| 1 | Dean Edwards (born July 30, 1970 in [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity The Bronx]]) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and voice actor best known for ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' and the ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' franchise. |
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| 3 | Edwards's stand-up comedy career took off after a six-year stint in the US Army Reserves. He began to get both live action and voice roles, leading to a successful audition on ''Series/SaturdayNightLive''. He didn't have any recurring characters on the show but did develop a number of impressions, including Secretary of State UsefulNotes/ColinPowell, Creator/DenzelWashington, Creator/DonCheadle, Music/MichaelJackson, and Music/BillyOcean. After his second season on the show, he and the more established Creator/TracyMorgan, the only two African-American cast members, both left. The next season would see the debuts of Creator/FinesseMitchell and Creator/KenanThompson. |
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| 5 | Since leaving ''SNL'', Edwards has voiced Donkey in several ''Franchise/{{Shrek}}'' projects, replacing Creator/EddieMurphy. Other projects have included the films ''Film/ANewWave''--co-starring with Creator/JohnKrasinski and Creator/LaceyChabert--and Creator/ChrisRock's ''Film/TopFive''. |
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| 7 | !!Dean Edwards appearances: |
| 8 | !!!Film |
| 9 | * 2003 ''Film/MarciX'': Audience Member |
| 10 | * 2004 ''Film/TonyAndTinasWedding'': Father Mark |
| 11 | * 2006 ''Film/ANewWave'': Rupert |
| 12 | * 2007 ''Film/UniversalRemote'': Serious Black Man |
| 13 | * 2007 ''Film/SpiderMan3'': Newsstand Patron |
| 14 | * 2008 ''Film/{{Goyband}}'': Ty |
| 15 | * 2010 ''Film/AprilsFools'': Now Later |
| 16 | * 2014 ''Film/TopFive'': Himself |
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| 18 | !!!Live-Action TV |
| 19 | * 1996 ''Series/MelrosePlace'': Process Server (1 episode) |
| 20 | * 2001-03 ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'': Various/self |
| 21 | * 2004 ''Series/TheSopranos'': Charles (1 episode) |
| 22 | * 2014 ''Series/{{Deadbeat|2014}}'': Gucci Man (1 episode) |
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| 24 | !!!Voice Acting |
| 25 | * 1998 ''WesternAnimation/CelebrityDeathmatch'': Scottie Pippen[=/=]Creator/SpikeLee (2 episodes) |
| 26 | * 2006 ''WesternAnimation/WhereMyDogsAt'': Various Celebrities (6 episodes) |
| 27 | * 2010 ''WesternAnimation/ScaredShrekless'': Donkey |
| 28 | ** Edwards also voiced Donkey in the 2011 short ''Thriller Night'' and the 2023 video game ''VideoGame/DreamWorksAllStarKartRacing''. |
| 29 | * 2011 ''WesternAnimation/{{Robotomy}}'': Robot (1 episode) |
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