics published the comic adaptation.

Campbell then directed and starred as himself in My Name Is Bruce (2007), a spoof of his B-movie career, then re-teamed with Disney for their fun-filled hit, Sky High (2005).

Campbell has since made the leap into other forms of entertainment, and is enjoying his role as an author with back-to-back New York Times bestsellers: a memoir entitled "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor", and his first novel, "Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way".

In the multi-media industry, Bruce has enjoyed voicing characters for Disney's animated TV series The Legend of Tarzan (2001) and the Warner Brothers feature The Ant Bully (2006). He also portrayed the character of "Mayor Shelbourne" in the animated hit film, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009). Recently, Campbell voiced the role of "Rod Torque Redline" in Cars 2 (2011), the sequel to the smash Disney animated feature and for the immensely popular game, "Call of Duty".

In 2013, Bruce co-produced the hit remake of Evil Dead (2013), joined his filmmaking pal Sam Raimi on Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and completed an impressive seven-year run on the spy show, Burn Notice (2007) (2007-2013), USA's #1 show on cable.

More than two decades after the release of Army of Darkness (1992), Bruce returned to his most iconic role for Ash vs Evil Dead (2015), a highly-anticipated series premiering on the Starz network on Halloween 2015.
BornJune 22, 1958
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BornJune 22, 1958
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  • Awards
    • 12 wins & 7 nominations

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Embeth Davidtz and Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness (1992)
Bruce Campbell and Dana DeLorenzo in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Bruce Campbell in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Bruce Campbell in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Lucy Lawless and Bruce Campbell in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Bruce Campbell and Stephen Lovatt in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Bruce Campbell in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Brenda Bakke and Bruce Campbell in American Gothic (1995)
Bruce Campbell and Arielle Carver-O'Neill in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Bruce Campbell in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Bruce Campbell in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Bruce Campbell and Jessica Green in Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)

Known for

Ossie Davis and Bruce Campbell in Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)
Bubba Ho-Tep
6.9
  • Elvis Presley
  • Sebastian Haff
  • 2002
Embeth Davidtz and Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness (1992)
Army of Darkness
7.4
  • Ash
  • 1992
Bridget Hoffman in The Evil Dead (1981)
The Evil Dead
7.4
  • Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
  • 1981
Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
Ash vs Evil Dead
8.4
TV Series
  • Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
  • Evil Ash

Credits

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Actor

  • My Southern Family Christmas (2022)
    My Southern Family Christmas
    • Everett Bergeron
    • TV Movie
    • 2022
  • Evil Dead: The Game (2022)
    Evil Dead: The Game
    • Ashley J. Williams
    • Deadite Ashley J. Williams
    • Mini Ash (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Chiwetel Ejiofor, Elizabeth Olsen, Benedict Wong, Rachel McAdams, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Xochitl Gomez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)
    Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
    • Pizza Poppa
    • 2022
  • Adopted (2021)
    Adopted
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Peter Gallagher, Bruce Campbell, Eloise Mumford, and Brett Dalton in One December Night (2021)
    One December Night
    • Steve Bedford
    • TV Movie
    • 2021
  • Jon Cryer, Ted Raimi, Bruce Campbell, Catherine Curtin, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Richard Kind, John Magaro, Willa Fitzgerald, Sullivan Jones, Claire Saunders, and Alanna Saunders in 18½ (2021)
    18½
    • President Richard M. Nixon (voice)
    • 2021
  • Devon Sawa, Bruce Campbell, Michael Jai White, Ivana Baquero, and Ryan Lee in Black Friday (2021)
    Black Friday
    • Jonathan
    • 2021
  • H. Jon Benjamin in Archer (2009)
    Archer
    • McGinley (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Patton Oswalt in A.P. Bio (2018)
    A.P. Bio
    • John Griffin
    • TV Series
    • 2021
  • Garland Whitt, Montse Hernandez, Charles Demers, and Nick Wolfhard in The Last Kids on Earth (2019)
    The Last Kids on Earth
    • Chef (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2020–2021
  • Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi in Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure (2017)
    Rapunzel's Tangled Adventure
    • King Edmund (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2018–2020
  • Lodge 49 (2018)
    Lodge 49
    • Gary Green
    • TV Series
    • 2018
  • Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
    Ash vs Evil Dead
    • Ashley 'Ash' J. Williams
    • Evil Ash
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2018
  • Highly Functional (2017)
    Highly Functional
    • Chili Youngfield
    • 2017
  • Circus of Chaos (2017)
    Circus of Chaos
    • Bruce Campbell
    • TV Series
    • 2017

