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Sam Raimi

Also known as Samuel M. Raimi, Samuel Marshall Raimi

American filmmaker (born 1959)

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Sam Raimi is an American filmmaker born in 1959 who has directed influential films across multiple genres. He is notable for his distinctive visual style and has worked on major film franchises, making him a significant figure in contemporary cinema.

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Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

Samuel Marshall Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the Evil Dead trilogy (1981–1992) and directing the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed Darkman (1990), The Quick and the Dead (1995), A Simple Plan (1998), The Gift (2000), Drag Me to Hell (2009), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), and Doctor Strange in…

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First Feature — Himself (Archival footage)2026
Generations: The Evolution of Spider-Man — Self - Director (archive footage)2026
Stop Whining and Start Winning — The Boss2024
Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness — Self - Director2022
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home — Self (archive footage)2022
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #5: Haunted Lives — Self2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault — (archive footage)2020
Fanboy — Sam Raimi2019
The Chef Show — Self - Guest2019
The Jungle Book — Giant Squirrel (voice)2016

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Instance of: human
Given name: Samuel
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Royal Oak
Sibling: Ted Raimi
Occupation: director
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Religion: Judaism
Award: The George Pal Memorial Award
Notable work: Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
Image: Sam Raimi (53896379405) (cropped).jpg
Number of children: 5

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Commons category: Sam Raimi
date of birth: 1959-10-23
Commons gallery: Sam Raimi
start of work period: 1977-00-00
related category: Category:Films with screenplays by Sam Raimi
writing language: English language
member of: Writers Guild of America, East
relative: Lorne Greene

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Encyclopedic overview

Samuel M. Raimi (/ˈreɪmi/ RAY-mee; born October 23, 1959) is an American filmmaker. He is best known for writing and directing the Evil Dead trilogy (1981–1992) and directing the Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007). He also directed Darkman (1990), The Quick and the Dead (1995), A Simple Plan (1998), The Gift (2000), Drag Me to Hell (2009), Oz the Great and Powerful (2013), Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) and Send Help (2026).

His films are known for their highly dynamic visual style, inspired by comic books and slapstick comedy. He founded the production companies Renaissance Pictures in 1979 and Ghost House Pictures in 2002. Raimi has also produced several successful television series, including Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (1995–1997), its spin-off Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001), and Ash vs Evil Dead (2015–2018) starring longtime friend and collaborator Bruce Campbell reprising his role in the Evil Dead franchise.

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