VIDEOS/MOVIES/AUDIO/TRANSCRIPTS
PIRATED DVDs
Eddie's company, Ella Communications, asked me to post this:
"It has been brought to our attention by fans that some websites are selling
pirated low quality copies of Eddie’s live shows and representing them as being
commercially released. Please avoid these as they are very poor quality and do
not support Eddie at all. This is a description of them:
“The DVD's are in a plastic case, each are blank DVD recordable media with
what looks like label maker script that just say Eddie Izzard, 1 of 4, 2 of 4
and so on.”
Any DVDs that you see for sale that are region 0, on DVD-Rs, or only being
sold for a few dollars are obviously fake and we would strongly advise you against
buying them.
Regards, Ella Communications"
Where can I buy his videos? CDs? Audio tapes?
Where can I buy NTSC/US formatted videos?
Both can be answered thusly:
EDDIE'S OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE SITE
for PAL / NTSC videos, DVDs and other goodies.
I've also LISTED OTHER PLACES where you can buy
his videos, book, audio tapes, CD's and movies.
Are his videos available in DVD?
Please check HERE for a links to available
shows and movies in DVD (UK and US regions). And no, Sexie is not released in
the US or North American formats yet.
What's the difference between PAL and NTSC? And what is it? And how
do we get our tapes converted? What about DVD Regions?
They are different videotape types primarily found in Europe (PAL) and
North America (NTSC). You can't play PAL tapes in NTSC VCR's and vice versa unless
you have a really expensive super duper VCR (although a UK fan said that new UK
VCRs will play --but not tape-- NTSC videos). You can have your tapes converted
to the other format. Look in your local Yellow pages under Videotape-Conversion
or any videostore that primarily deal in foreign movies.
North American DVD's are Region 1, Europe is Region 2, all regions are Region
0.
What about EBAY, AMAZON.COM
AUCTIONS , etc.?
Be forewarned that prices can be higher than what you would pay at other retail/online
sites but they do offer unusual goodies. Just do a search on "Eddie Izzard".
A note about Bootleg Ebay Items:
I was looking through the Eddie items on Ebay and noticed a sudden rise
in Eddie-inspired merchandise including dog tags, mouse pads, refrigerator magnets,
etc. and when I looked closer, I noticed the seller basically took photos off
my site specifically wallpaper I had created, to make these items.
Please don't buy them. They're obviously bootlegs, probably not well done
and ripping off Eddie and the CoD site. The wallpaper and other graphics on CoD
were created for fans' enjoyment and not to make money off of. I'm kind of cheesed
off about it, but what can you do. Thanks everyone.
Where can I find out more info on his movies? (release dates, screenings,
etc.)
Go to EDDIE'S FILM PAGE. It's divided into
different sections for each of his movies. You can go to the SHOP
EDDIE page for links to online retailers. Check the individual movie
pages for updated info.
Where can I find his theme music from his videos? Are they released
on CD?
As far as I know, only the music from Glorious is released on CD and
you can buy it off his OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE
SITE.
Where can I get a transcript of his shows?
As far as I know there are none for sale. Two dedicated fans (Mark Z.
and Maria G.) have transcribed DRESS TO KILL,
UNREPEATABLE and GLORIOUS
exclusively for the Cake or Death site.
DEFINITE ARTICLE, CIRCLE
and SEXIE is also available..
EDDIE
Who should I contact if I want to send fan mail/contact his reps?
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Eddie Fanmail / UK Press Rep
Karon Maskill, she can be contacted via:
Email
Address:
Karon Maskill
33 Cranwich Road
London N16 5HZ
US Press Rep
Ina Treciokas
ID Public Relations
8409 Santa Monica Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069
United States of America
Tel: (323) 822 4800
http://www.id-pr.com
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US film agent
Steve Alexander
Creative Artists Agency (CAA)
9830 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90212-1825
Telephone: 310-288-4545
Fax: (310) 288 4800
http://www.caa.com
Management
PBJ Management Ltd.
7 Soho Square
London W1D 3DQ
T telephone: 020 7287 1112 Fax: 020 7287 1191
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What's the correct pronunciation of Eddie's last name?
Common pronunciation is Iz-zurd (like "lizard") and Iz-ard (like "is hard").
