Stephen Sommers (born March 20, 1958) is an American screenwriter and film director, best known for The Mummy and its sequel, The Mummy Returns. He also directed the action/horror film Van Helsing and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra.

Early life

Stephen Sommers was born in Dayton, OhioAMC's Sunday Morning Shootout, June 27, 2004 and grew up in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He is a 1980 graduate of Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, and the University of Seville in Spain. After graduating, he spent four years performing as an actor in theater groups and managing rock bands throughout Europe. He eventually returned to the United States and moved to Los Angeles, where he attended the USC School of Cinematic Arts for three years, earning a master's degree and writing and directing the award-winning short film Perfect Alibi. It was there that he met Bob Ducsay, who has gone on to edit all of his movies.