ANTHONY EDWARDS
Name: Anthony Charles Edwards
Born: 19 July 1962 Santa Barbara, California
Anthony Charles Edwards (born July 19, 1962) is an Emmy Award-winning
American actor and director. He has appeared in various movies and television
shows, including Top Gun, Revenge of the Nerds, Northern Exposure and ER.
Edwards was born in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Erika Plack (née Weber),
an artist/landscape painter, and Peter Edwards, an architect. He has two
older brothers, Jeffrey and Peter Ross, and two older sisters, Annamaria and
Heidi. Edwards was encouraged by his parents to follow his interest in acting.
He studied acting at the University of Southern California but left before
graduating when parts were offered to him.
Edwards had his first starring role in the 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds as
Gilbert Lowell, though he had a tiny part in the 1982 film Fast Times at
Ridgemont High, credited as "stoner Bud". It was his role as Lt. (j.g.) Nick "Goose"
Bradshaw alongside Tom Cruise in the 1986 film Top Gun that brought his first
widespread public acknowledgement. His character, who died in an aviation
accident, was among the most prominent in the film. He also appeared as a
terminally ill patient in Hawks (1988) alongside Timothy Dalton, another role
which brought him worldwide fame.
His best known role to date is as Dr. Mark Greene on the long-running TV series
ER, where he resided from its premiere in 1994 to the end of the 8th season in
2002. In a touching and emotional storyline, his main character passes away from
brain cancer. He reportedly earned $35,000,000 for three seasons on ER. His ER
paycheck made him one of the highest paid television actors of all time. Anthony
Edwards and his former co-star George Clooney, were the ones who suggested doing
an episode of ER live. The fourth season premiere, "Ambush" was performed
live twice with an East Coast and West Coast version.
Although he never won, Edwards was nominated four times for an Emmy For
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Despite not winning an Emmy, Edwards
has his share of awards under his belt. He won a Golden Globe Award For Best
Performance by an Actor-In a TV Series after being nominated four times, and he
has two Screen Actor's Guild Awards.
In 2007, Edwards appeared in David Fincher's Zodiac, about the Zodiac Killer,
the notorious serial killer who terrorized San Francisco in the 1960s and 1970s.
Name: Anthony Charles Edwards
Born: 19 July 1962 Santa Barbara, California
Anthony Charles Edwards (born July 19, 1962) is an Emmy Award-winning
American actor and director. He has appeared in various movies and television
shows, including Top Gun, Revenge of the Nerds, Northern Exposure and ER.
Edwards was born in Santa Barbara, California, the son of Erika Plack (née Weber),
an artist/landscape painter, and Peter Edwards, an architect. He has two
older brothers, Jeffrey and Peter Ross, and two older sisters, Annamaria and
Heidi. Edwards was encouraged by his parents to follow his interest in acting.
He studied acting at the University of Southern California but left before
graduating when parts were offered to him.
Edwards had his first starring role in the 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds as
Gilbert Lowell, though he had a tiny part in the 1982 film Fast Times at
Ridgemont High, credited as "stoner Bud". It was his role as Lt. (j.g.) Nick "Goose"
Bradshaw alongside Tom Cruise in the 1986 film Top Gun that brought his first
widespread public acknowledgement. His character, who died in an aviation
accident, was among the most prominent in the film. He also appeared as a
terminally ill patient in Hawks (1988) alongside Timothy Dalton, another role
which brought him worldwide fame.
His best known role to date is as Dr. Mark Greene on the long-running TV series
ER, where he resided from its premiere in 1994 to the end of the 8th season in
2002. In a touching and emotional storyline, his main character passes away from
brain cancer. He reportedly earned $35,000,000 for three seasons on ER. His ER
paycheck made him one of the highest paid television actors of all time. Anthony
Edwards and his former co-star George Clooney, were the ones who suggested doing
an episode of ER live. The fourth season premiere, "Ambush" was performed
live twice with an East Coast and West Coast version.
Although he never won, Edwards was nominated four times for an Emmy For
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series. Despite not winning an Emmy, Edwards
has his share of awards under his belt. He won a Golden Globe Award For Best
Performance by an Actor-In a TV Series after being nominated four times, and he
has two Screen Actor's Guild Awards.
In 2007, Edwards appeared in David Fincher's Zodiac, about the Zodiac Killer,
the notorious serial killer who terrorized San Francisco in the 1960s and 1970s.