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FLORIDA'S VERY OWN DAME EDNA

Florida's Own Diva From Down Under - Dame Edna!

About Me

I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)Hello, Possums!I'm NOT the REAL Dame Edna, just a VERY good CELEBRITY IMPERSONATOR. AGAIN! As as DISCLAIMER, I AM NOT BARRY HUMPHRIES! I adore him and have immense respect for his talent, his work and the BRILLIANT world he's created for Dame Edna. When I discovered I could recreate a reasonable facsimile of Dame Edna, I began this incredible acting challenge and took up the Gladioli and the Wisteria hair and I do my best to honor and respect Mr. Humphries' character. I am flattered when people mistake me for Edna, but I am not trying to pass myself off as the real thing. I am a tribute artist who uses this My Space page as a networking tool to let my local friends know where I'll be appearing.I WILL IMMEDIATELY ADD LEGITIMATE IMPERSONATORS AND ATTENDEES FROM MY WEEKLY SHOWS.I am always looking to add local friends, fans and contacts, so if you are OUTSIDE the Orlando Metro area, PLEASE do send me a message along with your friend request, so that I can decide whether or not to approve you.AGAIN, IF YOU ARE FROM OUTSIDE THE ORLANDO, FLORIDA AREA, SEND ME A MESSAGE ALONG WITH THE FRIEND REQUEST! IF I DON'T KNOW YOU, CHANCES ARE, I'LL DENY THE REQUEST!!!!!Also, if your page has SO much to load that even a broadband connection takes forever, I will probably deny your request.In addition to appearing all over the US and Canada for corporate events and private parties, I also host(in character)several of the most popular and successful Karaoke shows in Central Florida - Savoy Orlando, PULSE and at Hamburger Mary's Bar and Grille. (Just imagine Dame Edna as a Karaoke Host... She makes Simon Cowell look like a complete ANGEL!)Just as Dame Edna's manager/alter ego Barry Humphries did so well in the film, I was one of the originators of the role of Bruce the Shark in Disney's new show: Finding Nemo: The Musical. It was a once in a lifetime experience, but I recently left WDW in order to persue legitimate theatrical credits. I discovered that one can only haul around a 20 lb shark puppet, dance, sing, scream and yell for so long before that loses it's charm (and you lose your voice.)If you don't know the actor behind the wisteria-colored hair and glitter glasses, take a look at my friends list, you might just find him there. For those of you who are all too familiar with the actor behind the Dame, then welcome.Take the quiz:
What Musical Are You?

Hairspray
You're Hairspray! You love to dance, and don't listen to other's opinions of you. You don't care what other's think as long as you're happy with yourself. You also look incredibly good when playing plus-sized mothers!
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My Interests

Making Money, meeting new people, searching for true love and kissing a LOT of frogs.

Can Dame Edna Can-Can? No She Can't Can't!

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From the thrilling all-new production of La Cage aux Liasons Miserables, Dame Edna and the Edna-Ettes do the Can-Can

I'd like to meet:

Myself. I'm incredibly interesting. Actually, Nathan Lane, Mel Brooks, Barry Humphries and Harvey Fierstein are four of my theatrical heroes. A luncheon with them would be divine - or insane.After seeing the following video - I want to Meet Kristin Chenoweth. No. Drug addiction is nothing to laugh about.. but DAMN this is funny! See more Kristin Chenoweth videos at Funny or Die

Music:

Very Eclectic - as long as the singer isn't sharp or flat.

Movies:

I love them all. The Producers, Mommie Dearest, The World According to Garp, Blazing Saddles, High Anxiety, (Anything Mel Brooks), Mame, Auntie Mame, Reefer Madness, John Waters films, All Muppet Movies, all Horror Movies, all Musicals.

Mommie's Talking, Sybil!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSyR_AsAxrg

This is SICK.. but possums, if you can't laugh at horrifying things, how can you cope with daily life?



PATTI LUPONE - BUENOS AIRES w/SUBTITLES!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLuGqkUjcEE

I added this, simply because it's funny as hell.. and because Matty HATES her with a purple passion!

