Edward "Eddie" Barbanell (born December 6, 1977) is an American actor and comedian with

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, best known for playing the character of Billy in the 2005 film '' The Ringer''. He attended

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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

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. He made his return to film in October 2010, having a minor role in the film ''

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''. He starred as himself alongside

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, whom he met while filming ''The Ringer''. In 2011, Barbanell had a guest role as Bradley ("B-Rad") in the

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series ''

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'', 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 ''

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''. He appears in the 2015 film ''

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''. Most recently he appeared as Charlie on the show '' Loudermilk''.

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1977 births American male film actors Actors with Down syndrome American actors with disabilities Living people American male comedians Comedians from New York City {{US-film-actor-1970s-stub