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Highly inventive U.S. film director/producer/writer/actor Sam Raimi first came to the attention of film fans with the savage, yet darkly humorous, low-budget horror film, The Evil Dead (1981). From his childhood, Raimi was a fan of the cinema and, before he was ten-years-old, he was out making movies with an 8mm camera. He was a devoted fan of The Three Stooges, so much of Raimi's film work in his teens, with good friends Bruce Campbell and Rob Tapert, was slapstick comedy based around what they had observed from "Stooges" movies.
Among the three of them, they wrote, directed, produced and edited a short horror movie titled Within the Woods (1978), which was then shown to prospective investors to raise the money necessary to film The Evil Dead (1981). It met with lukewarm interest in the U.S. with local distributors, so Raimi took the film to Europe, where it was much more warmly received. After it started gaining positive reviews and, more importantly, ticket sales upon its release in Europe, U.S. distributors showed renewed interest, and "Evil Dead" was eventually released stateside to strong box office returns. His next directorial effort was Crimewave (1985), a quirky, cartoon-like effort that failed to catch fire with audiences. However, he bounced back with Evil Dead II (1987), a racier and more humorous remake/sequel to the original "Dead" that did even better at the box office. Raimi was then given his biggest budget to date to shoot Darkman (1990), a comic book-style fantasy about a scarred avenger. The film did moderate business, but Raimi's strong visual style was evident throughout the film via inventive and startling camera work that caught the attention of numerous critics.
The third chapter in the Evil Dead story beckoned, and Raimi once again directed buddy Campbell as the gritty hero "Ash", in the Gothic horror Army of Darkness (1992). Raimi surprised fans when he took a turn away from the fantasy genre and directed Gene Hackman and Sharon Stone in the sexy western, The Quick and the Dead (1995); four years later, he took the directorial reins on A Simple Plan (1998), a crime thriller about stolen money, starring Bill Paxton and Bridget Fonda. In early 1999, he directed the baseball film, For Love of the Game (1999), and, in 2000, returned to the fantasy genre with a top-flight cast in The Gift (2000). In 2002, Raimi was given a real opportunity to demonstrate his dynamic visual style with the big-budget film adaptation of the Stan Lee comic book superhero, Spider-Man (2002), and fans were not disappointed. The movie was strong in both script and effects, and was a runaway success at the box office. Of course, Raimi returned for the sequel, Spider-Man 2 (2004), which surpassed the original in box-office takings.- Solidly built, boyishly handsome American leading-man, Christopher George was the son of Greek immigrants. Weaned on stories of the legendary Greek heroes, George and his brother Nick (later a prominent fashion photographer) both quit high school to join the Marines. Completing his education after his tour of duty, George acted in numerous TV commercials, winning a New York Film Festival Award for his efforts. Appearing in Broadway plays like A Street Car Named Desire and films like Howard Hawks's El Dorado (1966). He became a great friend of John Wayne also in Chisum (1970). George also became a TV star in the wartime adventure series The Rat Patrol (1966). He later starred in the science fiction series The Immortal (1969) and then returned to filmmaking. He also starred in Project X (1968), The Train Robbers (1973), Midway (1976), Grizzly (1976), Day of the Animals (1977), The Exterminator (1980), Graduation Day (1981), and his last, Mortuary (1982). He also appeared in another 30 other films and TV guest appearances. Christopher George died of a heart attack. He was married to his wife, actress Lynda Day George (a frequent co-star) for 14 years.
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Pearlman's acting career began after he submitted an entry for a contest with the website Funny or Die and was given the opportunity to audition for a role in The Virginity Hit. The movie is described as a "documentary style comedy" that follows a group of friends and their exploits as they try to lose their virginity. To increase the realism of the movie the directors gave Pearlman and his cast mates cameras to film many of the scenes themselves.
Pearlman began his TV career as Leslie Kaczander in the season 1 finale of Breaking In. In 2012, Pearlman played Jay in the American remake The Inbetweeners. He also voiced Snotlout Jorgenson in Dragons: Riders of Berk, replacing Jonah Hill.- James Caverly was born on 16 June 1989 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Only Murders in the Building (2021), Law & Order (1990) and Chicago Med (2015).
