Eddie Fisher

Eddie Fisher

actor, soundtrack

Eddie Fisher was born on Aug 10, 1928 in USA. Eddie Fisher's big-screen debut came with Coke Time - Season 1 directed by Herbert Sussan in 1953, strarring Self - Host. Eddie Fisher is known for Carol directed by Todd Haynes, Cate Blanchett stars as Carol Aird and Rooney Mara as Therese Belivet. Eddie Fisher has got 3 awards and 2 nominations so far. The most recent award Eddie Fisher achieved is Walk of Fame. The upcoming new movie Eddie Fisher plays is Carol which will be released on Jan 15, 2016.

In 1953 Eddie Fisher was given his own fifteen-minute TV show called Coke Time (1953), sponsored by the Coca-Cola company. This show proved to be so popular that Coke then offered Eddie a $1 million contract to be their national spokesperson. A deal of that magnitude was almost unheard of at this time and helped push Fisher towards being one of the most popular singers by 1954. In 1955 Eddie married Debbie Reynolds and daughter Carrie Fisher was born a year later, followed by son Todd Fisher in l958. Later that year, the scandal of the decade broke when stories of Eddie's affair with Elizabeth Taylor were made public. She had been widowed earlier that year when her husband Mike Todd, Eddie's best friend, died in a plane crash. The bad publicity that followed did a great deal of damage to Eddie's career, while it actually increased the amount of money Elizabeth was offered for films. He and Liz did the movie Vénus au vison (1960), which actually earned Taylor an Academy Award, though it was received with mixed reviews. From there Liz went on to star in Cléopâtre (1963), with Richard Burton, another scandal and divorce for Liz. With his TV show long gone and hit records a thing of the past, his career in the sixties consisted mainly of stage shows in Las Vegas, New York, and smaller venues as time went on. For a few years he was married to Connie Stevens and they had two daughters, Joely Fisher and Tricia Leigh Fisher before divorcing in 1968. Eddie Fisher has written two autobiographies, the latest "Been There, Done That" published with great controversy. It seems some of the women in his past, including Debbie Reynolds, did not care for his portrayal of them. He must be given credit, however, for owning up to his own actions, which led to the degradation of his career. His fifth wife, Betty Lin, passed away from lung cancer on April 15, 2001.

  • Birthday

    Aug 10, 1928
  • Place of Birth

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Known For

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Walk of Fame
1960
Television
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame
1960
Recording
Winner - Star on the Walk of Fame
Golden Globes, USA
1958
Television Achievement
Winner - Golden Globe

Movies & TV Shows

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Movies
TV Shows