Producer

  • Nell Fisher, Alyssa Sutherland, and Morgan Davies in Evil Dead Rise (2023)
    Evil Dead Rise
    • executive producer
    • 2023
  • Evil Dead: The Game (2022)
    Evil Dead: The Game
    • producer
    • Video Game
    • 2022
  • Devon Sawa, Bruce Campbell, Michael Jai White, Ivana Baquero, and Ryan Lee in Black Friday (2021)
    Black Friday
    • producer (produced by)
    • 2021
  • Bruce Campbell in Ripley's Believe It or Not! (2019)
    Ripley's Believe It or Not!
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Ash vs Evil Dead (2015)
    Ash vs Evil Dead
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2018
  • Last Fan Standing (2015)
    Last Fan Standing
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 2015–2017
  • Jane Levy in Evil Dead (2013)
    Evil Dead
    • producer
    • 2013
  • Bruce Campbell in Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe (2011)
    Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 2011
  • Beyond Inside the Cave: The Making of Cavealien 2
    • producer
    • Video
    • 2009
  • Bruce Campbell in My Name Is Bruce (2007)
    My Name Is Bruce
    • producer
    • 2007
  • Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way
    • executive producer
    • 2005
  • Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)
    Man with the Screaming Brain
    • producer
    • 2005
  • A Community Speaks
    • producer
    • 2004
  • Fanalysis (2002)
    Fanalysis
    • producer
    • Short
    • 2002
  • Hatred of a Minute (2002)
    Hatred of a Minute
    • producer
    • 2002

Director

  • Bruce Campbell in My Name Is Bruce (2007)
    My Name Is Bruce
    • Director
    • 2007
  • Make Love! The Bruce Campbell Way
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Man with the Screaming Brain (2005)
    Man with the Screaming Brain
    • Director
    • 2005
  • A Community Speaks
    • Director
    • 2004
  • Fanalysis (2002)
    Fanalysis
    • Director
    • Short
    • 2002
  • V.I.P. (1998)
    V.I.P.
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • Kevin Sorbo in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995)
    Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1995–1999
  • Lucy Lawless in Xena: Warrior Princess (1995)
    Xena: Warrior Princess
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1997–1999
  • Spring Cleaning
    • Director (directed by)
    • Short
    • 1979
  • The James Hoffa Story
    • Director
    • Short
    • 1975
  • I'll Never Heil Again
    • Director (directed by)
    • Short
    • 1975
  • Manhunt
    • Director (directed by)
    • Short
    • 1974
  • Three on a Couch
    • Director (directed by)
    • Short
    • 1974
  • Son of Hitler
    • Director (directed by)
    • Short
    • 1973
  • Day of Violence
    • Director (directed by)
    • Short
    • 1973

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Hit the Wall
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A Christmas Card
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A Pioneer
Echo Location
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Echo Location
Natural Fears
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Natural Fears
Path Up Everest
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Path Up Everest
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
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Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
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Personal details

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    • Pete Perkinson
  • Height
    • 6′ 1″ (1.85 m)
  • Born
    • June 22, 1958
    • Birmingham, Michigan, USA
  • Spouses
      Ida GearonFebruary 22, 1991 - present
  • Parents
      Joanne Louise Pickens
  • Relatives
    • Paul Campbell(Not Related)
  • Other works
    Wrote an article appearing in the Spring 2000 issue of Wicked entitled, "Two Tickets for Madison Avenue."
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Print Biography
    • 14 Interviews
    • 7 Articles
    • 4 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    He won the audition for the lead role in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993) by grabbing the back of his shirt collar and flipping himself. He then had to repeat the trick at every callback, totaling about five or six flips.
  • Quotes
    There is a large element of me in every role I do. Actors who say they can dive inside a character are either schizophrenic or lying.
  • Trademarks
      His role of Ash from the Evil Dead films and video games
  • Nicknames
    • The Chin
    • B-Movie Bruce
  • Salaries
      Running Time
      (1997)
      $5,000

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