Eli Craig

Birth Name:

Elijah M. Craig

Birth Place:

Los Angeles, California, United States

Profession

Actor, Director, Writer

Won five awards for "Tucker and Dale vs Evil," including a Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Screenplay and an AMPIA Award for Best Feature Film
Graduated from the University of Southern California's film school
Wrote and directed his first film, the short "The Tao of Pong," in 2004
Started out as an actor before discovering his preference for the creative process of directing
Quote: "Write the screen play you want to write more than anything else in your whole life․ Write the one movie you can't die without making and then commit your life to making that movie․ Literally, it takes that kind of dedication․"
Best known as the writer and director of "Tucker and Dale vs Evil" and the director of the TV series "Zombieland․"
Had acting roles in the films "Space Cowboys," "The Rage: Carrie 2," and "Deal of a Lifetime․"
He and his writing partner on "Tucker and Dale vs Evil" funded the movie largely by themselves because none of the studios would buy it

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