Robert G. Tapert
Robert Gerard Tapert (born May 14, 1955 , often just: Rob Tapert , Robert G. Tapert or Rip Tapert ) is an American film and television producer , screenwriter , director and actor . He is best known for the Tanz der Teufel trilogy and the US television series Hercules and Xena - The Warrior Princess, shot in New Zealand .
Life
Robert Gerard Tapert is the brother of actress Mary Beth Tapert. While filming the television series Hercules and Xena - The Warrior Princess , he met the New Zealand actress Lucy Lawless , whom he married on March 28, 1998 and with whom he has two sons.
He studied at Michigan State University, where he shared a room with Ivan Raimi . Through Ivan he also met his brothers Sam Raimi and Ted Raimi . The contact with the actor Bruce Campbell also dates from this time . Several successful film projects emerged from this relationship, especially the Tanz der Teufel trilogy. For the production of Tanz der Teufel , he founded the production company Renaissance Pictures in 1979 with Campbell and Sam Raimi . With Sam Raimi, he runs the production company Ghosthouse Productions , which has produced films like The Grudge and The Curse - The Grudge 2 or Boogeyman - The Black Man . With him, Tapert also produced the series Hercules and Xena , in which Ted Raimi and Bruce Campbell starred as actors. Tapert himself was also repeatedly seen in small cameo appearances in the two series .
Filmography
- As a producer
- 1978: Within The Wood
- 1981: Tanz der Teufel (The Evil Dead)
- 1985: The Killer Academy (Crimewave)
- 1987: Tanz der Teufel II - Now there is more dancing (Evil Dead II)
- 1989: The Girls Gang (Easy Wheels)
- 1990: Darkman
- 1991: Lunatics - Duel of Nightmares (Lunatics: A Love Story)
- 1992: Army of Darkness (Army of Darkness)
- 1993 Hard Target (Hard Target)
- 1994–1997: MANTIS (TV series, 22 episodes)
- 1994: Darkman II : The Return of Durant
- 1994: Hercules and the Amazon Women ( Hercules and the Amazon Women , television film)
- 1994: Hercules and the Lost Kingdom ( Hercules and the Lost Kingdom , TV film)
- 1994: Hercules and the flaming ring ( Hercules and the Circle of Fire , TV movie)
- 1994: Hercules in the Realm of the Dead Gods ( Hercules in the Underworld , TV movie)
- 1994: Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur ( Hercules in the Maze of the Minotaur , TV movie)
- 1995: Quick and the Dead (The Quick and the Dead)
- 1995–1996: American Gothic (TV series, 22 episodes)
- 1995-2001: Xena - The Warrior Princess (Xena: Warrior Princess) (TV series, 134 episodes)
- 1996: Darkman III - The Experiment (Darkman III: Die Darkman Die)
- 1997: Spy Game (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 1998–1999: Young Hercules ( Young Hercules , TV series, 49 episodes)
- 1999: Hercules (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2000: Jack of All Trades (TV series, 5 episodes)
- 2000: The Gift - The Phantom gift (The Gift)
- 2000–2001: Cleopatra 2525 (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2004: The Grudge (The Grudge)
- 2005: Boogeyman - The Black Man (Boogeyman)
- 2006: The Curse - The Grudge 2 (The Grudge 2)
- 2007: The Messengers
- 2007: Rise: Blood Hunter (Rise)
- 2007: 30 Days of Night
- 2007: Boogeyman 2 - When the night becomes your enemy (Boogeyman II)
- 2008–2010: Legend of the Seeker (Legend of the Seeker) (TV series, 44 episodes)
- 2009: 13: Fear Is Real (TV series, 1 episode)
- 2009: Messengers 2: The Scarecrow
- 2010: 30 Days of Night: Dark Days
- 2010–2013: Spartacus (TV series)
- 2011: Spartacus: Gods of the Arena (miniseries, 2 episodes)
- 2012: Possession - The Possession
- 2013: Evil Dead
- 2015: Poltergeist
- 2016: Don't Breathe
- 2020: The Grudge
- As an author
- 1995-2001: Xena - Die Kriegerprinzessin (Xena: Warrior Princess) (TV series, 18 episodes)
- 1996: Hercules (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1998–1999: Young Hercules ( Young Hercules , TV series, 44 episodes)
- 2000–2001: Cleopatra 2525 (TV series, 27 episodes)
- 2005: Alien Apocalypse
Web links
- Robert G. Tapert in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rob Tapert Bio
- Jump up ↑ Starz Raises the Dead - Network Reteams Sam Raimi, Bruce Campbell and Rob Tapert for a New TV Series Based on Their Classic Horror Film The Evil Dead . In: Starz.com . November 10, 2014. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
- ↑ Robert Tapert - Xena, the warrior princess
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tapert, Robert G. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tapert, Rob; Tapert, Robert Gerard; Tapert, rip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film and television producer, writer, director, and actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1955 |