Eddie has said he doesn't care which way it's pronounced although he himself says
"Iz-ard" so I guess that's the way to say it.
Where can I see more Eddie?
There is an impressive list of his movies and his appearances at the
IMDB.COM SITE. It should
be noted that his recent movie appearances (Velvet Goldmine, Secret Agent, Avengers
and Mystery Men) are mostly smaller roles but it's still fun to see him wearing
his actor hat.
Where can I learn more about Eddie (how old he is, who his influences are,
etc.)
An excellent resource is a book he co-wrote with David Quantick called
"Dress to Kill". Check out the "SHOP EDDIE " link
on the welcome page. You can also check out his BIO PAGE.
Is he gay? Is he single? Does he have a girlfriend? How tall is he?
What color are his eyes?
No. Yes (not married). Maybe. 5'4"-5'7 1/2" depending on who you ask.
Blue.
But I want mooooore info!
(Eddie wrote his version of his bio for the Unrepeatable official tour
program which also appears on the PANDABUN
SITE)
Birthdate: 7/2/62 (February 7, 1962)
Place of Birth: Aden, Yemen
Height: 5ft 7 and a half inches apparently
Weight: I don't know at the moment. I was fatter and i've got less.
I think it's about 10 and a half. It could be 11 and a half. Could be 11. I'm
honestly not sure. 10 and a half I think is what I'm trying to get to
Eyes: Blue
Hair: Brownish. Changeable. But i'm really a blonde at heart
Demeanour: Lazy bastard with a huge drive thing. That sort of answers
most things, why I'm sometimes slovenly and can't get anything done, other times
I'm doing a 55 day tour and that's no problem
State of mind: I'm very curious, very enquiring. I like learning things
Home: London. Essentially, where I am. Not particularly my flat
Habits: Watching telly, watching black and white films. Always leaving
just enough time to be late for things. I'm always 15 minutes late
Unusual skills: All my unusual skills I use now. So I'm looking for
normal skills. I can unicycle
Previous jobs: Two weeks as a barman, three weeks as a waiter. I worked
in a self-service cafe in Bexhill. Apart from that they were all performing. I
won't work unless I perform. I didn't want to work as a waiter, I want to act,
and they said "Oh, you can't act. No-one's allowed to unless you're an actor"
Which meant if you don't know actors.....
Likes: Ice cream, I like the Scottish Highlands, and I like the South
Downs and I like the cosmopolitan thing in London. I like communication. I like
the positive application of technology
Dislikes: I dislike people who are sure, people with closed minds
Phobias: I'm not wild on spiders that are big and move fast and tear
your head off. I get quite worried about large sea storms in dark places. If you
go somewhere and it's really blowing, down some sort of seafront, huge waves crashing.
It scares the shit out of me
Music: I like James and I like the Wonderstuff and I like Tom Jones'
last track. I really like 'Nightswimming', REM, 'Automatic for the People' - that
album I really like. Pulp, Mozart. I really liked ABC's 'Lexicon of Love'. Portishead
Clothing: I like these boots I got which lace up to the knee, which
you get from women's boot shops, but I don't call them women's boot shops,
I call them boot shops. I like grandad shirts and black Levi's, Oh and I've got
this big red burgundy long coat. It's very swirly. Got it from Jigsaw
Designer: I've just started thinking I should look at designers. I like
Vivienne Westwood's whole attitude. They seem to be for very skinny women. I don't
think I could cross over, even though I believe in total clothing rights. I like
Gaultier. I wear whatever I want, but certain things are going to work better
than others
Cosmetic: I'm pretty expert on nail varnish. 2000 Calorie mascara. It's
supposed to fatten up your eyelashes
Food & drink: Haagen Dasz ice cream, which I shouldn't eat and I
try not to. I think I'm allergic to it. I like whiskey at the moment. Irish. Hot
whiskey
Shops: I tend just to go into shops and hunt around. I like Hamleys.
I go into tower Records a lot. I'd always buy things for the office to keep things
going. Which is incredibly boring
Places: North of France, I like Normandy and I like Berlin, Paris, the
Highlands of Scotland, Ireland and London
Journey: If I go South from Victoria on the train, that's quite weird because
I sort of travel back into my past. A journey back in time
Buildings: I like the Tate Gallery when you're going along the South
Bank. Even though I'm not into monarchy, it's impressive going down the Mall to
Buck Palace. I do that drive just for the space and the white marble or whatever.
