Eddie Spears
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Eddie Spears is an American actor. He is a member of the Kul Wicasa Oyate Lakota (often called "Sioux") Lower Brulé
Tribe of South Dakota
.
He has 5 brothers and 1 sister. His older brother Michael
is also an actor.
Spears has been in the spotlight since age 10 starting with his first role in TNT
's production of Geronimo
. It was shot in Arizona
.
According to him, his most rewarding role to date was Shane Chasing Horse in Dreamkeeper
.
When he was cast for the lead in Black Cloud
(2004), directed by Rick Schroder
, he trained for three months with legendary boxing trainer Jimmy Gambia to perfect his boxing skills before filming started. The story is about a Navajo boxer training for the Golden Gloves with the promise of a spot at the Olympics while struggling with the secrets of his family's heritage. One of the scenes was filmed in Las Vegas during the 2003 Golden Gloves National Championship.
He attended and was a mentor at the 2nd annual HatcH audiovisual festival in Bozeman, Montana in October 2005. HatcH is a film and arts festival whose mission is to provide mentorship, education, inspiration, and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators.
He can speak Lakota, but has admitted that he is not fluent. He is an avid outdoorsman with hunting, fishing, archery and rodeo experience. Eddie can dance both the traditional and grass ceremonies of the Lakota. He also travels nationally as a keynote speaker.
Brulé
The Brulé are one of the seven branches or bands of the Teton Lakota Sioux American Indian nation. They are known as Sičháŋǧu Oyáte , or "Burnt Thighs Nation," and so, were called Brulé by the French...
Tribe of South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
.
He has 5 brothers and 1 sister. His older brother Michael
Michael Spears
Michael Spears is an American actor.Spears was born in Lower Brulé Tribe, South Dakota to Native American parents. He is a member of the Sicangu Lakota Lower Brule Tribe of South Dakota...
is also an actor.
Spears has been in the spotlight since age 10 starting with his first role in TNT
Turner Network Television
Turner Network Television is an American cable television channel created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner...
's production of Geronimo
Geronimo (TV film)
Joseph Runningfox starred in a 1993 TNT television movie as Geronimo. First Nations actor Jimmy Herman appeared in this motion picture as the Old Geronimo...
. It was shot in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
.
According to him, his most rewarding role to date was Shane Chasing Horse in Dreamkeeper
Dreamkeeper
Dreamkeeper is a 2003 film written by John Fusco and directed by Steve Barron. The main plot of the film is the conflict between a Lakota elder and storyteller named Pete Chasing Horse and his Lakota grandson, Shane Chasing Horse...
.
When he was cast for the lead in Black Cloud
Black Cloud
Black Cloud is a 2004 American film directed and written by Rick Schroder.- Plot:Black Cloud , a young Navajo man, must take a journey of personal growth to prepare himself for a chance at boxing in the Olympics...
(2004), directed by Rick Schroder
Rick Schroder
Richard Bartlett "Rick" Schroder, Jr. is an American actor and film director.He debuted in the 1979 hit film The Champ, going on to become a child star on the sitcom Silver Spoons...
, he trained for three months with legendary boxing trainer Jimmy Gambia to perfect his boxing skills before filming started. The story is about a Navajo boxer training for the Golden Gloves with the promise of a spot at the Olympics while struggling with the secrets of his family's heritage. One of the scenes was filmed in Las Vegas during the 2003 Golden Gloves National Championship.
He attended and was a mentor at the 2nd annual HatcH audiovisual festival in Bozeman, Montana in October 2005. HatcH is a film and arts festival whose mission is to provide mentorship, education, inspiration, and recognition to the next generation of creative innovators.
He can speak Lakota, but has admitted that he is not fluent. He is an avid outdoorsman with hunting, fishing, archery and rodeo experience. Eddie can dance both the traditional and grass ceremonies of the Lakota. He also travels nationally as a keynote speaker.
Filmography
- Hell On WheelsHell on Wheels (TV series)Hell on Wheels is an American dramatic television series created and produced by Joe and Tony Gayton. Set in 1865, the series centers on the settlement that accompanied the construction of the first transcontinental railroad, referred to as "Hell on Wheels" by the company men, surveyors, support...
(2011) (TV series) .... Joseph Black Moon - Comanche MoonComanche MoonComanche Moon is a 1997 western novel by Larry McMurtry. It is the fourth and final book published in the Lonesome Dove series, but the second installment in terms the chronology of the narrative.-Plot introduction:...
(2008) (TV mini-series) .... Quanah Parker - Bury My Heart at Wounded KneeBury My Heart at Wounded KneeBury My Heart at Wounded Knee by American writer Dee Brown is a history of Native Americans in the American West in the late nineteenth century. He describes the people's displacement through forced relocations and years of warfare waged by the United States federal government...
(2007) (TV) .... Chasing Crane - Into the WestInto the West (TV miniseries)Into the West is a 2005 miniseries produced by Steven Spielberg and Dreamworks, with six two-hour episodes . The series was first broadcast in the U.S. on Turner Network Television on six Fridays starting on June 10, 2005...
(2005) TV mini-series .... Red Lance - Black Cloud (2004) .... Black Cloud
- Edge of America (2003) (TV) .... Franklin
- Dreamkeeper (2003) (TV) .... Shane Chasing Horse
- The Slaughter RuleThe Slaughter RuleThe Slaughter Rule is an independent film, released in 2002 and starring Ryan Gosling and David Morse. The movie, set in contemporary Montana, explores the relationship between a small-town high school football player , and his troubled coach...
(2002) .... Tracy Two Dogs - Geronimo (1993) (TV) .... Ishkiye
External links
- http://www.eddiespearsactor.com/
- http://www.eddiespears.com/