BIOGRAPHY
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Name: Edward Herrmann
Date of birth: 21 July 1943
Place of birth: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Height: 6ft. 5in.
Religion: Catholic
Education: Graduated Bucknell University, Lewisburg, PA (BA in English, 1965); London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (drama)
Parents: John Anthony Herrmann (father); Jean Eleanor Herrmann (mother)
Marital status: Leigh Curran (9 September 1978 - ?) (divorced); Star (current)
Children: Rory (son); Ryen (daughter); Emma (daughter)
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Also credited as Edward Herman, Ed Hermann, Ed Herrman and Ed Herrmann.
Has German ancestry on his father's side.
Lives in Salisbury, Connecticut.
Phi Kappa Psi fraternity member (Bucknell University).
Bucknell University honoured him with the Award for Outstanding Achievement in a Chosen Profession.
Was the director for Bucknell’s Association for the Arts from 1989 to 1990 and was their 1989 commencement speaker.
Grew up in the Detroit (Michigan) area.
Performed several plays in Dallas (Texas).
Voiced Dodge TV commercials, audio books and several documentaries (The History Channel).
Voices the Salvation Army radio ads.
Awarded the 1999 AUDIE award for his work in the complete recording of the King James Bible..
Won a Tony Award for Best Supporting Actor in the play Mrs. Warren’s Profession.
Won an Emmy for his guest role on The Practice.
Vintage car enthusiast and restorer.
Has owned Carroll Shelby's Aston Martin DB2/4 Mark III.
Has owned a 1932 Packard 900 roadster.
Took a Dodge/Skip Barber Two-Day Driving School course, with his daughter Ryen, as a Christmas present to give her the opportunity to learn the right way to handle today's cars.
MC for the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance every August.
According to an interview, as of 2006, Ed's children are 10, 26 and 29 years old.
Daughter Ryen has done some acting, including the character Alexandra in the "Bridesmaids Revisited" (6.16) episode of Gilmore Girls, in 2006.
Son Rory is a talented chef in a well-known New York restaurant.
Favourite roles include Stanhope in the Journey's End play and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
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Ed was always listed as making a "special appearance" on Gilmore Girls. Usually, the three most important actor names in the opening credits are first credit, second and last. It's based on the size of the actor's part and/or the actor themselves. These actors may or may not be the most recognized names in the credits list but are the ones most likely to be remembered by viewers. The first and second credits are always used for the two main stars of the show, even if nobody knows who they are when the show first starts out. Ed was probably the most known actor working on the show when it first started, but Richard Gilmore wasn't a title character, so he didn't get first or second credit. The show wouldn't have been able to pay Ed what he was actually worth for doing the show since it was merely a WB production, and since he did them a favour by being on the show, they replaced the high paycheck with the last credit slot. Furthermore, it's also known to have the fourth important actor listed second to last. Therefore you have Lauren Graham (most important with first credit), Alexis Bledel (second most important with second credit), Edward Herrmann (third most important with last credit) and Kelly Bishop (fourth most important with second to last credit). The extra credit text with Ed's name can be whatever is seen fit and doesn't necessarily mean anything in regards to the actor or credit status.
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