A 1990 profile by Susan Morgan, from Interview.
Entries Tagged as '*Other'
Dummy Talks
December 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Dummy Talks
Art Against AIDS
December 14th, 2011 · Comments Off on Art Against AIDS
In 1989, Art Against AIDS produced a PSA that recreated the cover of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, to a tune by the B-52s. I was one of many (well, two of many, counting Eddie) to take my place around the drum. It was quite a crowd.
Not Funny: Crossing Over
November 16th, 2011 · Comments Off on Not Funny: Crossing Over
Performa 11 organized a “Visual Art Performance Biennial” in November 2011. It included a a film series devoted to comedy, curated by Lana Wilson, and screened at Anthology Film Archives, in NYC. The program for November 14 included a number of videos and performances I did with Michael Smith, and one of my ventriloquism routines […]
Away We Go!
November 12th, 2011 · Comments Off on Away We Go!
Before he wrote the musical Rent, Jonathan Larson collaborated with another songwriter, Bob Golden, on Away We Go!, a children’s video about transportation. I had met Jonathan through New York Theater Workshop, and he called on me to operate the newt puppet that you see here. I also had a cameo as a […]
Ed
October 25th, 2011 · Comments Off on Ed
I played a bit part as a character called “Lute Guy” on the eighth episode of the TV show Ed. This was back in 2000; the episode was called “The Whole Truth.” I guess it’s still airing somewhere, as I get occasional residual checks.
The Exiled Files of Eddie Gray
September 26th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Exiled Files of Eddie Gray
George Kuchar’s 1997 video, The Exiled Files of Eddie Gray, was somewhat of a return to his earlier film, The Corruption of the Damned. Larry Leibowitz and Floraine Conners were reunited onscreen; and John Keel, who had played a bit part, was interviewed in his apartment. I portrayed a Keel expert in an interstitial segment […]
A Torok Painting
September 24th, 2011 · 2 Comments
Jim Torok paints remarkable miniature oil paintings; he did this portrait of me sometime back in the ’90s.
Who’s the Dummy?
September 8th, 2011 · 1 Comment
There have been a few articles over the years that rang changes on this headline; this one is from Metro Magazine, in 1988.
He’s No Dummy
September 6th, 2011 · 1 Comment
An article by Tom Murrin, which appeared in Paper magazine in 1993.
Photos by Laurie Simmons
August 22nd, 2011 · Comments Off on Photos by Laurie Simmons
Doug and Eddie appear in Ventriloquism, a portfolio by Laurie Simmons, published by Editions Ilene Kurtz in 1986.