Edward Barbanell

Edward "Eddie" Barbanell (born December 6, 1977) is an American actor and comedian with Down syndrome, best known for playing the character of Billy in the 2005 film The Ringer.

He has been acting since 2000, mostly in plays, and has studied acting with Jay Lynch of the Opus Theater, Selma Glass at the Coconut Creek Recreation Center, and Allan Press of the Youth Theater in Boca Raton, Florida.

In 2011, Barbanell had a guest role as Bradley ("B-Rad") in the Comedy Central series Workaholics, reprising it again in the 2013 season 3 episode "Booger Nights."

Also in 2011, he played the part of "Testiclees' Cousin" in National Lampoon's 301: The Legend of Awesomest Maximus.

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