Scott Spiegel
Scott Spiegel was an American screenwriter, film director, producer and actor. He co-wrote the screenplay for Evil Dead II with longtime friend, film director Sam Raimi, with whom he attended Wylie E. Groves High School in Birmingham, Michigan. Spiegel played the role of Scotty in Raimi's Within the Woods, which served as a precursor to The Evil Dead, where Spiegel was replaced by Richard DeManincor.
Early life
Spiegel was born on December 24, 1957. He grew up in Birmingham, Michigan. He attended Walnut Lake Elementary school and West Maple Jr. High School, where he met Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell. Spiegel worked at the grocery market across from Walnut Lake Elementary School.Career
When Spiegel first moved to Los Angeles, he shared a house with film directors Raimi, Joel Coen and Ethan Coen and actresses Holly Hunter, Frances McDormand and Kathy Bates. He shared yet another house with roommate and film editor Bob Murawski. In the early 1990s, he introduced film director Quentin Tarantino to producer Lawrence Bender, who helped Tarantino get Reservoir Dogs made.In 1999, Spiegel directed the direct-to-video sequel From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money. Spiegel formed the production company Raw Nerve with film directors Eli Roth, and Boaz Yakin. Raw Nerve produced the film Hostel, directed by Roth.