1. Edward Deezen was born on March 6,1957 and is an American actor and comedian, best known for his roles as "nerd" characters in films including Grease, Grease 2, Midnight Madness, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, 1941, and WarGames.
23 Facts About Eddie Deezen
1. 2.
Eddie Deezen has had larger starring roles in independent films such as Surf II, Mob Boss, Beverly Hills Vamp, and Teenage Exorcist.
3.
Eddie Deezen is a prolific voice actor, whose more notable characters include Mandark in the Cartoon Network series Dexter's Laboratory, Snipes the Magpie in Rock-a-Doodle, Ned in Kim Possible, and the Know-It-All Kid in The Polar Express.
4.
Eddie Deezen was born to Jewish parents Irma and Robert Dezen in Cumberland, Maryland.
5.
Eddie Deezen graduated from Allegany High School in 1975 and shortly moved to Los Angeles, California.
6.
In 1977, Eddie Deezen landed his first role in the film Grease, playing nerdy student Eugene Felsnic.
7.
Eddie Deezen worked steadily throughout the remainder of the 1980s and early 1990s, continuing to play stereotypical "nerds" in both bit parts and major roles, including The Whoopee Boys, the ensemble comedy Million Dollar Mystery, Critters 2: The Main Course, and The Silence of the Hams.
8.
Eddie Deezen worked several times alongside comedian Tim Conway, most notably appearing in two of his Dorf videos, and struck up a partnership with low-budget filmmaker and producer Fred Olen Ray, who gave Deezen leading roles with the films Beverly Hills Vamp, Mob Boss, and Teenage Exorcist.
9.
Eddie Deezen returned to live-action films in Fred Olen Ray's 2013 television film All I Want for Christmas in a cameo as a supposed A-list action film star being interviewed on a daytime talk show.
10.
Eddie Deezen was considered for the roles of the eponymous character and Judge Doom in Who Framed Roger Rabbit, which respectively went to Charles Fleischer and Christopher Lloyd.
11.
Eddie Deezen voiced the character on the TV special Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip and the video games Cartoon Network Racing and FusionFall.
12.
In 2004, Eddie Deezen supplied voice and motion capture performance for Robert Zemeckis' holiday film The Polar Express, playing the role of the nerdy "Know-It-All".
13.
Eddie Deezen reprised this role for the subsequent video game.
14.
In 2011, Eddie Deezen was under consideration for succeeding Gilbert Gottfried as the voice of the Aflac Duck, but did not win the role.
15.
Eddie Deezen is a fan of The Beatles, and was interviewed for Me and Graham: The Soundtrack of Our Lives, a documentary following two filmmakers searching for the ultimate Beatles fan.
16.
Eddie Deezen revealed in a later interview that nobody had ever claimed the prize.
17.
Eddie Deezen has a strong interest in pop culture trivia, and since 2011 has contributed to several trivia websites including mental_floss, TodayIFoundOut.
18.
In June 2021, Eddie Deezen was dropped by his public relations manager Steve Joiner after a waitress accused Eddie Deezen of stalking her while at work and writing abusive Facebook posts about her.
19.
On January 6,2020, Eddie Deezen underwent open heart surgery at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia.
20.
Eddie Deezen was then transferred to a rehab facility in Cumberland, Maryland, on February 6,2020, to begin recovery.
21.
On September 16,2021, Eddie Deezen was arrested for allegedly assaulting a police officer after refusing to leave a restaurant in LaVale, Maryland.
22.
Eddie Deezen was eventually removed and detained in the Allegany County Jail to await a court appearance on charges of second degree assault, disorderly conduct and trespassing.
23.
Eddie Deezen was then taken to Allegany County Detention Center.