Rob Tapert
The producer behind every Evil Dead film.
Robert Gerard Tapert, born 14 May 1955, is an American film and television producer, writer and director, best known for co-creating Xena: Warrior Princess. He met Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell through his roommate Ivan Raimi while studying economics at Michigan State University.
Quick Facts
- Born
- 14 May 1955
- Birthplace
- Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.
- Birth name
- Robert Gerard Tapert
- Other names
- Robert G. Tapert
- Education
- Michigan State University
- Occupation
- Film and television producer
- screenwriter
- television director
- Spouse
- Lucy Lawless (1998)
- Children
- 2
Reader's Guide
After several short films together, Tapert produced The Evil Dead, which Raimi directed and Campbell starred in. It drew a strong response at Cannes and a warm review from Stephen King, and later became a cult horror classic. Tapert has produced every film and the TV series in the franchise, and in 2002 co-founded Ghost House Pictures.
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