History Creator / BruceCampbell

Shooting to popculture infamy with his role as the [[ChainsawGood chainsaw-handed]], [[ThisIsMyBoomstick shotgun-wielding]] Ash Williams in the Sam Raimi-directed ''Franchise/EvilDead'' film series, '''Bruce Lorne Campbell''' (born June 22, 1958) is one of the most sought-after B-movie/character actors in Hollywood. His roles tend to aim towards the [[CrazyAwesome comedically awesome badass]], and his very manly [[LanternJawOfJustice chin]] only makes him more famous.

* TheCharmer: One of his most notable traits, not only is most of the characters he plays {{Loveable Rogue}}s, but he himself is quite charming and friendly.

!!Tropes associated with Bruce Campbell:
* BadassPreacher: Bruce is an ordained minister, and has performed marriages. [[EverythingsDeaderWithZombies ZOMBIE MARRIAGES!!!]]

* DeadpanSnarker: Especially noticeable on [[http://www.twitter.com/groovybruce his Twitter]].

* EruditeStoner / StonersAreFunny: Bruce is a strong advocate for the legalization of marijauna and has had a medical marijuana card in his residence of Portland, Oregon since 2005. He's also a very smart guy and obviously quite funny.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: With Creator/SamRaimi.

* RomanceOnTheSet: Of a different variety with his second wife: He was an actor, She was the costume designer.

* ThePornomancer: Many of his roles have him as quite the ladies' man even as [[GrandmaWhatMassiveHotnessYouHave an older man]], capable of getting a woman to drop her panties and sleep with him with a wink and some smooth talk. Even when he isn't he tends to find himself around the female form quite often.

* ''Series/{{Fargo}}'', as Ronald Reagan

* Reprised his role of Ash in a trio of licensed ''Franchise/EvilDead'' games: ''VideoGame/EvilDeadHailToTheKing'', ''VideoGame/EvilDeadAFistfulOfBoomstick'' (which came complete with a [[TauntButton controller button]] dedicated to spouting one liners) and ''VideoGame/EvilDeadRegeneration'', which featured a [[SnarkyNonHumanSidekick loud-mouthed, undead sidekick]] played by [[ProductionPosse Ted Raimi]].

* EmnityWithAnObject: As revealed in ''If Chins Could Kill'', Bruce is not fond of "The Classic," the 1973 Oldsmobile Delta 88 that Sam Raimi [[CreatorThumbprint puts in every film]]. He notes with distinct relish that he was quite fond of the fact that, to set up an appropriate shot in ''Film/SpiderMan1'', he had the car ''sawed in half'', which elicited a funny rant from Raimi regarding this trope (and yes, Raimi had it repaired).

* Did Ash again in the second ''VideoGame/PokerNightAtTheInventory'' game.

* {{Psychostick}} wrote a musical love letter to the man, referencing his Evil Dead and other works, simply titled "Bruce Campbell".

* OneOfUs: Campbell enjoys RolePlayingGames after being introduced to them with ''TabletopGame/{{Deadlands}}'', and even collaborated in a ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'' crossover trilogy with the game.

He is Franchise/SpiderMan's most powerful, implacable foe. His cameos in Creator/SamRaimi's [[Film/SpiderManTrilogy film trilogy]] are considered some of the funniest [[OneSceneWonder moments]] of those films: the wrestling ring announcer (and bestower of Spidey's official name) in the first film, the obnoxious usher who stops Peter from attending Mary Jane's play in the second (thereby making him the first character to defeat Spider-Man), and as the French maitre d' who helps Peter propose in the third. Campbell also does voice work for that franchise, providing the voice of the Narrator in all three ''Spider-Man'' video games; his role in those games appears to be only partly scripted, as Campbell shows his trademark dry delivery and a distinct flair for ad-libbed and off-the-cuff humor. Regardless of the franchise's 2012 reboot, Campbell's voice returns in the ''VideoGame/TheAmazingSpiderMan'' licensed game, this time as a full-fledged villain.

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: In contrast to iconic JerkWithAHeartOfGold and brash IdiotHero Ash Williams, Bruce is a consummate NiceGuy with zero ego and absolutely adores his fans.

His autobiography, ''If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B-Movie Actor'', was published in 2002 and despite the name, it is actually a memoir that mostly deals with his early life, the ''Evil Dead'' series, and his observations about the unrecognized rank-and-file people who make Hollywood work. Part two of his autobiography, ''Hail to the Chin: Further Confessions of a B-Movie Actor,'' was published in 2017 and details his personal life post 2002, and his work on ''Burn Notice,'' ''Bubba Ho-Tep,'' ''My Name is Bruce,'' and other projects, including the first season of ''Ash vs Evil Dead.'' Another book, ''Make Love!: The Bruce Campbell Way'' is currently in hardcover and paperback.

* Voices the PlayerCharacter Jake Logan in ''TachyonTheFringe''; listening to him calling you a little bitch when you cheat is one of the funniest parts of the game.

* BondOneLiner

* RatedMForManly
* RefugeInAudacity
* TheSouthpaw

His autobiography, ''If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B-Movie Actor'', was published in 2002 and despite the name, it is actually a memoir that mostly deals with his early life, the ''Evil Dead'' series, and his observations about the unrecognized rank-and-file people who make Hollywood work. Another book, ''Make Love!: The Bruce Campbell Way'' is currently in hardcover.

First of all, it's Bruce ''freaking'' Campbell ([[MemeticMutation not a]] [[HugoAward Hugo]]).

* ChainsawGood: The TropeCodifer.

* ChainsawGood

* LargeHam

* MemeticBadass: Even inspiring memes such as "Bruce Campbell sleeps with a pillow under his chainsaw."
* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: In contrast to iconic JerkWithAHeartOfGold and brash IdiotHero Ash Williams, Bruce is a consummate NiceGuy with zero ego and absolutely adores his fans.
* OneOfUs: Campbell enjoys RolePlayingGames after being introduced to them with ''TabletopGame/{{Deadlands}}'', and even collaborated in a ''TabletopGame/WerewolfTheApocalypse'' crossover trilogy with the game.
* ProductionPosse: Aside from his work with Creator/SamRaimi, he's also worked often with the Creator/CoenBrothers.