Eddie Deezen

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Edward Harry Deezen (born March 6, 1957) is an American actor, voice actor, and comedian best known for his bit parts in 1970s and 1980s films including Grease, Grease 2, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, 1941, and WarGames, as well as larger and starring roles in a number of independent cult films, including Surf II: The Conclusion of the Trilogy, Beverly Hills Vamp, and Teenage Exorcist. He is known for his distinctively high-pitched and nasal voice, as used for the characters of Mandark in the Cartoon Network series Dexter's Laboratory, Snipes the Magpie in Kim Possible and The Know-It-All Kid.

Early life

Edward Harry Deezen was born in Cumberland, Maryland, on March 6, 1957, the son of Irma and Robert Deezen. He was born Jewish. Deezen, a class clown in his youth, began with aspirations of becoming a stand-up comedian and moved out to Hollywood within days of graduating high school in order to pursue a career.

Deezen, a stand-up comedian, appeared at least three times at The Comedy Store and appeared on an episode of The Gong Show in the mid-1970s, only to be gonged by singer-songwriter Paul Williams. However, Deezen eventually decided to avoid stand-up and concentrate on acting after bombing his last act and having trouble memorizing his routine.

Personal life

Deezen continues to live in Cumberland, Maryland, where, according to him, "I will continue to live the 'great American dream' while doing nothing" and receiving paychecks.

Deezen is a huge fan of The Beatles, despite claiming to be their "most devoted fan." He appeared as himself in Me and Graham, a documentary about two filmmakers searching for the ultimate Beatles fan in the United States and the United Kingdom. For over a year, his official website featured a challenging Beatles trivia quiz, devised by Deezen himself, as well as a $100 reward for anyone who answered all the questions correctly. In a later interview, Deezen said that no one had ever claimed the award.

Deezen is also a pop culture trivia buff, and he has served as a contributing writer to many trivia websites, including mental_floss, TodayIfoundOut.com, and Neatorama.com. Though the majority of Deezen's articles concern The Beatles and their associates, he also writes about baseball, American history, and classic comedy performances like The Three Stooges, Marx Brothers, and Lewis and Lewis.

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Career

Deezen appeared in Grease for the first time and is best-known actor, portraying nerdy student Eugene Felsnic. Deezen also received another small role-playing a bully in the low-budget independent science fiction film Laserblast, during Grease's post-production period. Laserblast was Deezen's first film to be released in March 1978, three months before the theatrical debut of Grease.

Following Grease's tremendous success, Deezen found himself in a number of high-profile comedy films starring nerdy characters, including Robert Zemeckis' I Want to Hold Your Hand and Steven Spielberg's epic comedy 1941. Deezen had been in such demand by 1979 that he was constantly having to turn down roles, including the roles of Eaglebauer in Rock 'n' Roll High School and Spaz in Meatballs, both of which were shot prior to 1941. Deezen appeared in numerous high-profile studio releases, including Disney's Midnight Madness (1980), Zapped! (1982) and WarGames (1983), as well as repriseing Eugene Felsnic's role in Grease 2 (1982), one of only seven actors from the original Grease.

Deezen appeared on television for the first time in 1984, as superintendent Eddie on the first season of the NBC sitcom Punky Brewster. However, Deezen voluntarily dropped the series after filming only eight episodes, owing to his reluctance to appear before a live audience and a continuing struggle with recalling his lines.

WarGames was the last mainstream film of Deezen's career, beginning with his first appearance in the 1984 cult film Surf II: The End of the Trilogy, where he played the film's villain, mad scientist Menlo Schwartzer.

Deezen continued to act in both bit parts and major roles, including The Whoopee Boys (1986), Critters 2: The Principal Course (1994). He appeared in several of his Dorf films, most notably in two of his Dorf videos, and formed an association with prolific low-budget filmmaker and producer Fred Olen Ray, who gave Deezen leading roles to the films Beverly Hills Vamp (1988), Mob Boss (1990), and Teenage Exorcist (1991).

Deezen will not appear in another live-action film for another 17 years following his cameo appearance as a security guard in the 1996 Leslie Nielsen spoof Spy Hard. Deezen talked about his struggle with acting in a July 2009 interview, saying, "The truth is, it's extremely difficult to sustain a career in Hollywood." Just the sheer odds makes it impossible to get jobs. I loved John [Badham] and Matthew [Broderick] [Broderick], and it would unquestionably be my pleasure to work with them again. I'd be there in a second if the right position was out and available.

Deezen appeared in several short films throughout the 2010 New York City International Film Festival, including as himself in 2012's I Love You, Eddie Deezen, a flight passenger on 2014's Flight Fright and alongside Larry Thomas and Caryn Richman in the short film The Love Suckers. In a cameo as a believable A-list action film actor being interviewed on a daytime talk show, Deezen returned to live action films in Fred Olen Ray's 2013 television film All I Want for Christmas, his last film role to date.

Deezen switched to voice acting in the mid-1980s, a change of pace he favored due to increased pay and not having to memorize dialogue. He began performing in Sesame Street Presents: Follow That Bird (1985) and Snipes the Magpie in Don Bluth's 1991 film Rock-a-Doodle. Deezen failed to apply for the role of the title character in Robert Zemeckis' Who Framed Roger Rabbit, losing out to comedian Charles Fleischer in an interview in 2011. He was also considered for the role of Judge Doom in the film, alongside other notable actors, but he was ultimately passed over for the role of Christopher Lloyd.

Deezen started doing full-time voice on television in the mid-1990s, appearing on the animated film Grimmy, Duckman, Kim Possible, and What's New, Scooby-Doo?, as well as guest spots on numerous others, including Johnny Bravo, Recess, and Darkwing Duck. Mandark, the nemesis of Cartoon Network's Dexter's Laboratory, is his best-known voice-over actor, although he appeared on cartoon Network's Dexter's Laboratory from 1996 to 2003, is his best-known voice-over character. On the TV series Dexter's Laboratory: The Character on Dexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip and the video games Cartoon Network Racing and FusionFall, Deezen also spoke for the actor.

In 2004, Deezen performed voice and motion capture for Robert Zemeckis' holiday film The Polar Express, portraying the role of the nerdy "It-All" from Robert Zemeckis' holiday film The Polar Express. For the upcoming video game, he reprised this role.

Deezen lends his voice to radio and television commercials on a daily basis. He played Pop (of Snap, Crackle, and Pop) in advertisements for Rice Krispies cereal and Nacho, the mascot for Taco Bell's kid's meals commercials, alongside Rob Paulsen as Dog. Deezen was considered by some in 2011 for replacing Gilbert Gottfried as the Aflac Duck's voice, but he did not win the role.

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