Jeff East is an American

United States

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 actor. His best-known role is in the 1978 hit film Superman as the teenage Clark Kent

Clark Kent

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.

Film and television credits

Other films East starred in include Tom Sawyer (1973), Huckleberry Finn

Huckleberry Finn (1974 film)

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(1974), Flight of the Wolf (1974), Summer Of Fear aka "Stranger In Our House" (1978), Klondike Fever

Klondike Fever

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(1980), Deadly Blessing

Deadly Blessing

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(1981), Up the Creek (1984), Dream West (1986), Pumpkinhead

Pumpkinhead (film)

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(1988), Another Chance

Another Chance

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(1989), and Deadly Exposure (1993).

East also starred in the 1983 TV movie The Day After

The Day After

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. His TV guest appearances include M*A*S*H, Otherworld

Otherworld

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, and Shades of L.A..

Superman: The Movie dialogue dubbing

Unbeknownst to East, his Superman dialogue was dubbed over by Christopher Reeve

Christopher Reeve

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, a situation which he admits led to some tension between the two actors. The only time his real voice is heard in the film is when he yells "Whoooohooooooo" when narrowly speeding past a train.

Personal life

East was born in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1957, East became involved in real estate development with his father. In February 2004, East moved back to Kansas City to take over his father's commercial real estate company.

East has been married twice. His first marriage was to Lori Gates, producing two children, Alexander Gates East (born 1984) and Madison Gates East (born 1987). His second marriage was short-lived and produced no children.

East currently resides in the Kansas City area. He was a producer/director working on films in 2008 and 2009.

External links

• Jeff East Interview, November 2004