It's the big streets
Villains: It's so boring but I'm really not into the Thatcher style.
I think it was a really patronising time of bullshit in politics and business.
Hire people, sack people. power, power, power. 'The people of Britain agree with
me....' What gives you the right to say that, shithead?
Heroes: I have people I really admire. Heroes are dangerous because
they've got to be human at some point. And if they're human they've got to fuck
up at some point. I really like David Putnam
Films: I like 'Pulp Fiction', I really like 'Robin & Marian', 'Die
Hard', 'Cinema Paradiso', I quite like 'Where Eagles Dare', 'The Great Escape'.
I have about 50 or 60 films at home
Actors: Gary Oldman, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon, Alan Rickman, Lindsey
Duncan
Humourists: Gary Larson, Asterix, Python, Spike, Billy Connolly, Steve
Martin, Richard Pryor, Woody Allen, Dave Letterman, Bill hicks, Groucho and the
Marx Brothers
TV and radio: 'The Goons', 'Cheers' and 'Roseanne' all of the Hancock
stuff, 'The Good Life' I liked. It was bizarre. What was the edge on that? The
edge was that they were living out of his back garden. It was so middle England.
There was one episode when Tom Good takes the piss out of this one guy who talks
to his plants which is now a very positive '90's thing - this was someone who
was digging up his own garden. I was in hysterics. I like 'Absolutely Fabulous',
'Harry Enfield, 'On the Hour', 'Have I got News for You?'
Books & authors: I don't read much because I take so long to read
things. I'll catch up one day. This partial dyslexia thing. I just take ages to
read. Tolkien's 'Lord of the Rings' I really went for. I read lots of factual
stuff. 'All The President's Men'. I'm very thinly read. Stacks of biographies.
Melvyn Bragg on Richard Burton. I've read all about the Kennedy's - a fascinating
study of hunger
Angered by: I'm angered by people forgetting what war does
Moved by: I really get moved by people winning races, by running really
hard and coming from behind to win
Sports personality: Martina Navratilova. Because of what she had to
overcome. She came out and she won over America. She was a great champion because
she was so butch and mannish and she won over the world. She got respect, and
she won that respect. It was difficult. She kept going out and fighting and she
wasn't arsy about it. I really respect that
Words of wisdom: Enjoy the journey. Getting there isn't important, it's
the journey.
Is it true he wants to do Macbeth on Broadway?
Eddie Izzard, the cross-dressing comic who scored big on Broadway last season
in director Laurence Boswell's revival of Peter Nichols' "A Day in the Death of
Joe Egg," has a follow-up venture planned for the New York theater in 2006: none
other than "Macbeth."...
And the actor would like his co-star in "Joe Egg," Victoria Hamilton, to join
him as Lady Macbeth, Izzard said Thursday, speaking at a lunchtime gathering of
British comedians at London's Groucho Club. No producers or director have been
named for the venture. Izzard has no prior experience acting Shakespeare, though
he did appear several years ago in a production of Marlowe's "Edward II" at the
Leicester Haymarket, north of London. The actor told Daily Variety he had only
the fondest memories of his acclaimed run for the Roundabout Theater last spring
as Bri, father to the disabled Joe Egg in Nichols' wounding play. "As a standup
comedian, to be Tony nominated is reward itself," said Izzard. Brian Dennehy took
home the statuette for "Long Day's Journey Into Night." "Brian was very supportive
of me," said Izzard, whose penchant for transvestitism was acknowledged nationwide
in an acceptance speech from Dennehy that, according to Izzard, "was misinterpreted."
As for other stage shows in his future, Izzard pointed to an obvious one that
lay in wait: "I've got to do 'The Rocky Horror Show' at some point in my career."
The track record for recent New York and London productions of "Macbeth," meanwhile,
has not been great, with Kelsey Grammer, Rufus Sewell and Sean Bean among those
getting mixed to poor reviews on either side of the Atlantic in Shakespeare's
tragedy. The Bean revival, at least, did strong business on London's West End,
so the play may make greater sense commercially than it does critically. (Variety)
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(updated December 13, 2008 )