Bruce Lorne Campbell (born June 22, 1958) is an American actor, voice actor, producer, writer and director. Who portrayed Ash Williams in The
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Evil Dead film series and television show, as well voice the character in three video games and produced the films. In television, Campbell is also known for his lead roles in both The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. and Jack of all Trades, his starring role of Autolycus (the King of Thieves) in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess, and notably for his role as Sam Axe on the USA Network series Burn Notice. He is the younger brother of Don Campbell.
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Campbell was born in Royal Oak, Michigan,[3] the son of Joanne Louise (née Pickens), a homemaker, and Charles Newton Campbell (April 27, 1928 – November 3, 2004), who worked in advertising for 35 years in roles ranging from traveling billboard inspector to company vice-president, later teaching at nine colleges as an adjunct professor, and was also an actor and director in local theater.
Campbell has an older brother, Don, and an older half-brother, Michael Rendine. He is of Scottish and English descent.
Campbell began acting as a teenager and soon began making short Super 8 movies with friends. After he met Sam Raimi in Wylie E. Groves High School, the two became very good friends and started making movies together. Campbell would go on to attend Western Michigan University while he continued to work on his acting career. Campbell and Raimi collaborated on a 30-minute Super 8 version of the first Evil Dead film, titled Within the Woods, which was initially used to attract investors.