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Bruce Campbell’s Milestones
Began acting in community theater as a teenager in Michigan
First starring role in a TV series, "The Adventures of Brisco County Jr."
Played recurring role of a bookstore manager on the ABC sitcom "Ellen"
Starred in dozens of Super 8 films made by fellow Detroit high school students and future business partners, Sam Raimi and Robert Tapert
Worked as a production assistant on commercials made in Detroit
1975 Met Sam Raimi in a high school drama class
1976 Spent a summer repertory stint at the Cherry County Playhouse in Traverse City, Michigan
1979 Executive produced and made feature acting debut as Ash in Sam Raimi's directorial debut, "The Evil Dead" (released 1983)
1979 Made the short "Within the Woods" with Raimi' screened as a trailer for a midnight showing of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show"; used as the basis for "The Evil Dead"
1982 - 1983 Appeared as a recurring character on the locally produced TV soap "Generations"
1985 Acted in, co-produced and served as second unit director on Raimi's "Crimewave"
1987 Co-produced and starred in "Evil Dead 2: Dead By Dawn"
1987 First story credit, "Thou Shalt Not Kill...Except"
1988 Made guest appearances on "Knots Landing" (CBS)
1990 First appearance in a major studio film in Raimi's "Darkman"
1991 First credit as a producer on "Lunatics: A Love Story"
1993 Hollywood debut as a leading man, "Army of Darkness", the third in the "Evil Dead" trilogy; also co-produced
1994 Appeared in the Coen brothers' "The Hudsucker Proxy"
1995 Co-starred with Sharon Stone, Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe in "The Quick and the Dead", directed by Raimi
1995 TV directorial debut with an episode of "Hercules: The Legendary Adventures"; directed seven additional episodes
1996 Signed development deal with Walt Disney Television
1997 Began making recurring appearances as Autolycus on the syndicated "Xena: Warrior Princess" and "Hercules: The Legendary Adventures", both produced by Raimi
2000 Starred in the syndicated series "Jack of All Trades"
2002 Had a small role as a Ring Announcer in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man"
2004 Once again appeared in Sam Raimi's "Spider-Man 2" as a snooty usher
2005 Produced, wrote, directed and starred in "Man with the Screaming Brain" which aired on the Sci Fi Channel
2005 Starred as Coach Boomer in the Walt Disney teen comedy "Sky High" with Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston
2006 Voiced garrulous Scout Ant Fugax in "The Ant Bully," a computer-animated film directed by John Davis

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Also known as

Birth Name : Bruce Lorne Campbell

Born

June, 22 1958 in Royal Oak, Michigan, USA

Education

  • Wylie E. Groves High School, Beverly Hills, MI: Met Sam Raimi in a high school drama class
  • Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI: Attended for six months

Professions

actor, producer, director, screenwriter