Edwin Neal

Cast · Writer

Born

July 12, 1945 · Houston, Texas, USA

Birth name

Joseph Edwin Neal Jr.

Edwin Neal was born in Houston, Texas, USA. Following high school, he studied with Zula Pearson at Lon Morris in Jacksonville, Texas, before moving on to acting and directing studies with B. Iden Payne at the University of Texas Drama Department. While there, he auditioned for role of HitchHiker in "Texas Chainsaw Massacre". Edwin has worked w/ Oliver Stone in "JFK" and Bob Balaban in "My Boyfriend's Back". His favorite projects include playing Bassanio to Sandy Duncan's Portia in "Merchant of Venice" in a stage production. A top voice talent for many years, Edwin was chosen for inclusion in "The World's Greatest Commercials" by Carson Productions. Other top-selling CD-ROM projects he has completed are: "Wing Commander II", "The Nile", "The Cartoon History of the Universe", and others. Edwin annually tours worldwide, making many public appearances as 'The Hitchhiker' at science-fiction conventions and related gatherings.