Butch Patrick
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| Butch Patrick | |
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| Born | Patrick Alan Caples August 2, 1953 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Other names | Butch Patrick-Lily |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1961 – Present |
| Website | |
| http://www.munsters.com/ | |
Butch Patrick (born Patrick Alan Caples on August 2, 1953 in Los Angeles, California) is a former American child actor. He is widely known for his role on the TV show The Munsters (1964–1966) where he played Eddie Munster, the son of Herman (Fred Gwynne) and Lily Munster (Yvonne De Carlo). He also appeared as Eddie in the 1966 movie Munster, Go Home.
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[edit] Career
In 1962-1963, Patrick portrayed Greg Howard, the young son of widow Louise Howard (Janet De Gore) in the last season of Walter Brennan's CBS situation comedy The Real McCoys (later renamed The McCoys). In the story line, Louise is interested in the young widower, Luke McCoy (Richard Crenna).
He appeared in various other television programs during the 1960s, including Mister Ed, My Favorite Martian, Daniel Boone, I Dream of Jeannie, The Monkees, Gunsmoke, and Adam-12, and was featured in eight episodes of My Three Sons as the character Gordon Dearing.
Patrick worked with such famed stars as Burt Lancaster and Judy Garland, appearing along side of both as one of the students in the 1963 film A Child Is Waiting. [1]
Patrick's voiceover work includes the role of Milo in the 1969 live-action/animated film The Phantom Tollbooth (based on the children's book of that name), and an animated version of himself in the "Eight Misbehavin'" episode of The Simpsons (1999). He also appeared on the reality show Star Dates.
From 1971 to 1973 a teenaged Patrick starred in the Saturday morning fantasy program Lidsville.
In 1983, Patrick recorded an autobiographical song, "Whatever Happened To Eddie?" (b/w "Little Monsters"), with several instrumentalists and backup singers under the group name "Eddie and the Monsters featuring Butch Patrick." Set to the tune of the Munsters theme, the song details his life as a Munster. ("You might wonder why I have a dragon for a pet/Well he's just there to keep me company on the set.") He recorded a second single, "It's Only Halloween", which was released on Park Lane Drive Records in 2007.[2]
In 2005, Patrick made an appearance as an absent-minded bartender in the independent film Spaced Out which was released in 2009 by Ariztical Entertainment.
[edit] Personal Life
On July 26, 2010, Patrick rode his motorcycle in Carthage, New York to benefit the blind community.[1]
On July 30, 2010, it was announced that Patrick would marry long-time Munsters fan Donna McCall. Patrick and McCall began corresponding while Patrick appeared on The Munsters. The two fell out of touch as the years passed but were then reunited via the Internet. They met in person for the first time at DraculaCon in Windber, Pennsylvania.[2] McCall was a cheerleader for the Philadelphia Eagles (under her former name Donna Auerbach) from 1976 to 1979.[3]
On November 11, 2010, it was announced that Patrick had entered a drug and alcohol rehabilitation facility in New Jersey, one week after Donna McCall announced the end of their relationship. [4]
On May 12, 2011, Patrick announced that he has prostate cancer. Patrick said that the disease was detected early and he remains positive that he can recover and live another twenty years. Doctors informed Patrick that he had a 90 percent chance of surviving the cancer. Patrick said "I went 41 years trying to kill myself. And then finally got to the point when I want to live I was diagnosed with prostate cancer. My first thought when I was told this was ‘Isn’t this a kicker?’ I get clean, my life is together, and now God is going to punch my ticket.” [5]
[edit] References
- ^ http://utica-mohawkvalley.ynn.com/content/all_news/watertownnorth_country/512148/bikers-support-visually-impaired/
- ^ http://tv.yahoo.com/blog/butch-patrick-of-the-munsters-set-to-marry-big-fan--1435
- ^ http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/99007264.html?cmpid=15585797
- ^ http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20441425,00.html "Eddie Munster Actor Butch Patrick Goes to Rehab" Retrieved 2011-01-03.
- ^ http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/butch-patrick-diagnosed-with-cancer_100535564.html
