EDWARD TATE

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EDWARD TATE

PHOTOS

OVERVIEW______________________

DATE OF BIRTH May 19, 1983 in New York City, New York

BIOGRAPHY Edward Tate, born Edward Ezekiel Tate, was born to a German-American father and an African-American mother in Manhattan and raised in Brooklyn. He attended Northeastern University in Boston where he majored in Molecular Biology. While attending Northeastern, he began to take interest in the arts and was apart of many of the school's production. Initially, Edward aspired to attend Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, having scored a 37 on his MCATs, however, decided against it as he became more involved in acting. After a few years of petty roles in smaller films, Edward took to the adult film industry, where he gathered a moderate amount of fame and a relatively stable income. Recently, Edward has removed himself from adult film and moved to LA in order to pursue a career in mainstream film and television. He is slated to act in Saving Hope which is currently filming.

TRIVIA

• As a child, he wanted to be a neurosurgeon.
  
• He enjoys cooking and identifies Michael Simon as a role model.
  
• Edward is often involved in racial and sexual identity-based protests.
  
• His favorite artists are John Legend, Kanye West and Amy Winehouse.
  
• Graduated magna cum laude from Northeastern University.
  
• Identifies as fluid, was some might consider a subculture of bisexuality.
  
• His mother, Michelle, is a cardiologist, his father a corporate attorney.
  
• While at Northeastern, Edward became a member of Kappa Alpha Psi.
  

PERSONAL QUOTES

• "I only did it for the money. Not to be Ron Jeremy. He's a nasty little man."
  
• "It's alright to be a little weird. We're all a little weird."
  
• "Mangia! as the Italians say. You need some meat on your bones."
  
• "They say I'm a pretty person. I'd rather be a person who's pretty."
  
• "What's done is done. Gotta learn that sooner or later."
  

AWARDS

• 2006, nominated best new male performer (xbiz awards)
  
• 2008, won best on-screen chemistry with jess garcia for moan (xrco awards)
  
• 2011, won best actor in a television drama for saving hope (golden globes)
  

FILMOGRAPHY___________________

• HUMMINGBIRD HEARTBEAT (2012 ) . . . . JACKSON MURPHY
  
• SAVING HOPE ( 2010 ) . . . . TRENTON KELLY
  
• BROOKLYN'S FINEST ( 2009 ) . . . . EDDIE QUINLAN
  
• PLANET 69 ( 2009 ) . . . . MATTHEW
  
• THE GAY PLAN ( 2009 ) . . . . MARC
  
• STALKING TALL ( 2009 ) . . . . ALEX
  
• STORM HER CASTLE 2 ( 2009 ) . . . . TERRANCE
  
• THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS 2 ( 2008 ) . . . . LEO
  
• MOAN ( 2008 ) . . . . JEFF
  
• STORM HER CASTLE ( 2008 ) . . . . TERRANCE
  
• COCKOLOGY ( 2008 ) . . . . DR. AMBERS
  
• FUNKENSTEIN'S MONSTER ( 2007 ) . . . . FUNKENSTEIN
  
• DOGGING DATE AFTERNOON ( 2007 ) . . . . MAX
  
• INDEPENDENCE DATE ( 2007 ) . . . . GUY
  
• THERE'S SOMETHING SEXY ABOUT MARY ( 2006 ) . . . . ED
  
• THREE MEN AND A BABE ( 2006 ) . . . . BRIAN
  
• GUNNS CLUB FOR MEN ( 2006 ) . . . . MARCUS
  
• CAN I HAVE YO NUMBA? ( 2006 ) . . . . DAVIS
  
• BROOKLYN'S BRIDGE ( 2006 ) . . . . ROBERT PAUL
  
• HIS MILK, HER SHAKE ( 2006 ) . . . . ANDRE
  
• DEFCOCK ( 2006 ) . . . . CADET STEVENS
  
• HAPPY ENDING 3 ( 2006 ) . . . . OLIVER
  
• CUM ON IN ( 2006 ) . . . . AJ
  
• MOUTHFUL ( 2006 ) . . . . JORDAN
  
• HARDCOCK HOTEL ( 2006 ) . . . . ANDREW