Bruce Lorne Campbell is an American film and television actor, director, writer, producer and author. As a cult film actor, Campbell is best known for his role as Ash Williams in Sam Raimi's hit Evil Dead series of films and he has starred in many low-budget cult films such ...
Actor, Film Producer, Writer, Author, Film director, Television Director, Television producer, Voice Actor
Education
Western Michigan University
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Ida Gearon (m. 1991), Christine Deveau (m. 1983–1989)
Children
Rebecca Campbell, Andy Campbell
Parents
Joanne Louise Pickens, Charlie Campbell
Siblings
Michael Rendine, Don Campbell
Nicknames
Bruce Lorne Campbell , Pete Perkinson , R.O.C. Sandstorm , The Chin
Awards
Saturn Award - Best Actor on Television(2016), Rogue Award (2007), Fangoria Chainsaw Awards, International Fantasy Film Award (2005), Film Discovery Jury Award (2003)
Nominations
Golden Nymph - Best Actor (2016), Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (2010), DVD Premiere Award (2003), Chlotrudis Award (2004)
Movies
‘The Evil Dead’ (1981), ‘Crimewave’ (1985), ‘Evil Dead II’ (1987), ‘Army of Darkness’ (1992), ‘Going Back’ (1983), ‘Fanalysis’ (2002), ‘A Community Speaks’ (2004), ‘Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe’ (2011), ‘Evil Dead’ (2013), ‘Man with the Screaming Brain’ (2...
TV Shows
‘Generations’ (1983), ‘The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.’ (1993), ‘Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman’ (1995), ‘Homicide: Life on the Street’ (1996), ‘Hercules: The Legendary Journeys’ (1998), ‘Jack of All Trades’ (2000), ‘My Life as a Teenage Robot’ (2003), ...
Star Sign
Cancer
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Trademark
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Sarcastic one liners with extremely dry delivery
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His unique flair for ad-libbed and off the cuff humour
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Unflappable confidence
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Brash and surly but witty and likeable characters
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His large jaw bone, giving him the nickname "The Chin"
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His role of Ash from the Evil Dead films and video games
I'm not interested in making a $60-million studio film with a bunch of 24-year-olds telling me what to do.
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It seemed that my lot in life was to either have big parts in small films or small parts in big films.
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[on why he turned down the chance to reprise his role in a sequel to Bubba Ho-Tep (2002)]: Don Coscarelli is a very passionate filmmaker. We got to a few points that we couldn't reconcile. I want to keep our friendship, so we parted ways. So I'm not part of that project.
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I can't vouch for the script because they never gave us full scripts for Spider-Man (2002). They would only give you the pages, and they all had serial numbers, and if it ever wound up on the Internet, they would sue you and murder you and take your children.
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If you go to Hollywood, you've already sold out. By the sheer act of going there, you're saying, 'I need to go there because this is the only way I can get my movie made.' Baloney! Indiana's the place to make your movie. Pontiac, Michigan. Whatever. Then you're just making it on the merits of the movie. You don't have to have any discussions about what's hip now. Who can we get to do the soundtrack? You can actually put a score to your movie instead of a soundtrack. I get this thing all the time. Filmmakers go, 'Can I send you a script? You'll read it and attach yourself and we'll package it.' Why can't you get the money based on nothing, just the script? This whole packaging thing is out of control. Then you get absurd casting because it's all packaged by the same talent agency. The sensibility is so bizarre.
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Don't aspire to be a B-movie director, you'll be there soon enough.
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[About the Evil Dead trilogy] For me, the first film was frankly about learning how to act. I can watch [The Evil Dead (1981)] from about halfway on without cringing . . . When Army of Darkness (1992) came around, we decided to make a different type of movie altogether and made an action-adventure picture with the same imbecile.
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[about his fans] Thanks for being very loyal . . . they're very well-informed and they're very loyal. Tell 'em I'll need them on that opening weekend.
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[about Assault on Dome 4 (1996) and Moontrap (1989)]: The movies that are the easiest to make are the hardest to watch.
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[When asked what he would want with him if stuck on a deserted island] "A continent."
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There is a large element of me in every role I do. Actors who say they can dive inside a character are either schizophrenic or lying.
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Fact
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Just finished the Fan Expo Convention in Toronto, Ontario, where he was given a hand-made doll of himself, from Army of Darkness (1992), by a loyal fan. He stated he would cherish it forever. [August 2009]
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Release of his book, "Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way". [2005]
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Release of his book, "If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a "B" Movie Actor". [2001]
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Appearing as "Sam Axe" on Burn Notice (2007) on the USA Network. [July 2007]
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Lives in Jacksonville, Oregon.
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NYC punk band Eleventh Hour's third album ("The Coney Island Death March") contains a song written about him titled "Bruce." There is also an artist's drawing of him with the band's bass player (Whitney Miller) hidden behind the CD.
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Once worked as a security guard at a beer brewery.
#22 on Tropopkin's Top 25 Most Intriguing People [Issue #100]
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Was the first choice to play Louis Creed in Pet Sematary (1989).
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Has been used several times by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen (including twice as an uncredited soap opera actor).
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Long-time friend and frequent collaborator Sam Raimi originally wanted him to play the lead role in Darkman (1990) but the producers refused to cast him because they didn't think he could handle it. He appears at the end of the film as "Final Shemp".
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He won the audition for the lead role in The Adventures of Brisco County Jr. (1993) by grabbing the back of his shirt collar and flipping himself. He then had to repeat the trick at every callback, totaling about five or six flips.
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Recorded a full-length commentary for Bubba Ho-Tep (2002) in character as Elvis.
$6 Million
