Ezra Buzzington is an American

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in film and television. A figure in underground cinema, Buzzington is also the founder of the Seattle Fringe Festival and co-founder of the

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Career

With over 70 film credits (and dozens of television appearances), Buzzington has been referred to as "the Dennis Hopper of underground cinema". He has played characters ranging from "Weird Al the Waiter" in '' Ghost World'' to "Goggle" (a mutant) in '' The Hills Have Eyes'' and Tudley in the Crime thriller film '' The Chair''. He also appeared in the Academy Award-winning Best Picture '' The Artist'' and the Oscar-nominated ''

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''. He has worked with directors

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(twice),

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(twice),

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(twice),

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(twice),

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(four times),

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and the

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(also twice). He was a series regular in the role of Oswald Eisengrim on

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's '' Crossbones'' opposite

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, recurred on NBC's '' Law & Order True Crime'' as DDA Elliot Alhadeff, recurred on

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's '' The Middle'' as the hard of hearing co-worker of

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's character, starred in an episode of

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's ''

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'' and made several appearances on '' Justified'' for FX. He is the founder of the Seattle Fringe Festival, co-founder of the

with John Clancy and Aaron Beall, and an advisor for the Hollywood Fringe Festival during its first seven years. He is also the creator of Theatrism, a metaphysical approach to theatrical staging.

Personal life

He lives in

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. He was born and raised in

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Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

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