- Born
- Birth nameJoseph Edwin Neal Jr.
- Height6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- 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.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Anonymous
- SpouseTheresa Jara(? - present) (8 children)
- ChildrenPreston NealMorna NealMarlee NealHeidi JamesKirsche DicksonDavid ValenzuelaAngelina HitchcockAndrea Ramos
- Gender / Gender identityMale
- Once owned one of the world's largest movie poster collections, dating from 1900 onwards.
- He received the Bronze Star for Valor in Vietnam in 1969.
- When he auditioned for the part of the Hitchhiker, he read the script and thought the character reminded him of an eccentric relative. He screen-tested by acting like his relative and got the part.
- He once owned Leatherface's apron, worn in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre".
- He was inducted into the Hollywood Horror Hall of Fame, 1993.
- To tell you the truth, I don't want to be Clark Gable. I want to be Strother Martin. Or L.Q. Jones. A character actor.
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