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- Soundtrack
Chris Demetral was born on 14 November 1976 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Dolly Dearest (1991), Sometimes They Come Back (1991) and Dream On (1990). He has been married to Sarah Vetter Demetral since 17 April 2010. They have one child. He was previously married to Jana Babb.- Producer
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Rob Tapert was born on 14 May 1955 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Timecop (1994), Darkman (1990) and The Quick and the Dead (1995). He has been married to Lucy Lawless since 28 March 1998. They have two children.- Actress
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Adria's grandfather, Sam Tannenbaum, was a song-plugger for Irving Berlin who changed his German surname to Tennor to sound more American. Her grandmother taught her all these songs as she grew up in the suburbs of Detroit, Michigan. She studied acting and directing at New York University's Tisch School for the Arts. Her first role was as a 12-year-old boy talking about porn in Tompkins Square Park with an amnesiac in Hal Hartley's movie, Amateur (1994). With a few more film roles under her belt, Tennor moved to Los Angeles and works regularly in film and television. She also performs her solo work onstage: "There's Not a Lot of Coat Check Work in LA," "Electro Magnetic Stripper," and most recently "Strip Search," inspired by her studies in pole dancing with Sheila Kelley at The S Factor Studio.
Adria also writes and produces onscreen work. Her films Cracked (2015) and Pie (2018) have won awards and laurels internationally. She also stars in the digital series Fetish (2019) which she directed, co-created and produced with partner Kristen Tracy.- Tom Hayden was one of the most important radicals of the 1960s, who as a college student at the University of Michigan helped found Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the seminal leftist student activist group. The SDS was the vanguard of the student unrest that characterized the decade of the 1960s.
Thomas Emmet Hayden was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, to Genevieve Isabelle (Garity) and John Francis Hayden, a Marine who worked for Chrysler. He was of Irish ancestry. In 1961, the 21-year-old Hayden co-authored the Port Huron Statement that was the equivalent of the Declaration of Independence for the student radicals and peace activists that were the heart of the New Left. Such an important influence was Hayden on the radicals of the '60s, he was indicted along with seven other anti-war activists by the federal government for allegedly engaging in a conspiracy to promote riots at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Although The Chicago 8 (2011) (later the Chicago Seven when Bobby Seale was removed from the case) were convicted, that conviction was overturned. The trail of the Chicago 8/7 was one of the major milestones of the '60s.
As the tumultuous decade came to a close, Hayden became more heavily involved in anti-war politics, and he created the Indochina Peace Campaign in 1972. Hayden became romantically involved with movie star Jane Fonda, who accompanied Hayden on a trip to North Vietnam in 1974 (she had previously visited the country in 1972). The trip made Fonda infamous as "Hanoi Jane" and she is still hated by many Vietnam veterans. Marriage to Hayden in 1973 was part of Fonda's life cycle evolution that had begun in the late 1960s, when she abandoned her persona as a professional exhibitionist in such pop pap as Barbarella (1968) and evolved into both a professional actress and professional rabble-rouser, and later a physical fitness/lifestyle mogul.
Fonda's cash helped finance his political career. While such offices as U.S. Senator and Mayor of Los Angeles eluded him, Hayden was able to get elected to the California State Assembly, first the House in 1982 and then the Senate in 1992, two years after he divorced Fonda. (The couple had a son, Troy Garity, in 1973. An actor like his mother, he played his father in Steal This Movie (2000)).
Hayden established himself as a major figure in progressive politics in the Golden State, focusing on the economic justice, the environment, and animal rights. He is a member of the Progressive Democrats of America, and endorsed Barack Obama in 2008. - Justin Kucsulain is an American actor born in Detroit, Michigan, USA on August 11, 1984 as Justin James Kucsulain. A Mixed Martial Artist and Jiu Jitsu practitioner. He is known for his work on Homeland (2018), Sleepy Hallow (2017), Bloodline (2016), and The Walking Dead (2016), Chicago PD (2016), Finding Carter (2015)
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Christopher Mason Savino is an American animator, writer and director who is known for creating The Loud House for Nickelodeon. He also worked on episodes of Dexter's Laboratory, The Powerpuff Girls, The Ren & Stimpy Show, My Gym Partner's A Monkey and My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic. He was married to Bethany and has 3 children.- Erin Dilly was born on 12 May 1972 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for Julie & Julia (2009), Everyday People (2004) and Boardwalk Empire (2010). She has been married to Stephen Robert Buntrock since 27 June 2004. They have two children.
