Eddie Deezen

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Eddie Deezen (born March 6, 1958) is an American actor and voice actor, primarily known for playing nerd roles in movies throughout the 1980s and early 1990s. He's mainly known by younger generations for his voice acting work, most notably the character of Mandark on the Cartoon Network series Dexter's Laboratory. His unique style of acting has garnered him a small but devoted cult following. <p>Deezen started out in the business with aspirations of becoming a stand-up comedian. After three failed performances at The Comedy Store, he set his sights on acting. He landed his first role in the smash film Grease, playing nerdy Eugene Felnic, a character that he would later reprise in the 1982 sequel. He followed up with bit parts in other successful mainstream films such as Laserblast, I Wanna Hold Your Hand, 1941, and WarGames. <p>In 1980, Deezen was cast in a major role in the Disney film Midnight Madness, which failed at the box office but quickly gathered a strong cult following. In 1984,...