Television:

Family Guy, The Loop, Little People, Big World, Top Chef, The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency, Iron Chef, Paula Dean, Robot Chicken, The Honeymooners, All In The Family, Third Watch, 24, America's Got Talent.. The list goes on and on.

Books:

I am as eclectic with my reading as I am with my music. I read whatever takes my fancy. I love entertainment biographies, fiction , horror, etc.

Heroes:

Mel Brooks, Barry Humphries, Nathan Lane, My Late Grandfather, anyone who makes me laugh is a hero to me

The Great American Soup
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPFg1Gc9MIA

The Late, Great Ann Miller. We shared the same Hairdresser.



Matthew "Matty" MacDermid's On Stage Managing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD8H_qY0e5k

This is the kind of person who frequents my shows.... As Martha Stewart says: It's a good thing.

These are ALSO the kind of people who frequent my shows.. Not necessarily a good thing, but I won't complain. ..

My Blog

The Mary-Oke Gong Show Premiere @ Hamburger Mary’s

Well, Possums, I had a BALL tonight! Tonight marked the premiere of our first in a series of themed Mary-Oke nights at Hamburger Mary's and it was hiiiiiilarious! We decided to shake our traditio...
Posted by FLORIDA'S VERY OWN DAME EDNA on Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:22:00 PST

Tina Fey+ Sarah Palin + SNL = BRILLIANT

What's SCARY is that the REAL Couric/ Palin Interview wasn't too far removed from THIS: ...
Posted by FLORIDA'S VERY OWN DAME EDNA on Sun, 28 Sep 2008 02:33:00 PST

A Stolen Blog About Clay Gaiken - The HEARTBREAK!

My Dear Little Possum, Christian, put this lovely little blog on his MySpace page on the very same evening that it was leaked to the press that Clay Aiken was going to make a HUGE announceme...
Posted by FLORIDA'S VERY OWN DAME EDNA on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 03:13:00 PST

Hooray for Indie Films! I get my first movie appearing as Dame Edna!

Here's a little tidbit that's as wierd as they come. I am appearing as a Dame Edna impersonator in a new indie film that will shoot in Illinois in November. Entitled "My Guaranteed Student L...
Posted by FLORIDA'S VERY OWN DAME EDNA on Wed, 24 Sep 2008 01:24:00 PST

A Note of Love, Appreciation and Thanks for your Support

Dear Friends, I will be posting this bulletin as a blog entry as well, but I wanted to throw it out there in bulletin form for those of you who might miss it otherwise.. As we all are so painfully awa...
Posted by FLORIDA'S VERY OWN DAME EDNA on Sun, 21 Sep 2008 02:21:00 PST

The Orlando GLBT THEATRE FESTIVAL FUNDRAISERS - Come Show Your Support!

Hello, Possums!  Several of you know that I am proudly involved in the new Orlando GLBT Theatre Festival, and I am appearing (out of Edna drag - THANK GOD) in their production of William Finn's (...
Posted by FLORIDA'S VERY OWN DAME EDNA on Sun, 07 Sep 2008 01:07:00 PST

Disco Matty and Disco Edna

Try JibJab Sendables® eCards today! The Disco Remix of The Grass Is Always Greener...
Posted by FLORIDA'S VERY OWN DAME EDNA on Sun, 24 Aug 2008 03:49:00 PST

Great American Soups

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swDzAPvj6k8Old Commercial Great American Soups ...
Posted by FLORIDA'S VERY OWN DAME EDNA on Sat, 16 Aug 2008 02:18:00 PST

In Defense of a Megastar..

I posted this as a bulletin earlier, but chances are, some of you will miss the bulletin, so I am reposting this as a blog. For those of you who know my Edna, you will be quite amused. For those of yo...
Posted by FLORIDA'S VERY OWN DAME EDNA on Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:49:00 PST

Taking a Moment to Count My Blessings

Hello, Possums! I had a LOVELY show at Lakeland's Pulse nightclub tonight, and it was almost a carbon-copy of my experience the first time I hosted there. The audience was involved, app...
Posted by FLORIDA'S VERY OWN DAME EDNA on Sat, 17 May 2008 05:46:00 PST