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- Birth name: Edward John Izzard
- Born: February 7, 1962
- Birthplace: Aden, YemenEddie Izzard: Biography Chapter 1
- His mother died of cancer in 1968Eddie Izzard: Biography Chapter 1
- Influences: Bill Hicks, Monty Python
- Won 2 Emmy Awards in 2000IMDb: Awards for Eddie Izzard
- Received the James Joyce Award of the Literary and Historical Society in 2008
- 75th on Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All TimeListology: Comedy Central 100 Greatest Standups of all Time (May 24, 2005)
- Performs stand-up in French, German and EnglishTimes Online: Eddie Izzard: from drag to Riches (February 22, 2008)
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Eddie Izzard is a comedian and actor known for his cultural commentary and cross-dressing.
Izzard stars in the FX series The Riches as a con artist named Wayne Malloy.The Riches: Crew The show was canceled in October 2008 by the network. E! Online: Riches Takes Dive (October 7, 2008) In a November 2008 interview, Izzard commented that after the show's cancellation that he is actively pursuing a movie adaptation.TV Squad: Eddie Izzard Interview (November 2, 2008)
Personal Life
Izzard wanted to be a professional soccer player when he was a boy. However, he was not particularly good at soccer. He decided to go into acting, which eventually led to his career as a comedian.Eddie Izzard: Biography Chapter 4-
Eddie Izzard Timeline
- Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
- 1962: Born
- 1994: Open Fire
- 1995-96: Have I Got News For You
- 1996: The Secret Agent
- 1997: Eddie Izzard: Glorious
- 1998: Velvet Goldmine
- 1998: The Avengers
- 1999: Mystery Men
- 1999: Eddie Izzard: Dress to Kill
- 2000: Shadow Of The Vampire
- 2001: The Cat's Meow
- 2002: Eddie Izzard: Circle
- 2004: Ocean's Twelve
- 2005: The Aristocrats
- 2006: The Wild
- 2006: My Super Ex-Girlfriend
- 2007-2008: The Riches
- 2007: Ocean's Thirteen
- 2007: Across The Universe
- 2008: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
- 2008: Igor
- 2008: Valkyrie
- 2008: The Other Side
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