Edward "Eddie" Barbanell (born August 14, 1977) is an American actor
and comedian with Down syndrome, best known for playing the character
of Billy in the 2005 film The Ringer. He attended Coral Springs High
School where he graduated in 1996. He has been acting since 2000,
mostly in plays, and has studied acting with Jay Lynch of the Opus
Theater, Selma Glass at the Coconut Creek Recreation Center, and Allan
Press of the Youth Theater in Boca Raton, Florida.He made his return
to film in October 2010, having a minor role in the film Jackass 3D.
He starred as himself alongside Johnny Knoxville, whom he met while
filming The Ringer.In 2011, Barbanell had a guest role as Bradley
("B-Rad") in the Comedy Central series Workaholics, reprising it again
in the 2013 season 3 episode "Booger Nights." Also in 2011, he played
the part of "Testiclees' Cousin" in National Lampoon's 301: The Legend
of Awesomest Maximus.He appeared as a guest in the MTV show
Ridiculousness on August 15, 2013. In 2014, Barbanell appeared as a
nursing home orderly in Dumb and Dumber To.
and comedian with Down syndrome, best known for playing the character
of Billy in the 2005 film The Ringer. He attended Coral Springs High
School where he graduated in 1996. He has been acting since 2000,
mostly in plays, and has studied acting with Jay Lynch of the Opus
Theater, Selma Glass at the Coconut Creek Recreation Center, and Allan
Press of the Youth Theater in Boca Raton, Florida.He made his return
to film in October 2010, having a minor role in the film Jackass 3D.
He starred as himself alongside Johnny Knoxville, whom he met while
filming The Ringer.In 2011, Barbanell had a guest role as Bradley
("B-Rad") in the Comedy Central series Workaholics, reprising it again
in the 2013 season 3 episode "Booger Nights." Also in 2011, he played
the part of "Testiclees' Cousin" in National Lampoon's 301: The Legend
of Awesomest Maximus.He appeared as a guest in the MTV show
Ridiculousness on August 15, 2013. In 2014, Barbanell appeared as a
nursing home orderly in Dumb and Dumber To.
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