Evil Dead franchise star Bruce Campbell revealed on Monday that he’s been diagnosed with cancer.
The beloved self-proclaimed “B-movie actor” took to social media to tell fans he had a condition, which was “treatable not curable.”
In a detailed post on X (below), the 67-year-old Spider-Man actor wrote, “Hi folks, these days, when someone is having a health issue, it’s referred to as an ‘opportunity,’ so let’s go with that — I’m having one of those. It’s also called a type of cancer that’s ‘treatable,’ not ‘curable.’ I apologize if that’s a shock – it was to me too.”
Continued Campbell: “The good news is, I’m not gonna go into any more detail. I’m posting this because professionally, a few things will have to change — appearances and [fan conventions] and work in general need to take a back seat to treatment. My plan is to get as well as I possibly can over the summer so that I can tour with my new movie Ernie & Emma this fall.”
“That’s about it,” he concluded. “I’m not trying to enlist sympathy — or advice — I just want to get ahead of this information in case false information gets out (which it will). Fear not, I am a tough old son-of-a-bitch and I have great support, so I expect to be around 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 Sam Raimi’s 1981’s cult classic The Evil Dead and its popular sequels, 1987’s Evil Dead II and 1993’s Army of Darkness. He reprised his role as Ash Williams in the series spin-off Ash vs Evil Dead. He’s also had cameos in Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy and starred in 2002’s Bubba Ho-tep.
He chronicled his adventures in Hollywood in his 2002 autobiography, If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor.
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