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Sam Raimi: Biography

Birth Name: Samuel Marshall Raimi
Birth Place: Royal Oak, MI
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 10/23/1959, Libra
Profession: Director; producer; screenwriter; actor

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Sam Raimi to Bring Spartacus to TV | Today's News: Our Take | 10/27/2008

Starz is tackling the ambitious task of bringing the epic story of Roman slave rebellion leader Spartacus to the small screen - greenlighting a 13-episode series from executive producers Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Joshua Donen.

Steven S. DeKnight (Smallville) has signed on as head writer and showrunner of the hourlong series, set in the brutal world of gladiators... read more 5 Comments
Sam Raimi Finds His Star Wizards | Today's News: Our Take | 5/21/2008
Sam Raimi, the mastermind behind the Spider-Man trilogy, has found the leads for his upcoming weekly fantasy series, Wizard's First Rule. Relative newcomers Craig Horner and Bridget Regan will star in the series, which is based on the eponymous book by Terry Goodkind, says the Reporter. Horner, who hails from Australia, will play Richard Cypher, a man who becomes a magical leader. Cypher joins the mysterious Kahlan (played by Regan) to try to put the kibosh on a tyrannical leader's who ostensibly ruining everyone's lives. Production on the show starts this month in New Zealand, of course — the only country fit for magic and wizards. Could this new series match the action of Spider-Man? Only time (and some awesome special effects) will tell how Raimi's imagination translates to the small screen. — Anna DimondCatch more of Sam Raimi's magic with our Online Video Guide.Related:• Sam Raimi Drags Three More to Hell• Sam Raimi Scares Up 13 for the CW read more
Sam Raimi Drags Three More to Hell | Movie News | 3/28/2008
As Sam Raimi gets back to roots with his upcoming Drag Me to Hell hes added Jessica Lucas Cloverfield Lorna Raver Eli Stone and David Paymer to the castLucas will play the best friend of the movies central character Stephanie Alison Lohman who finds she has a supernatural curse cast by a bitter Eastern European woman Raver who the Reporter says has been humiliated and becomes vengeful Paymers character sounds the most levelheaded Hell play Mr Jacks Stephanies boss at the bank Shooting for the new flick begins Monday in LA Anna DimondRelated149 Sam Raimi Scares Up 13 for the CW read more be the first to leave a comment
Sam Raimi Scares Up 13 for the CW | Today's News: Our Take | 3/14/2008
The CW has given an eight-episode order to 13, an unscripted series from feature director Sam Raimi (The Evil Dead, Spider-Man) and reality producer Jay Bienstock (Survivor, The Apprentice). Although the project was originally developed years ago under the title House of Horrors, Variety says the premise remains the same: Horror-themed challenges will eliminate players one by one, until a winner is left standing amid all the Karo syrup/"bloodshed." Still, it is likely to induce less cringing than Paris' new show.13 is being eyed for a summer launch date. read more
Coming Soon: Sam Raimi's TV Wizard and More | Today's News: Our Take | 1/29/2008
Sam Raimi (the Spider-Man movies) is bringing his flair for fantasy to television. He'll exec-produce a new syndicated series called Wizard's First Rule, based on the best-selling Sword of Truth books by Terry Goodkind. Sword tells the story of a woodsman-cum-wizard and a mysterious woman who team up to combat an evil tyrant.... A bright spot amidst all of the strike Sturm und Drang: CBS is producing new television! The Eye has ordered 13 episodes of Flashpoint, a cop drama about a city's Strategic Response Unit, starring Enrico Colantoni (Sheriff Mars!), Hugh Dillon and David Paetkau.... Judge Judy will be sticking around the judicial airwaves for at least another four years; a two-year contract extension will keep her gavel a-bangin' through 2012. — Mickey O'Connor read more

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Sam Raimi: TV Listings

Sam Raimi: Credits

Title	Year	Type
13---Fear Is Real (Executive Producer)	2009	TV Show Series
13---Fear Is Real (Creator)	2009	TV Show Series
Drag Me To Hell (Director)	2009	Movie
Drag Me To Hell (Writer)	2009	Movie
Legend of the Seeker (Executive Producer)	2008	TV Show Series