BRUCE CAMPBELL
BIOGRAPHY
In 1979, with his Detroit friends, Sam Raimi and Rob Tapert, Bruce raised $350,000 for a low-budget film, Evil Dead, in which he starred and Co-Executive Produced. Completed piecemeal over four years, the film first gained notoriety in England where it became the best-selling video of 1983, beating out The Shining. After its appearance at Cannes, where Stephen King dubbed it “the most ferociously original horror film of the year,” New Line Cinema stepped forward to release Evil Dead in the U.S.
After Co-Producing Crimewave, a cross-genre comedy written by Sam Raimi, Ethan and Joel Coen, Bruce moved to Los Angeles and quickly gained a foothold producing or starring in genre films such as the Maniac Cop series, Lunatics: A Love Story, Moontrap, and Mindwarp, a postapocalyptic Jeremiah Johnson, during which he met his wife-to-be, filmmaker Ida Gearon.
Bruce then rejoined his Detroit colleagues to star and Co-Produce the second and third films in the Evil Dead trilogy, completing twelve years of work on the cult favorite. This rough-and-tumble background was a plus as Bruce made his foray into television, first starring in the highly touted Fox series The Adventures of Brisco County Jr., then as a recurring Guest-Star on the hit show Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. With these under his belt, Bruce easily made the transition to Director, helming numerous episodes and recurring as the "King of Thieves" in the #1 syndicated Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, and its follow-up phenomenon, Xena: Warrior Princess.
Bruce has since expanded his range on television, with appearances in Disney's TV movies Gold Rush, and their update of The Love Bug. He teamed up with Fox again for the hit TV film Tornado! and starred in NBC's top-rated In the Line of Duty: Blaze of Glory. At the invitation of ABC, Bruce ventured into the world of sit-coms with a recurring role on ABC's Emmy-nominated Ellen, participating in one of the three touted "Out" episodes. Following decidedly dramatic turns on the acclaimed series Homicide, and X-Files, Bruce enjoyed a recurring role on Showtime’s edgy TV industry comedy, Beggars and Choosers.
But Bruce didn't abandon his film roots. During that time, he had featured roles in the blockbuster Congo, John Carpenter's Escape from LA, and the award-winning independent crime drama, Running Time. Bruce followed these up with roles in Paramount's romantic comedy, Serving Sara, Jim Carrey's The Majestic, and Sam Raimi's blockbuster Spider-Man series.
After a return to episodic television in the swashbuckling series, Jack of all Trades, Bruce took the title role in MGM's cult sleeper Bubba Ho-Tep. His directorial debut, Man with the Screaming Brain recently premiered on the Sci Fi Channel, and Dark Horse Comics published the comic adaptation. Bruce's current projects include the fun-filled Disney hit, Sky High, Spider-man III and USA’s new hit TV show, Burn Notice.
Recently, Bruce made the leap into other forms of entertainment, and is enjoying his new role as an author with back-to-back NY Times bestsellers - a memoir entitled If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor, and his first novel, Make Love the Bruce Campbell Way. In the multi-media industry, Bruce provided voices on cutting edge video games for Activision, THQ and Nova Logic - and he also enjoyed voicing characters for Disney’s animated TV series, Tarzan, and the upcoming feature for Warner Brothers, The Ant Bully.
Bruce continues to share his filmmaking experience, lecturing at universities which include
Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon and Stanford. He currently resides with his wife, Ida Gearon, in
Oregon.
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MIKE RICHARDSON
BIOGRAPHY
Mike Richardson is the President and founder of Dark Horse Comics, the award-winning international publishing house he founded in 1986, currently celebrating its 20th anniversary. Mike is also the President of Dark Horse Entertainment, for which he has produced numerous projects for film and television. In addition to producing films such as MY NAME IS BRUCE, HELLBOY, and THE MYSTERY MEN, he has also produced films based on several of his own creations, including THE MASK and TIMECOP. Mike owns a successful pop culture retail chain, Things From Another World, stretching from Universal’s City Walk in Los Angeles to his hometown in Milwaukie, Oregon. Recent ventures include his new book publishing imprint, M Press, a toy division, Dark Horse Deluxe, and an award winning web-site. Mike has written numerous graphic novels and comics series, as well as Comics Between the Panels and Blast Off, two critically acclaimed books about pop culture. Mike lives with his wife Karie and their three daughters in Lake Oswego, Oregon.