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Ivan Raimi Biography

Birth Name:Ivan M. Raimi

Birth Place:Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

Profession Writer, Actor, Producer, Script department

Fast Facts

  • Brother of "Evil Dead" director Sam Raimi and actor Ted Raimi
  • Quote: "[on being both a doctor and a horror writer] "I try to keep those two worlds really separate ․․․ [but] it seems like whenever I'm on set, there's an accident and I've inadvertently had to be a doctor․""
  • Quote: "[on his brother] "Sam likes to believe that he's in control of me ․․․ and I like to give him that sense of control․ If I want to torture him, I'll sit in his seat․""
  • When he's not writing scripts, he works as a doctor of osteopathic medicine
  • Best known as a screenwriter who worked on "Spider-Man 3," "Army of Darkness" and "Drag Me to Hell․"

Awards

  • 2009Fright Meter Award-Best Screenplay: nominated