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Eddie Izzard: Act
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Izzard participated in various stage plays and skits throughout his early childhood and teenage years. At age seven, he realized that performing on stage in front of an amazing crowd was what he wanted out of life. In 1980, Izzard landed at Sheffield University for an Accounting and Financial Management with Mathematics degree, but comedy was fueling his fire. He spent the next year and half writing and acting in various university comedy shows, landing a top gig at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. By early 1984, Izzard left college, moved to London and performed street side shows with a friend in Covent Garden and figured himself out. He came out a year later.
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Despite all the stage and screen action, Izzard is not abandoning his live roots. Eddie is in the planning stages for a world tour in 2003, beginning in Berlin, where Izzard will perform his show in German. A slight problem -- he hasn't learned the language yet. But, if he can find the time in his hectic schedule, Izzard promises he'll be off the phrase book by the end of next year.
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In January 2006, the U.S. television network FX announced the production of a new drama series co-written by Izzard called The Riches (formerly Low Life). Izzard and British actress Minnie Driver star as a married couple, Wayne and Dahlia Malloy, who have been part of a caravan of con-artist Irish travellers swindling their way across the U.S. with their children. After finding another family killed in a car accident, the Malloys assume their identities and start a new life as law-abiding suburbanites in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The youngest son has shown a preference for wearing girl's clothing, leading to some speculation that the role was based upon Izzard's experiences. Izzard has stated in several interviews that the character of Sam had been given transvestite tendencies long before he was cast as Wayne Malloy, but he has contributed his perspective to keep the character believable.
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Eddie is openly transvestite, and often describes himself as an "action transvestite" or an "executive transvestite" to distinguish himself from some of the general stereotypes. As is the case with almost all transvestites, Eddie is ... heterosexual. (edit)
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Despite his success as a dramatic actor in The Riches, Izzard told the Post he will never stop embracing his comedic roots. Still, he said he keeps his instincts in check when filming the dramatic series.
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Izzard has even incorporated Wikipedia itself into his stand-up act. In a recent performance, he read from a live copy of its herring article (accessed via an iPhone), mocking Wikipedia's self-referential editorial style and engaging in a conversation about surströmming, a Swedish herring dish, with some Swedes who happened to be in the audience.
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