Rob Tapert

Birth Name:

Robert Gerard Tapert

Birth Place:

Royal Oak, Michigan, United States

Profession

Producer, Writer, Actor, Director

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

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