Emmy(R) Award Nominee Eddie Izzard Headlines The Grand Theater at Foxwoods January 17

Izzard has been hailed as one of the foremost stand-ups of his generation. His bizarre, tangential, absurd, and surreal comic narratives are lauded for their creativity and wit. Izzard’s comedic musings have earned him some top awards from Time Out and the Perrier Panel. Live at the Ambassadors received an Olivier Award nomination for Outstanding Achievement

Already one of the most acclaimed comics of his generation, Eddie Izzard is developing an equally stellar reputation as a film, television and stage actor. Izzard will next be seen in the Syfy Channel’s buccaneer classic “Treasure Island” starring as Long John Silver opposite Elijah Wood as Ben Gunn. Most recently, Izzard lent his voice to Disney’s animated feature “Cars 2” opposite Owen Wilson.

Last year, “Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story” received an Emmy® Award nomination. The original documentary culled from thousands of hours of footage, documents his rise to fame from his early influences to now. Last year, Izzard was seen on Broadway in David Mamet’s “Race” and in the independent film, “Every Day,” opposite Liev Schreiber, Helen Hunt and Carla Gugino.

Other recent film roles include “Valkyrie” opposite Tom Cruise, MGM’s animated film, “Igor,” Steven Soderbergh’s caper, “Ocean’s Thirteen” and “Ocean’s Twelve” opposite George Clooney and Brad Pitt, Julie Taymor’s “Across the Universe,” as well as lending his voice to Jerry Seinfeld’s “Bee Movie.”

In 2011 Izzard became the first solo stand-up comedian to appear at the Hollywood Bowl in his hugely successful show “Eddie Izzard: Stripped to the Bowl.” In April 2008, he embarked on the largest comedy tour of his career, his show titled, “Stripped.” In five months, he performed in 34 cities across the United States including three nights at New York’s legendary Radio City Music Hall. Upon his return to the UK, he broke box office records by selling out a five-week tour in the London’s West End in less than 48 hours. The “Stripped Tour” returned to the US for a run of arenas including a sellout show at Madison Square Garden.

In 2005, Izzard demonstrated his musical flair in “Romance and Cigarettes,” a Coen Brothers production directed by John Turturro, starring Susan Sarandon and Kate Winslet. In 2004 he was seen in the mystical western, “Blueberry,” alongside Kenneth Branagh and Zoe Wannamaker, he delighted children and adults alike as the voice of the “Sand Fairy” in Disney’s “Five Children and It;” In 2001, Izzard enjoyed great success in the US and UK for his portrayal of Charlie Chaplin in Peter Bogdanovich’s “The Cat’s Meow.”

His big-screen debut was alongside Bob Hoskins and Robin Williams in the 1996 movie, “Secret Agent.” Other highlights in his feature film career include appearing in “The Avengers” with Sean Connery and “Velvet Goldmine” with Ewan McGregor. Izzard’s credits also include “All the Queen’s Men,” “The Revenger’s Tragedy,” and as the voice of Nigel in the animated Disney movie, “The Wild.”

On television, Izzard starred in and served as a producer on the critically acclaimed FX Network Show “The Riches” opposite Minnie Driver. He also had a guest-starring role in the final season of Showtime’s “United States of Tara.”

Izzard recently ran 1,100 miles through England, Wales, North Ireland and Scotland for charity. He raised $250,000 for Sports Relief, which helps the less fortunate in Britain and poor countries worldwide.

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