Ted Raimi Biography
Summary
"Theodore 'Ted' Raimi" (born December 14 1965) is an American actor, perhaps best known for his roles as Lt. Tim O'Neill in "seaQuest DSV" and Joxer in "Xena:Warrior Princess". Raimi is the brother of "Spider-Man" films director Sam Raimi.
Biography
Early life
Raimi was born in Detroit, Michigan to Leonard Ronald Raimi, a furniture store proprietor, and Celia Barbara (Abrams) Raimi, a lingerie store proprietor. When he was young, Bruce Campbell was his babysitter. Raimi attended University of Michigan, New York University, then finally University of Detroit before graduating. He began acting as an extra in his elder brother, director Sam Raimi's Super 8 films. His eldest brother, Ivan Raimi, a doctor, is also involved in the film industry as a screenwriter and occasional contributor to Sam's movies.
Career
Raimi's motion picture credits include most of his brother Sam's films, including "The Evil Dead", "Evil Dead 2", "Army of Darkness", "Man with the Screaming Brain", "Darkman", and the "Spider-Man" series, as well as roles in such features as "Patriot Games", "Clear and Present Danger",
"Lunatics: A Love Story", "Skinner", "Shocker",
"Born Yesterday" and
"Stuart Saves his Family". He is known for his roles as the communication officer Lt. Tim O'Neill on the science fiction television series "seaQuest DSV" (later "seaQuest 2032") and the warrior wannabe Joxer the Mighty on "Xena: Warrior Princess". He also provided the voice of the character 'Invader Skoodge' in the animated series 'Invader Zim'. His character on "seaQuest DSV", Lt. Tim O'Neill, was originally named 'Mack O'Neill'. Several early promo photos still have the original name visible on his costume.
Raimi wrote the original 'Joxer The Mighty' song in "Xena".
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