Joe Egender

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Joe Egender
Born1976 or 1977 (age 47–48)[1]
Kansas City, Missouri, US
NationalityAmerican
Occupations
  • Actor
  • producer
  • screenwriter

Joe Egender (born 1976/77), is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with The Butcher Brothers, Holy Ghost People, and his television roles.

Career[edit]

Film[edit]

Egender has made several films with The Butcher Brothers (Mitchell Altieri and Phil Flores). Their first collaboration was Lurking in Suburbia (2004); Don R. Lewis of Film Threat wrote of Egender's starring performance, "He reminds me of a less whiny Giovanni Ribisi and, mark my words, this performance will gain him some big roles."[2] Egender had a cameo in their next film, The Hamiltons (2006),[3] and a larger supporting role in The Violent Kind (2010). Scott Beggs of Film School Rejects called the performance "...a hell of a lot of fun... frenetic and interesting",[4] and Matt Glasby of Total Film called it "gobsmacking overacting".[5] Egender produced, co-wrote, and co-starred in Altieri's Holy Ghost People (2013). Egender said that he enjoyed the greater control over the film, which heightened his performance.[6] Scott Weinberg of Fearnet wrote that Egender "steals numerous scenes".[7] Besides his collaborations with Altieri and Flores, he also starred in Hunger (2009). In a negative review, Bill Gibron of DVD Talk called Egender's character deeply annoying but possibly a good performance if that were the intent.[8] He had a supporting role in The Frankenstein Theory (2013). Describing Egender's performance, Truly Disturbing said Egender "makes a hairpin turn from being funny and kind of silly to being harrowing in an organic way".[9] Patrick Naugle of DVD Verdict called his character an out-of-place "supporting character in a Jim Carrey film."[10] In 2015, he co-starred in the horror-thriller film The Diabolical[11] and starred in I Remember You.[12]

Television[edit]

On television, Egender has starred in the TV film To My Future Assistant (2013)[13] and was cast in a co-starring role in the miniseries Texas Rising (2015).[14] He also had guest appearances on Alcatraz (2012)[15] and American Horror Story: Asylum (2012).[14] He was also in an episode of Hawaii Five-0 (2016).[16] Egender is a co-creator of the 2019 Netflix TV documentary miniseries, Unnatural Selection.[17]

Theater[edit]

In 2008, he starred in the play He Asked for It, a gay-themed story about AIDS.[18] His performance brought best actor nominations from the Ovation Awards[19] and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle.[20]

Other work[edit]

In the video game Dead Rising 3, Egender appears as Stitch.[21]

Personal life[edit]

Egender is from Kansas City, Missouri. He currently resides in Los Angeles, California.[18] He volunteers for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Zavis, Alexandra (2011-02-21). "Big Brothers Big Sisters effort seeks funds as well as volunteers". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  2. ^ Lewis, Don R. (2004-06-22). "Lurking in Suburbia". Film Threat. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  3. ^ Benardello, Karen (2014-03-15). "See Holy Ghost People in Thriller's DVD, Trailer and Photo Releases". Schockya.com. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  4. ^ Beggs, Scott (2010-09-25). "Fantastic Review: The Violent Kind". Film School Rejects. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  5. ^ Glasby, Matt (2011-07-06). "The Violent Kind". Total Film. Retrieved 2014-06-08.
  6. ^ Wixson, Heather (2014-02-25). "Exclusive Interview with Holy Ghost People's Joe Egender". DailyDead.com. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  7. ^ Weinberg, Scott (2013-03-11). "FEARNET Movie Review: 'Holy Ghost People'". Fearnet. Retrieved 2014-07-22.
  8. ^ Gibron, Bill (2010-08-08). "Hunger". DVD Talk. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  9. ^ "Review:The Frankenstein Theory (2013)". Truly Disturbing. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2014-07-29.
  10. ^ Naugle, Patrick (2013-03-28). "The Frankenstein Theory". Archived from the original on 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  11. ^ Turek, Ryan (2014-10-14). "First Look at Ali Larter in The Diabolical". Shock Till You Drop. Retrieved 2015-07-08.
  12. ^ Nordine, Michael (2015-11-20). "I Remember You (NR)". The Village Voice. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2013-02-21). "NBC Comedy Pilot 'Assistance', Fox's 'To My Future Assistant' Cast Trio". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  14. ^ a b "Rhys Coiro & Joe Egender Join History's 'Texas Rising'". Deadline Hollywood. 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  15. ^ Thomas, Jennifer (2012-01-16). "'Alcatraz' premiere review: Where's the magic?". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  16. ^ "Hawaii Five-0" Ke Koa Lokomaika'i (TV Episode 2016), retrieved 2016-12-03
  17. ^ Molteni, Megan (October 18, 2019). "A Netflix Series Explores the Brave New World of Crispr - From malaria-ridden villages in Burkina Faso to fertility clinics in Ukraine, Unnatural Selection takes viewers deep into the gene-editing revolution". Wired. Retrieved October 18, 2019.
  18. ^ a b Spindle, Les (2009-06-10). "Ask and You Shall Receive". Backstage. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  19. ^ Gallo, Phil (2008-09-23). "Ovation Awards unveil nominees". Variety. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  20. ^ Gallo, Phil (2009-02-05). "L.A. Critics love 'Gem of the Ocean'". Variety. Retrieved 2014-06-06.
  21. ^ Reynolds, Nate (2014-02-25). "Fister Interview: Joe Egender Talks 'Holy Ghost People' and Snake Handling". LeftHandHorror.com. Retrieved 2014-06-06.

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