
(Bruce Campbell)
Frank McGann is career
military through and through. Enlisting in the Army as a young
man, his talents eventually led him into the exciting would of
special ops. His life took an unexpected turn onto the
paranormal fast-track track when his actions caught the
attention of The Initiative. His devotion to discipline and
matter-of-fact attitude in dealing with the supernatural made
him the perfect choice to head Omega Team.
Though his typically cocky
demeanor rarely slips, when it does, those around can catch a
glimpse the caring man that lies under all that military
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The youngest of three boys,
Bruce Campbell wanted to be an actor as young as eight-years-old
after witnessing his dad's enjoyment while performing in local
community theater . Eventually, he followed his father's footsteps
into the acting profession by performing in local community theater.
He began his professional acting career by playing the King in a
production of the "King and I" at 14. He appeared in several more
Community theater productions including "South Pacific" and "Sweet
Bird of Youth".
During the beginning of his acting career he began making Super-8
movies with a friend. After consoling each other after awful
pantomime routines in Bruce became fast friends with Sam Raimi in
1975. They went on to make quite a few Super-8 movies together for
fun.
In 1976, Bruce became a volunteer apprentice at Traverse City's
Cherry County Playhouse in northern Michigan working long hours
behind the scenes on the playhouse's productions from erecting sets,
assistant stage manager to errand boy.
After only approximately six months at Western Michigan University,
Bruce dropped out to pursue a career in film-making. He went to work
as a production assistant for a commercial-making firm in Detroit.
In 1979, together with buddy Sam Raimi and new pal Rob Tapert, Bruce
helped create a Super-8 short film called "Within The Woods". This
short film, which would later be made into the full-length film "The
Evil Dead", was used to solicit funds from investors so they could
make "The Evil Dead". They managed to raise $350,000, with Bruce
starring in and Co-Executive producing the film as well.
"The Evil Dead" became a cult favorite and was the best-selling
video in England in 1983. It was sent to the Cannes Film Festival,
where it was noticed and complimented by Stephen King. New Line
Cinema released the film in the U.S. shortly thereafter.
Following this film was "Crime Wave", which was co-written by Sam
Raimi & Ethan and Joel Coen. Dino DeLaurentis produced "The Evil
Dead II", the sequel to "The Evil Dead" for $3.5 million. Bruce
moved to Los Angeles after this and starred in several lower-budget
movies, such as "Moontrap" and "Maniac Cop". He met and married his
second wife, costume designer Ida Gearon, on the set of "Mindwarp"
in 1990.
After his own well-done, but under-viewed series, "The Adventures of
Brisco County, Jr." died a quick death after a short season, Bruce
then began a series of memorable guest-starring roles on popular TV
shows, such as "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman",
"Hercules: The Legendary Journeys" and "Xena: Warrior Princess".
He continues to appear in movies whenever he can, such as "Congo",
"Gold Rush!", "Escape From L.A." and "McHale's Navy". He has also
loaned his voice to several CD-Rom adventure games, like "Pitfall
3-D".
His interests lately have turned to directing, which he has done for
shows like "V.I.P." as well as several others. His latest projects
include five different movies he's a part of, including the long
awaited "Spider-Man". His new autobiography, "If Chins Could Kill:
Confessions of a 'B' Movie Actor" hits book stores the week of June
11-18, 2001. |
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