Eddie Deezen is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and writer of 64 years. He is known for his work in War Games (1983), The Polar Express (2004), and Grease (1978). Recently he has been in the news for harassing a waitress, throwing food plates at a cop, and an incident in a Maryland restaurant.
Who is Eddie Deezen?
Eddie Deezen is 64 years old American actor, comedian, voice actor, and writer born on 6 March 1957 in Cumberland, Maryland, USA. His birth sign is Pisces, and he has a height of 5 foot 11 inches or 1.8 meters tall. He is the son of father Robert Deezen and mother Irma Deezan, who later became a famous actor and comedian.
He wanted to become a stand-up comedian from a young age but later moved to Hollywood to become an actor. Eddie has worked in many movies and given his voice to animation shows. He is more known for his work in the musical Grease and its sequel.
He featured in movies like War Games, Beverly Hills Vamp, Midnight Madness, and many more. Similarly, given his voice for animation shows like Kim Possible, Spongebob Squarepants, Dexter’s Laboratory, and many more.
Is Eddie Deezen Still Married?
Eddie Deezen married Linda George on 9 March 1984. Being a celebrity wife, Eddie’s wife has successfully not disclosed any information to the public. There is either no information about Eddie’s wife and or any information about their children. Even they have a child or not is unknown, even being married for 37 years.
What happened to Eddie Deezen?
Eddie Deezen had a complicated open-heart surgery where he almost died. In January 2020, starting the new year, he had heart surgery where some complications were seen, and he was admitted to ICU. He was recovering, but he developed an infection after seven days and was again admitted to ICU. His mother went and saw him every day while he was in the hospital.
On 5 February 2020, he was transferred to a rehab facility in Cumberland. In the rehab center, he was in the process of up and running again. At present, he is doing well and now OK. He can walk talk also.
How Much Is Eddie Deezen’s Net Worth? Career Insights
Eddie Deezen has a net worth of $500 thousand according to celebritynetworth.com. Similarly, according to fameranker.com, his estimated salary is $316,100 from his acting career.
Eddie’s first movie was Grease, and he is known for it, but before in March 1978, another movie Laserblast released first, making it his debut movie. After the success of Grease, he appeared in other high-profile movies like I want to Hold Your Hand and 1941.
He was busy by 1979 and had to turndown movies like Rock’ n’ Roll High School and Meatballs. Eddie was busy in movies like WarGames, Zapped!, Spy Hard, Surf II, The Rosebud Beach Hotel, and many more. Similarly, he has appeared in many TV series like The Facts of Life, Punky Brewster, Duckman, Life With Louie, etc.
After success in mainstream movies, he moved to independent movies, starting his first role in 1984 Surf II: The End of the Trilogy. He collaborated with Tim Conway and appeared in Dorf videos and low-budget like Beverly Hills Vamp, Mob Boss, and Teenage Exorcist. Eddie’s last action movie was Spy Hard in 1998.
In 2009, he announced his return to acting, stating, “The truth is, it is extremely tough to sustain a career in Hollywood. It is tough enough ever getting work, just the sheer odds. I loved John (Travolta) and Matthew (Broderick) and it would definitely be my pleasure to work with them again. Believe me, if the right role was there and available, I’d be there in a second.”
He had given his voice to many animation movies like Kim Possible, Duckman and Whats’ New, Scooby-Doo?. He worked as a voice actor from 1980 as he can’t remember dialogue that he doesn’t need to memorize in voice actor. His best voiceover is in Dexter’s Laboratory 1996-2005. In 2004 he returned to the big screen to give his voice to the Blockbuster movie The Polar Express.
