Eddie Deezen
Biography
Eddie Deezen is an American character actor and comedian known for nerdy roles in studio comedies, independent films and animation. Raised in Cumberland, Maryland, he moved to Los Angeles after high school and performed stand-up at The Comedy Store before giving it up for acting. The part of Eugene Felsnic in Grease brought him follow-up work with Robert Zemeckis on I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) and with Steven Spielberg on 1941 (1979). He went on to star as a mad scientist in the cult comedy Surf II (1984), played superintendent Eddie in the first season of Punky Brewster, and found steady employment in voice work, most memorably as Mandark on Dexter's Laboratory. Fred Olen Ray cast him as a lead in the direct-to-video Beverly Hills Vamp (1989), and he supplied the voice of the Know-It-All in The Polar Express (2004).
69years old
Turns 70 on March 6in 144 days
- Born Cumberland
- Star sign: PiscesThe sign runs February 19 to March 20
- Also credited as Edward Harry Deezen
Movie Career
- Films
- 18
- Career span
- 37 years1978 to 2015
Genres
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A role that slipped away
Eddie Deezen turned down the roles of Eaglebauer in Rock 'n' Roll High School and Spaz in Meatballs because he was already committed to appearing in Steven Spielberg's 1941.
A role that slipped away
In 1984, Deezen landed a major TV part as superintendent Eddie on the NBC sitcom Punky Brewster. He left the show after eight episodes, bothered by performing before a live audience and by ongoing trouble remembering his lines.
A role that slipped away
For Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Eddie Deezen was looked at for both the title role and Judge Doom, but Charles Fleischer and Christopher Lloyd were cast in those parts instead.
A change of course
Eddie Deezen abandoned stand-up comedy for acting after a poorly received set and difficulty memorizing his routine, having performed at The Comedy Store and been gonged on The Gong Show by Paul Williams.
A first
Deezen reprised his role as Eugene Felsnic in Grease 2 (1982), one of just seven actors from the original Grease who came back for the sequel.
A role that slipped away
In 2011, Deezen was considered to take over from Gilbert Gottfried as the Aflac Duck's voice, but the role went to someone else.
Eddie Deezen movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
- The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water2015 Action, Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasyas Seagullvoice
IMDb rating 6.069K votes
- Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip1999as Mandark / Executive Mandark / Overlord Mandark / Braindarkvoice
IMDb rating 7.42.2K votes
Most often with
Robert Zemeckis directed two of these films, Fred Olen Ray two. Two actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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John Candy's page
Nancy Allen's page
Bobby Di Cicco's page
All films by Robert Zemeckis
All films by Fred Olen Ray
Box office
What Eddie Deezen's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$786 million
9 of the 18 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 18 films: 9 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 9Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$325M41.4% of the total
- 2$318M40.5% of the total
- 3$95M12.1% of the total
- 4$15M1.9% of the total
- 5$14M1.8% of the total
- 6$12M1.5% of the total
- 7$3.8M0.5% of the total
- 8$2.9M0.4% of the total
$322,291from the other 1 film with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.