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1. EDDIE DEEZEN CARTOON NETWORK UNIVERSE FUSIONFALL MANDARK MOVIE
2. EDDIE DEEZEN CARTOON NETWORK UNIVERSE FUSIONFALL MANDARK SERIES

EDDIE DEEZEN CARTOON NETWORK UNIVERSE FUSIONFALL MANDARK SERIES

After filming only eight episodes, however, Deezen voluntarily left the series due to his reluctance to perform before a live audience and a continuing difficulty in remembering his lines. In 1984, Deezen was cast in a recurring role on television, playing a goofy superintendent on the first season of Punky Brewster. Throughout the early 1980s, Deezen perpetuated his trademark nerd persona in several major films, including WarGames, Zapped! and Disney’s Midnight Madness, as well as returning to the role of Eugene Felsnic in Grease 2, one of only seven actors from the original Grease to return for the sequel. and Spaz in Meatballs, both of which Deezen turned down in order to film 1941.Neibauer, James L. At least two such notable instances were the characters of Eaglebauer in Rock ‘n’ Roll High School "Back to School: A Retrospective". Deezen was in such demand by 1979 that he was constantly having to turn down roles. Despite being his second film, Laserblast marked Deezen’s screen debut when it was released in March 1978, three months before the theatrical release of Grease.įollowing the massive success of Grease, Deezen found himself being cast in a string of high-profile comedy films playing similarly nerdy characters, including Robert Zemeckis’ directorial debut I Wanna Hold Your Hand and Steven Spielberg’s 1979 epic comedy 1941.

EDDIE DEEZEN CARTOON NETWORK UNIVERSE FUSIONFALL MANDARK MOVIE

During Grease’s post-production period, Deezen won another small role playing a bully in the low-budget independent science fiction movie Laserblast. Hollywood careerĭeezen landed his first and perhaps best known role in the film Grease, playing nerdy student Eugene Felsnic, a part he won through a standard audition process. Deezen attempted stand-up one last time, however, when he appeared on an episode of The Gong Show in the mid-1970s, only to be gonged by singer-songwriter Paul Williams. As a comedian, he performed at least three times at The Comedy Store, though eventually decided to abandon stand-up and focus on acting after bombing his last act and having difficulty memorizing his routine.Leibling, Adam.

Film Reference A class clown in his youth, Deezen started out with aspirations of becoming a stand-up comedian, moving out to Hollywood within days of graduating high school in order to pursue a career. Deezen was born Edward Harry Dezen in Cumberland, Maryland, the son of Irma and Robert Dezen.