Edward Moss (impersonator)
| Edward Moss | |
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| Born | July 11, 1977 Los Angeles |
Edward Moss (born July 11, 1977) is an American actor and impersonator of late pop musician Michael Jackson.[1][2]
While working at McDonald's in the early 1990s,[3] he practiced his act in his spare time after being repeatedly told how much he resembled the singer. In 1994, he won a company talent contest, after which he took up impersonating Jackson as a profession.
Moss has stated it only takes him 30–45 minutes to transform himself into Jackson.[1] His impersonation skills have led to work in many countries, including the Philippines, Bahrain, New Zealand and Japan.[2][4]
Jackson had hired Moss to stand in for him on a number of occasions. Moss has impersonated Jackson in a number of films including the third and fourth Scary Movie films, and Date Movie.[3] He also appeared as Jackson on E! Entertainment, Sky News and Sky1's reenactment of the Michael Jackson Trial.[2][4][5]
Many of Jackson's fans accuse Moss of mocking the singer. Moss denies suggestions that he exploits Jackson in a negative manner.[3]
[edit] Filmography
- The Steve Harvey Show (2000)
- Nikki (2001)
- MADtv (2002)
- Nip/Tuck (2003)
- Scary Movie 3 (2003)
- E! Entertainment's reenactment of Jackson's trial (2005)
- Date Movie (2006)
- Scary Movie 4 (2006)
- Bamboo Shark (2009)
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Jackson lookalike gets into character". bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/1xtra/tx/gallery/edward_moss.shtml?select=01. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ a b c "The moonwalk, and lots of makeup". International Herald Tribune. 2005-03-03. http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/03/02/features/moss.php. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ a b c Baker, Bob (2005-03-03). "King of Pop impersonator star of E! trial re-enactment". The Seattle Times. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2002195262_jacko03.html. Retrieved 2008-09-10.
- ^ a b "Jackson's double courts attention". bbc.co.uk. 2005-03-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/4317639.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-11.
- ^ "E!'s faux court is spare". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=306050. Retrieved 2008-09-10.[dead link]
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