Tobe Hooper
Director
Director and screenwriter who is best known for his work on horror films, including the 1974 classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and the 1982 film Poltergeist.
He worked as a college professor and cameraman in the 1960's.
He released the long-awaited sequel to The Texas Chain Saw Massacre in 1986. He also co-produced a remake of the original in 2003.
He was married to Carin Berger from 1983 to 1990. He has a son named William Tony Hooper.
His 1979 film Salem's Lot was an adaptation of the novel by Stephen King. It received three Emmy nominations.