Bruce Campbell Biography

Fast Facts

• While attending Western Michigan University, he and Sam Raimi shot a 30-minute preview of "Evil Dead" to show investors, but it was only a few years later when the film caught the attention of writer Stephen King that the group gained real traction
• Began making Super 8 short films as a teenager with his friend, classmate and eventual director of the "Evil Dead" film series, Sam Raimi
• Quote: "It seemed that my lot in life was to either have big parts in small films or small parts in big films․"
• Quote: "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․"
• Best known for playing Ashley "Ash" J․ Williams in "The Evil Dead" and Sam Axe in "Burn Notice․"
• Published his New York Times bestselling autobiography "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor" in 2002
• Sports a L-shaped scar on his chin that was a result of a childhood fight with his brother, Don Campbell
• Auditioned for the role of Bruce Wayne in 1995's "Batman Forever․"