Robert Tapert

Robert Gerard "Rob" Tapert (born May 14, 1955) is an American film producer, best known as the co-founder of Renaissance Pictures and went on to become founder of Ghost House Pictures.

Biography

Tapert first became involved with filmmaking while attending Michigan State University. He intended to study economics, but was drawn into film courses by his roommate Sam Raimi, who had been making films of his own for many years, usually with his brothers Ivan and Ted, and Raimi's childhood friend Bruce Campbell.

He has two sisters, Dorothy Tapert and Mary Beth Tapert. He also has a younger brother, Jeff Tapert. He is married to actress Lucy Lawless.

Producing career

Tapert and Sam Raimi worked together to create the film The Happy Valley Kid, the story of a young man, played by Tapert, who goes to college only to be met with rejection at every turn. Near the end of the film he loses his mind, dresses up as a cowboy, and begins gunning down all those who wronged him. Despite its dramatic plot, the film is largely a comedy. The film was screened at Michigan State university several times and made a profit for Raimi and Tapert.