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The “Evil Dead” and “Spider-Man” actor revealed his health condition on social media: “I apologize if this was a shock to me, it was to me, too.”
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evil dead Series star Bruce Campbell revealed Monday that he has been diagnosed with cancer.
The beloved self-proclaimed ‘B movie actor’ took to social media to tell fans that he suffers from a ‘treatable and incurable’ condition.
In a detailed post on X (below), the 67-year-old Spider-Man The actor wrote: “Hey guys, these days, when someone has a health issue, it’s referred to as a ‘chance’, so let’s deal with that – I have one of those. It’s also called a ‘treatable’ type of cancer not ‘curable’. I apologize if this comes as a shock, it was mine too.”
Campbell continued: “The good news is that I am not going to go into more detail. I am posting this because on a professional level, some things have to change – appearance and… [fan conventions] Work in general needs to take a back seat to treatment. My plan is to make it as good as I can over the summer so I can tour with my new movie Ernie and Emma “This fall.”
“That’s it,” he concluded. “I’m not trying to get sympathy – or advice – I just want to get ahead of this in case false information comes out (which it will). Fear not, I’m a tough son of a bitch and have great support, so I expect to be around for a while. As always, you’re the greatest fans in the world and I hope to see you soon!”
Campbell’s breakout role was in the 1981 Sam Raimi classic Evil dead and its famous sequels in 1987 Evil Dead II And 1993 Army of Darkness. He reprized his role as Ash Williams in the spin-off series Ash vs. Evil Dead. He also had a cameo in Raimi’s film Spider-Man Trilogy and starred in 2002 Bubba is a tip.
He recorded his adventures in Hollywood in his autobiography, which was published in 2002. If the Chin Could Kill: Confessions of a B-Movie Actor.
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