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Patrick as Eddie Munster. Edward Wolfgang Munster, known as Eddie, is a Fictional character in the CBS Sitcom The Munsters, played by Butch
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| Born | August 2, 1953 Los Angeles, California, USA |
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| Occupation | Actor |
Patrick Alan Lilley (born August 2, 1953), better known as Butch Patrick, is a former American child actor best known for his role as Eddie Munster in the television show The Munsters (1964-1966) for which he received $600 per episode (at a time when the average adult salary was $46. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The term child actor is generally applied to a Child Acting in motion pictures or Television, but also to an Adult Edward Wolfgang Munster, known as Eddie, is a Fictional character in the CBS Sitcom The Munsters, played by Butch A television program (US television programme (UK or television show (U The Munsters is a 1960s American television Sitcom depicting the home life of a family of Monsters. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. 00 per week), and the movie Munster, Go Home. Munster Go Home! is an American film based on the 1960s sitcom The Munsters. He also played the main characters Mark on the television animation series Lidsville (1971-1973), and Milo in the 1969 live-action/animated film, The Phantom Tollbooth based on the 1961 children's book, The Phantom Tollbooth. Lidsville was Sid and Marty Krofft 's third Television show following H Year 1971 ( MCMLXXI) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1971 Gregorian calendar. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. A live-action/animated film is a Motion picture that features a combination of real Actors or elements Live-action and animated elements typically The Phantom Tollbooth is a Live-action/animated film based on Norton Juster's 1961 Children's book The Phantom Tollbooth Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Children's literature is an age category of literature written for published for or marketed to Children roughly through age 12 The Phantom Tollbooth ( 1961) is a children's novel and a modern Fairy tale featuring Wordplay and adventure written by Norton Juster
Patrick made several appearances on other shows during the 1960s, such as Mister Ed, My Favorite Martian, Daniel Boone,I Dream of Jeannie,The Monkees and Gunsmoke. The 1960s decade refers to the years from the beginning of 1960 to the end of 1969 Mister Ed is an American television Situation comedy that first aired in syndication on January 5, 1961 to July 2, My Favorite Martian is an American Television Sitcom that aired on CBS from September 29, 1963 to Daniel Boone ( &ndash September 26 1820 was an American pioneer and hunter whose frontier exploits made him one of the first folk heroes I Dream of Jeannie is a 1960s American sitcom with a Fantasy premise For the group's self-titled album see The Monkees (album. For the TV series see The Monkees (TV series. Gunsmoke is an American radio and television Western drama series created by director Norman MacDonnell and writer John Meston He also appeared on eight episodes of My Three Sons as the character Gordon Dearing. My Three Sons is a Situation comedy about a Scots/Irish-American family (Douglas/ O'Casey that ran from September 29, 1960, to August More recently, he provided the voice for an animated image of himself on The Simpsons, and on an episode of the reality show Star Dates. Reality television is a genre of Television programming which presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations documents actual events and usually features ordinary
In the 1980s, he formed a rock band, with the help of producer and ex-Curved Air bass player Phil Kohn, called Eddie & The Monsters and released a single entitled "Whatever Happened to Eddie?"
Like many sitcom actors from the 1960s, Patrick receives no residuals from reruns of The Munsters. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989. Curved Air are a pioneering British Progressive rock group formed in 1969 A residual is a payment made to the creator of performance art (or the performer in the work for subsequent showings or screenings of the (usually filmed work
Today, Patrick is the co-host of Macabre Theatre, which showcases classic horror films. He has also completed his upcoming biography with his author Helen Darras. The book, published in early 2008, details Butch's first 25 years in Hollywood and is entitled "Eddie Munster AKA Butch Patrick. "
He ranked #45 on VH1's 100 Greatest Kid Stars. VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television He has recorded a song It's Only Halloween written by Bill & Ted Golis & released on Park Lane Drive Records. It is on a cd recording: Henry Golis Presents Good Music with Friends featuring The Jordanaires Special Guest Butch Patrick. This recording was released in 2007.