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Glenn Shadix(1952-2010)

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Glenn Shadix
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William G. Scott was born in 1952 in Bessemer, Alabama. He attended Birmingham-Southern College for two years. He lived in New York City prior to moving to Hollywood in the late 1970s.

Changing his name to Glenn Shadix, he made his film debut in the poorly received The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), later winning a breakthrough role in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988) as Otho, the pretentious and treacherous interior designer who dangerously dabbles in the paranormal. Tim Burton went on to cast Shadix as the voice of the Mayor of Halloween Town in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993), and Senator Nado in Planet of the Apes (2001).

Notable television credits include NBC's Seinfeld (1989), and HBO's Carnivàle (2003). On September 7, 2010, Shadix accidentally fell at his condominium in Birmingham, Alabama, and died of blunt trauma to his head. He had already had mobility problems and was wheelchair-bound. Shadix was survived by his mother, sister and brother-in-law.
BornApril 15, 1952
DiedSeptember 7, 2010(58)
BornApril 15, 1952
DiedSeptember 7, 2010(58)
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Adelle Lutz and Glenn Shadix in Beetlejuice (1988)
Catherine O'Hara, Susan Kellermann, Adelle Lutz, and Glenn Shadix in Beetlejuice (1988)
Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Maree Cheatham, Robert Goulet, and Glenn Shadix in Beetlejuice (1988)
Glenn Shadix in Beetlejuice (1988)
Glenn Shadix in Beetlejuice (1988)
Glenn Shadix in Beetlejuice (1988)
Winona Ryder, Jeffrey Jones, Catherine O'Hara, and Glenn Shadix in Beetlejuice (1988)
Jeffrey Jones, Dick Cavett, and Glenn Shadix in Beetlejuice (1988)
Adelle Lutz and Glenn Shadix in Beetlejuice (1988)
Catherine O'Hara and Glenn Shadix in Beetlejuice (1988)
Catherine O'Hara and Glenn Shadix in Beetlejuice (1988)
Erick Avari, Lisa Marie, and Glenn Shadix in Planet of the Apes (2001)

Known for

Geena Davis, Winona Ryder, Alec Baldwin, Jeffrey Jones, Michael Keaton, and Catherine O'Hara in Beetlejuice (1988)
Beetlejuice
7.5
  • Otho
  • 1988
Danny Elfman and Chris Sarandon in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993)
The Nightmare Before Christmas
7.9
  • Mayor(voice)
  • 1993
Winona Ryder and Christian Slater in Heathers (1988)
Heathers
7.2
  • Father Ripper
  • 1988
Planet of the Apes (2001)
Planet of the Apes
5.7
  • Senator Nado
  • 2001

Credits

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Actor

  • The Little Engine That Could (2011)
    The Little Engine That Could
    • Arkana (voice)
    • 2011
  • Finding Gauguin (2010)
    Finding Gauguin
    • Monsieur Vollard
    • 2010
  • Mila Kunis in Tom Cool (2009)
    Tom Cool
    • 2009
  • The Final Curtain (2007)
    The Final Curtain
    • Jack Strong
    • 2007
  • Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ (2007)
    Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
    • Mayor of Halloween Town (English version, voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2007
  • Teen Titans (2003)
    Teen Titans
    • The Brain
    • Monsieur Mallah (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2006
  • Haley Joel Osment, Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, David Gallagher, and Hayden Panettiere in Kingdom Hearts II (2005)
    Kingdom Hearts II
    • Mayor of Halloween Town (English version, voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2005
  • All Grown Up! (2003)
    All Grown Up!
    • Santa
    • The Tree
    • Karl Bender
    • TV Series
    • 2004–2005
  • The Batman: Multiply, Divide and Conquer (2005)
    The Batman: Multiply, Divide and Conquer
    • Cluemaster (voice)
    • Video Game
    • 2005
  • Helen Mirren in Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula (2005)
    Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal's Caligula
    • Claudius
    • Short
    • 2005
  • Justice League Unlimited (2004)
    Justice League Unlimited
    • Steven Mandragora (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Jeff Bennett, Tara Strong, Grey Griffin, and Tom Kenny in Xiaolin Showdown (2003)
    Xiaolin Showdown
    • Giant Spider (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Carnivàle (2003)
    Carnivàle
    • Councilman Val Templeton
    • TV Series
    • 2003–2005
  • To Kill a Mockumentary (2004)
    To Kill a Mockumentary
    • Karl
    • Video
    • 2004
  • The Batman (2004)
    The Batman
    • Arthur 'Artie' Brown
    • The Cluemaster (voice)
    • TV Series
    • 2004

Writer

  • Sunset Tuxedo
    • Writer
    • Short
    • 2004

Producer

  • Sunset Tuxedo
    • executive producer
    • Short
    • 2004

Videos2

The Nightmare Before Christmas: 3D
Clip 1:48
The Nightmare Before Christmas: 3D
The Nightmare Before Christmas: 3D
Clip 1:59
The Nightmare Before Christmas: 3D

Personal details

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  • Official site
    • The Official Glenn Shadix Web Site
  • Alternative names
    • Glenn Shaddix
  • Height
    • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
  • Born
    • April 15, 1952
    • Bessemer, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • September 7, 2010
    • Birmingham, Alabama, USA(head injury from fall)
  • Parents
      Ruth Livingston Shadix
  • Other works
    TV Commercial for Post Cinna-Crunch Pebbles cereal (1999)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Was offered his role in The Nightmare Before Christmas (1993) while swimming in the backyard pool of Tim Burton. The two had been friends since working together in Beetlejuice (1988).
  • Trademark
      Southern baritone voice

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