Date of birth        7th February 1962
Star sign             Aquarius   Check out the birthday card I made for him at The Izzard Lounge Yahoo Club
Aquarians are idealistic, independent, inventive thinkers -- quick-witted, positive, excitable and, when necessary, aggressive and combative. (My name is not Tracy!)   Their vision, purpose, or ideal is sharing their brilliant ideas with others in an effort to enlighten them for their own good. (And hasn't he done it so well?!) Guided by their innate foresight and appreciation for the brotherhood of man, Aquarians envision a utopian future for the human race in which everyone treats each other alike, regardless of gender, color, nationality or background. (See info about Tranvestitism and the European Movement - bit of a Mr Dog Caesar connection there I think!) Aquarians are aroused to contribute to society by dispensing their humanitarian ideals, and carefully ponder the most expedient ways to inspire understanding among others.

Place of birth      Aden, Yemen (his father,Harold, worked at the BP refinery) His mother was nurse and midwife at the hospital built by BP there.

In 1963/64 his family moved to Bangor, Northern Ireland, where his father worked at another refinery. Eddie began his school years and appears to have had a jolly good time!  In 1967, the family moved again, this time to Skewen near Swansea, Wales. Again, his father was working at a nearby refinery. Sadly, in 1968, Eddie's mother died. Before she died his parents decided that Eddie and his elder brother, by 2 years, should go to St John's boarding school in Porthcawl, Wales. It would appear that Eddie does not remember these years fondly! "Seeing as Mum had just died I decided to cry relentlessly for about a year. Mr Crump (the Headmaster) would help me along with beatings when he could fit them in."

In 1969 the family moved to Bexhill-on-Sea. Eddie and his brother were again sent to boarding school, this time in Eastbourne. In the gym there, he saw a play (the name of which he cannot remember exactly) Quote "it was 'The Boy and his Cart', or 'The Boy and his Horse', or 'The Boy and a Means of Transport',  this inspired him to make the decision that taking to the stage was what he wanted to do. Eddie is more than just a stand up comedian, he has quite a few stage and screen appearances under his belt. For more information about these click on the Stage or Screen buttons at the bottom of this page. Other influences on his career are the comedic talents of Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Billy Connolly and the Monty Python team.

As a student at Sheffield University Eddie studied accountancy and mathematics. However, he devoted most of his time to acting in and producing plays, shows and street theatre. Quote "Street performing is the hardest art I have ever performed. You have to create an audience out of people who don't really want to watch you. But at it's best it teaches you amazing things and it heavily influenced all my stand up". Before he ran the shows apparently he was not always successful at auditions! Quote"I was determined to get good parts but unfortunately in auditions I was marked down as 'captain crap'."