Name: | Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards |
Real Name: | Eddie the Eagle |
Occupation: | Miscellaneous |
Birth Day: | December 5, 1963 |
Age: | 57 |
Birth Place: | Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom |
Zodiac Sign: | Capricorn |
Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards
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#1 | Janette Edwards | Parents | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
#2 | Terry Edwards | Parents | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
#3 | Samantha Morton | Spouse | N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Biography
Biography Timeline
During the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Edwards competed in and finished last in both the 70 m and 90 m events. In the 70 m, he scored 69.2 points from two jumps of 61.0 m; second-last Bernat Solà Pujol of Spain scored 140.4 points from 71 m and 68.5 m jumps; winner Matti Nykänen of Finland had 229.1 points from 89.5 m jumps. In the 90 m, Edwards scored 57.5 points from 71 m and 67 m jumps; second-last Todd Gilman of Canada had 110.8 points from 96 m and 86.5 m; Nykänen won again, with 224 points from 118.5 m and 107 m.
Edwards released a book (and a video) called On the Piste. In 1991 he recorded a single in Finnish entitled “Mun nimeni on Eetu” (“My name is Eetu”), B-sided with “Eddien Siivellä” (“On Eddie’s Wing”) though he does not speak Finnish. Edwards learned the lyrics phonetically and the song reached no.2 in the Finnish charts. The songs were written by Finnish singer Irwin Goodman.
Edwards appeared in a number of advertising campaigns, e.g. on television, promoting cars, and commanded fees of £10,000 an hour. Nevertheless, he declared bankruptcy in 1992, claiming that a trust fund for his earnings was not set up properly. In 2003, he graduated from De Montfort University in Leicester with a degree in law. “I’ve been interested in law since taking out a civil action against my trustees 10 years ago,” he said in a 2001 interview.
On 13 February 2008, Edwards made a return visit to Calgary to take part in festivities marking the twentieth anniversary of the Games. During his visit, he rode the zip-line at Canada Olympic Park with a member of the Jamaican bobsled team (the ride simulates the speed of a ski-jumper) and led a procession of skiers down the slopes of the park while carrying an Olympic torch.
A biopic chronicling the life story of Edwards had been planned by Irish director Declan Lowney since 2007. Comedian Steve Coogan was originally chosen for the title role., but in 2009, Lowney announced that Rupert Grint would instead play the part. The film was scheduled to begin production once Grint completed work on Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 and Part 2, but did not go ahead.
Edwards was chosen as a torchbearer in the relay for the 2010 Vancouver Olympics. He ran with the torch on 7 January 2010 in Winnipeg.
On 25 February 2012, he appeared as a competitor on episode 2 of BBC1’s Let’s Dance for Sport Relief, 2012 and got through to the final on most public votes. His performances were accompanied by the Royal British Legion Band & Corps Of Drums Romford.
In 2013, he won the first series of the British celebrity diving programme Splash!, mentored by Tom Daley.
In January 2014, he commentated on the Channel 4 TV programme The Jump, where 12 famous people took part in winter sports. As part of each episode, Edwards jumped off the largest of three ski jumps. In the same year he appeared as a guest on the ITV2 comedy show Fake Reaction.
In March 2015, it was announced that 20th Century Fox had acquired the film, with Taron Egerton and Hugh Jackman starring and Dexter Fletcher directing, from a screenplay by Sean Macaulay and Simon Kelton. Egerton would portray Eddie “The Eagle” Edwards, while Jackman would portray his coach, Bronson Peary. It was later announced that Christopher Walken had also joined the film, portraying the role of Bronson Peary’s mentor.
The film, Eddie the Eagle, was released in early 2016 and grossed a worldwide total of $46.1 million. In the UK, it grossed $12.8m making it the highest grossing British film of 2016. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 82% based on 197 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10.
In 2017, he returned to the ski jumping facilities at Canada Olympic Park, where he had taken part in the Olympics in 1988, to make some jumps that were his first in over 15 years.
🎂 Upcoming Birthday
Currently, Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards is 57 years, 11 months and 25 days old. Eddie ‘The Eagle’ Edwards will celebrate 58th birthday on a Sunday 5th of December 2021.
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