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- Producer
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John E.L. Tenney is one of the most sought-after, and well recognized, investigators of strange phenomena of our time. Mr. Tenney has been actively involved in the field of anomalistic, conspiratorial and occult research since the mid 1980's and he has lectured on strange phenomena and folklore since the early 1990's. His open skepticism of odd phenomena has gained him respect from both believers and skeptics. His research has taken him around the world from allegedly haunted islands to The Great Pyramid in Egypt and beyond. Aside from his lectures and due to his extended time involved in anomalistic research he has acted as a consult for numerous companies including, but not limited to, NBC Universal, A&E, Fox, SyFy, Discovery Channel and The New York Times.- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Brandon Weaver was born on 15 January 1985 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for Wild Hogs (2007), PuppyDragon Land: Rocketship (2009) and Gotcha! (2015).- Brian Balzerini was born on 12 December 1984 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), Kill the Irishman (2011) and War Flowers (2012). He has been married to Ansley Gordon since March 2018.
- Animation Department
- Director
- Producer
Robert Hughes was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is a director and producer, known for Bunnicula (2016), Milo Murphy's Law (2016) and Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011).- Additional Crew
- Location Management
James Kaplan was born on 19 January 1980 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is known for Little Miss Sunshine (2006), Bobby Jones: Stroke of Genius (2004) and 2001 Maniacs (2005). He was married to Eleanor Seigler. He died on 24 December 2008 in Los Angeles, California, USA.- Editor
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- Sound Department
David Moritz was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is known for Rushmore (1998), Jerry Maguire (1996) and P.S. I Love You (2007). He has been married to Leslie since 28 October 1984. They have three children.- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Additional Crew
Lisa Wiegand was born on 20 October 1968 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. Lisa is a cinematographer, known for Chicago Fire (2012), Mayans M.C. (2018) and Law & Order True Crime (2017).- Actor
- Writer
- Producer
Born Matthew Looker Provenza - Matt Provenza is an actor known for "The Code" (CBS), "Raising Kanan" (Starz), and feature film, "Love and Love Not," and other film and TV credits. He is also an award-winning screenwriter and has worked as a model for international brands including Louis Vuitton and Chanel.- Bill Shanks was born on 5 September 1958 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for As the World Turns (1956), Another World (1964) and Swans Crossing (1992). He has been married to Pamela Wuestenhoefer since 21 November 1998. He was previously married to Ashley Crow.
- Deanna Pritzker was born on 28 July 1978 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. She is an actress, known for DiResta (1998) and Taking the Plunge (1999).
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Victor Lord is a Producer embracing the digital age of independent filmmaking with the entrepreneurial fervor of his Midwestern roots. Victor's passion for film grew out of a love of storytelling, and desire to build creative projects with the collaboration of others. His experiences grew in college from sketch comedy to dramatic short films and was largely aided by 48 hour film competitions which inspired him to be efficient, creative and quick. He tackled a 45 minute featurette, Married With Benefits, as a capstone course to his college career and immediately transferred that experience to produce a feature film, Some Are Born. His diverse projects and eclectic groups have given him a variety of experiences to draw upon when things come down to the wire and a successful project hangs in the balance.- Ryan Michael Oman was born on 25 April 1981 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for Co-Ed Confidential (2007), Life on Top (2009) and Sunset Glory: Doolittle's Heroes (2017).
- Chelsea Briggs is an entertainment host and producer, known as the face of Hollywire TV and also executive producer (2009-2014). She has done guest hosting for MTV News (2013), VH1 (2012), Clevver Media (2014) & Ovation TV (2013). She received her B.A.A at Central Michigan University and resides in Los Angeles, California.
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- Camera and Electrical Department
- Stunts
Greg Dow was born on 1 February 1980 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. He is an actor, known for The Passage (2003), Deadheads (2011) and Koreatown (2007).