Scott Spiegel (born December 10, 1957) is an American screenwriter, film director, producer and actor. He co-wrote the screenplay for ''

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'' with longtime friend, film director

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, with whom he attended Wylie E. Groves High School in

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. Spiegel played the role of Scotty in Raimi's ''

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'', which served as a precursor to ''

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'', where Spiegel was replaced by Richard DeManincor (Hal Delrich).

Early life

Spiegel grew up in Birmingham, Michigan. He attended Walnut Lake Elementary school and then went on to attend West Maple Jr. High School. It was here that Scott met Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell. Spiegel worked at the local grocery market across from Walnut Lake Elementary School.

Career

When Spiegel first moved to

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, he shared a house with film directors Raimi,

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and Ethan Coen and actresses

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and

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. He shared yet another house with roommate and film editor

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(''

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''). In the early 1990s, he introduced film director

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to producer

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, who helped Tarantino get ''

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'' made. In 1999, Spiegel directed the

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sequel '' From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money''. Spiegel formed the production company Raw Nerve with film directors

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, and

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. Raw Nerve produced the film ''

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'' (2005), directed by Roth. He was also the executive producer of the film ''Cain Hill'', which was released in 2017 and starring

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and Tony Cook.

Filmography

Collaborations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Spiegel, Scott 1957 births 20th-century American screenwriters American horror film directors People from Birmingham, Michigan Living people Film directors from Michigan Screenwriters from Michigan