Edwards made his feature film acting debut in no less than the cult film "Fast Times at Ridgemont High, with a minor part as one of two friends of the perpetually stoned surfer Jeff Spicoli (Sean Penn). The future star then attended the University of Southern California, where he received a bachelor of arts in drama. As a teenager, he studied ballet with childhood friend and actor Eric Stoltz - reportedly so the two could meet girls. His parents, an architect father and an artist mother, persuaded Edwards to act when he was 16, which led him to enroll in a theater workshop in London, England before graduating from San Marcos High School in his hometown in 1980. As one of the head doctors working in a hectic emergency room alongside such heavy hitters as Noah Wyle and George Clooney, Edwards as Greene exemplified the qualities of a true leader, and established himself as one of television's most compelling and enduring character actors.Īnthony Charles Edwards was born on Jin Santa Barbara, CA and was raised in an upscale neighborhood known as the Riviera. Mark Greene - on the long-running medical drama series "ER" (NBC, 1994-2009). Though some wrote him off as simply the goofball sidekick, Edwards proved the doubters wrong years later when he took a more serious turn and landed his most accomplished role - that of Dr. After he ingratiated himself as one of Hollywood's loveable, go-to geeks in films such as the classic teen comedy "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" (1982), "Revenge of the Nerds" (1984), and "The Sure Thing" (1985), his innate comic flair and endearing presence managed to steal every scene from Tom Cruise in the blockbuster hit "Top Gun" (1986), where Edwards portrayed the easygoing yet ill-fated fighter jet pilot, Goose. Whether he was playing a physician with perfect bedside manners, a goofy college nerd, or a charming naval aviator, Anthony Edwards always delivered performances that were full of wit, warmth and genuine emotion that even the most jaded viewer could not resist.
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