Rob Tapert Biography

Fast Facts

• Co-founded the Society for Creative Filmmaking during college
• Earned his undergraduate degree in economics from Michigan State University
• Married Lucy Lawless, the star of his series "Xena: Warrior Princess," in 1998
• Intended to study economics in college, but his roommate's brother, Sam Raimi, convinced him to enroll in film classes as well
• Co-founded Renaissance Pictures in 1979, which has produced a number of films involving its founders and others such as the Coen brothers
• Frequently works with filmmaker Sam Raimi and actor Bruce Campbell
• Is a talented cook and does the cooking when he is at home