Eddie Steeples
| Eddie Steeples | |
|---|---|
| Born |
November 25, 1973 Spring, Texas, United States |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2001–present |
Eddie Steeples (born November 25, 1973)[1] is an American actor known for his roles as the "Rubberband Man" in an advertising campaign for OfficeMax, and as Darnell "Crabman" Turner on the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl.
Biography
Steeples was born and raised in Spring, Texas, the oldest of eight children. After graduating from Klein Oak High School in 1992, he moved to Santa Cruz, California, where he took acting classes at a community college. He later studied with the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre and briefly at Howard University, eventually settling in New York City.[2] There Steeples joined the experimental film group Mo-Freek, and a hip hop group, No Surrender. Among the Mo-Freek productions he has starred in are Lost in the Bush, Caravan Summer, and People Are Dead. He also starred in the short film Whoa and appeared as a guest on The Chris Rock Show.[3]
Steeples became nationally known when he was cast as the "Rubberband Man" in a series of commercials for OfficeMax.[2] He has also appeared in feature films.
Steeples played the role of Darnell Turner on the NBC comedy series My Name Is Earl, which premiered on September 20, 2005 and ran for four seasons. Steeples on the show was known as Darnell Turner (witness protection name) aka Harry Monroe (real name) a.k.a. "Crab Man".
Personal life
Steeples has discredited what he calls false Internet claims saying he was married to a "Marinas Suela" in 2008.[4]
Filmography
- Whoa (2001) as P.
- People Are Dead (2002) as Cop #2
- Torque (2004) as Rasan
- The Best of Robbers (2006)
- Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006) as Josh (uncredited)
- Akeelah and the Bee (2006) as Derrick-T
- The Lost (2006) as Stevie-Ray
- Roman (2006) as Detective
- When Is Tomorrow (2007) as Ron
- I Know Who Killed Me (2007) as Saeed the Prosthetic Tech
- Reel Life (2009)
- Legs (2011) as 'Legs' Johnson
- Zombie Apocalypse (2011) as Billy
- Home Alone 5: The Holiday Heist (2012) as Hughes
- Would You Rather (2012) as Cal
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip (2015) as Barry
Television
- My Name Is Earl (2005–2009) as Darnell Turner
- Raising Hope (2011–2014) as Tyler
References
- ↑ "Eddie Steeples". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
- 1 2 "Eddie Steeples". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
- ↑ "Eddie Steeples". My Name Is Earl official site (TBS). Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ↑ "Steeples Baffled By Marriage Reports". ContactMusic.com. World Entertainment News Network. December 10, 2008. Archived from the original on April 25, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2016.
External links
- Eddie Steeples at the Internet Movie Database
- Eddie Steeples' talks about his tattoos at Inked Magazine
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