Bruce Campbell is a popular American actor, screenwriter, producer and director. He became famous thanks to the role of Eshi Williams in the 80s trilogy "The Evil Dead". Campbell is a real star of the television screen, in his creative piggy bank a huge number of interesting series and television films. Films with Bruce go on the big screen. This is a popular and very talented actor, annually releasing several worthy works.
Actor's childhood
Bruce Campbell was born June 22, 1958 in the American city of Birmingham,
Michigan. His father, Charles Newton, worked as an advertiser, traveled all over America, checking billboards. Mother, Joanne Louise, was a simple housewife. Bruce grew up in the company of two brothers - his native Don and half Michael. In his spare time, Campbell Sr. played at a local amateur theater. The boy really enjoyed watching his father play, so he soon went on stage, playing small roles in the productions.
Even in his youth, Bruce became seriously interested in cinema. He never parted with an 8-mm camera. With her help, the young talent removed his first short films. While still a schoolboy, Campbell met Sam Raimi. The guys, along with other friends, shot about fifty amateur films. In the short film “In the Woods,” Bruce starred in the title role. Raimi became a famous director in the future, it was he who helped his friend become famous by inviting Campbell to The Evil Dead.
The beginning of the creative path
After graduating from school, Bruce Campbell studied at the theater courses, and then entered the University of Western Michigan. After studying, the young man got a job as an assistant director in Detroit in a small advertising company. Bruce did not stop there, he made every effort to advance, to find ways to implement creative plans.
Together with his friend Raimi Campbell, he came out to influential people and showed them the previously shot short film “In the Woods”. Investors believed in the ability of young children and invested 350 thousand dollars in a new project. And so it turned out the first part of the trilogy of "Evil Dead", released in 1981. Actor Bruce Campbell played a major role. For filming in the movie, relatives, friends were involved. Despite the inexperience of the cast, the tape has received recognition from the audience and is now considered a classic of “horror”.
Best Campbell Roles
Absolutely all films with Bruce Campbell are interesting to watch, because his characters are lively, vibrant, memorable. The actor brought success and popularity to the Evil Dead trilogy, parts of which were released in 1981, 1987 and 1992. Successful projects also include the series “The Amazing Wanderings of Hercules” and “Xena - the Queen of Warriors”. Bruce admitted that his hero Autolycus is very similar to him.
The actor is not at all ashamed of the fact that he plays the main roles in low-budget projects, and in expensive films he is satisfied with only secondary characters. Bruce chooses only those heroes that are close to him and understandable, because it is impossible to transform into any role, try on someone else's fate. Campbell starred in several episodes of the science-fiction film The X-Files, and also appeared in the adventure film Oz: The Great and Terrible.
Filmography
More than 90 films starred Bruce Campbell. The filmography of the actor is annually replenished with several successful works. The first picture of Bruce was the short film "In the Woods", filmed in 1978. In 1981, the horror film "The Evil Dead" and the short film "Torro. Torro Torro! ” In 1984, Campbell took part in the drama “Going Back”, in 1985 - in the comedy “Crime Wave”. In 1987, the second part of the “Evil Dead” trilogy was filmed, in 1988 - the action movie "Maniac-Policeman" and the thriller "The Uninvited Guest". In 1989, Bruce appeared in the role of Van Helsing in the comedy Sunset: Vampires in Exile, and also played one of the main characters in the horror film Trap on the Moon.
The new decade began with new roles Bruce Campbell. Photos of the actor have already begun to appear on the covers of magazines, his face has become recognizable, more and more directors have paid attention to the young talent. Among the worthy works of the 90s, it is worth highlighting the fantastic action movie "Man of Darkness", the horror film "Evil Dead 3: Army of Darkness", the series "The Slaughter Department" and "The X-Files". The audience also warmly received the action movie “Quick and Dead”, the series “Charmed”, “Jack of all trades”.
In the 2000s, Campbell starred in the fantastic action movie "Spider-Man" and "Spider-Man 2", the melodrama "Fraudsters", the series "Duck Dodgers", the television movie "Touching the Top of the World." Recent works by Bruce: the series "Washington Tales", the melodrama "Tar", the documentary comedy "Attitude to Glory", the fantasy "Oz: The Great and Terrible."
Producer activity. Voice acting
Bruce Campbell is not only a great actor, but also a director, producer. He produced about two dozen films, starting with the short film “In the Woods” (1978) and ending with the film “The Evil Dead: The Black Book” (2013). The most successful of his works are the trilogy The Evil Dead, the TV series Jack of all Trades, the television movie Black Mark: The Fall of Sam Ax. In addition, Campbell is engaged in scoring computer games. His voice speaks of heroes from games created based on Spider-Man and The Evil Dead.
Personal life
Bruce married for the first time in 1983 to Christine Devyu. The couple had two children: Andy and Rebecca. Unfortunately, the marriage was short-lived; in 1989, Campbell and Devy broke up. In 1990, on the set of the film Clouding the Mind, Bruce met designer Ida Giron. With her, he still lives on the estate in Jacksonville.