Eddie

About the Job

EDDIE CANTOR (mid–40s to early 50s) A famous white vaudeville and film star—fast-talking and high-energy. The kind of performer who fills space the second he enters it: loud charm and an instinct to turn every moment into a bit. Eddie, unknowingly interrupts a heavy conversation between Bill Bojangles Robison and Jeni LaGon about the difficulty for black talent in 1950s Hollywood, while sporting his iconic BLACK FACE he wore during his and Jeni's musical performance in the film, (1937) ALI BABA GOES TO TOWN. --Must be OK with wearing BLACK FACE for the scene, an intentional and powerful physical representation of 1950s America/ Hollywood --ONE DAY WEEKEND SHOOT, filming this summer, August 2026 --ONE Location --$75 flat rate/ IMBD Credit/ Meal & Reel