Biography
Robert Tapert is an American film and television producer. Born on 14 May 1955 in Royal Oak, Michigan, he studied economics at Michigan State University. There he met Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell, with whom he later collaborated on short films and his first feature, The Evil Dead (1981).
Tapert has produced or executive produced multiple entries in the Evil Dead franchise, including Evil Dead II (1987), Army of Darkness (1992), the 2013 remake, Evil Dead Rise (2023) and Evil Dead Burn (2026). He co-founded Ghost House Pictures in 2002 and has credits on films such as The Grudge (2004), Drag Me to Hell (2009) and Don't Breathe (2016).
He co-created the television series Xena: Warrior Princess (1995–2001) and worked on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. Tapert has been married to actress Lucy Lawless since 1998.
