Ted Raimi: 15 things you didn’t know about the actor! (List)

1. Theodore “Ted” Raimi was born on December 14, 1965.

2. He is an American actor, director and writer perhaps best known for his roles as Lieutenant Tim O’Neill in seaQuest DSV and starring as Joxer the Mighty in Xena: Warrior Princess/Hercules: The Legendary Journeys.

3. Raimi was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Celia (née Abrams), a lingerie store proprietor, and Leonard Raimi, a furniture store proprietor.

4. Ted was raised in Conservative Judaism; his ancestors immigrated from Russia and Hungary.

5. At seventeen he began his professional acting career doing industrial films in Detroit for Ford, General Motors and Chrysler.

6. He attended University of Michigan, New York University, then finally University of Detroit.

7. Raimi’s older brothers are director Sam Raimi and screen writer Ivan Raimi.

8. Raimi’s motion picture acting credits include Wes Craven’s Shocker, Born Yesterday, Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger, The Evil Dead, Evil Dead II, Army of Darkness, Darkman and the Spider-Man series, as well as roles in such features as Stuart Saves His Family, The Grudge, Midnight Meat Train and Oz the Great and Powerful.

9. On television, he has been seen on shows such as Twin Peaks, CSI: NY, Supernatural and Legend of the Seeker but is best known for his roles as the communication officer Lt. Tim O’Neill on the science fiction television series seaQuest DSV (later seaQuest 2032) and starring as the warrior wannabe Joxer on Xena: Warrior Princess.

10. Raimi wrote the original “Joxer the Mighty” song in Xena.

11. Often plays cameo roles where he is killed horribly.

12. Frequently works with his brother, Sam Raimi.

13. He was babysat by Bruce Campbell.

14. Brother-in-law of Gillian Greene.

15. His height is 6′ 2″ (1.88 m).