Glenn Shadix

{{Infobox person

| name = Glenn Shadix

| image = File:Glenn Shadix DragonCon 2004- cropped.jpg

| caption = Shadix in 2004

| birth_name = William Glenn Shadix

| birth_date = {{birth date|1952|4|15}}

| birth_place = Bessemer, Alabama, U.S.

| death_date = {{death date and age|2010|9|7|1952|4|15}}

| death_place = Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.

| occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian}}

| spouse = Jon Jung{{Cite web|url=https://www.pajiba.com/miscellaneous/glenn-shadix-1952-2010-rip.php|title=Glenn Shadix 1952 - 2010|date=September 10, 2010|website=Pajiba|access-date=October 9, 2020|archive-date=November 24, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201124234814/https://www.pajiba.com/miscellaneous/glenn-shadix-1952-2010-rip.php|url-status=live}}

| years_active = 1979–2010

}}

William Glenn Shadix (April 15, 1952 – September 7, 2010) was an American actor and comedian. He was best known for his roles as Otho Fenlock in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice and the Mayor of Halloween Town in The Nightmare Before Christmas.{{cite web |title=Glenn Shadix, Actor in 'Beetlejuice,' Dies at 58 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/arts/09shadix.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=October 11, 2014 |date=September 9, 2010 |archive-date=July 2, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702213411/http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/09/arts/09shadix.html |url-status=live }}

Early life

Shadix was born on April 15, 1952, in Bessemer, Alabama, the eldest child in the family. His surname was legally changed to "Scott" when his mother, Annie Ruth (née Livingston), remarried a few years after his birth,{{cite web |author=Gary Childress |title=Bio Tales Photo Gallery (Getting there was more than half the fun..) |url=http://www.glennshadix.com/biotales/ghwhtf02.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140523064528/http://www.glennshadix.com/biotales/ghwhtf02.html |archive-date=May 23, 2014 |access-date=March 4, 2023 |publisher=GlennShadix.com}} although he would use his original surname when working as an actor. He attended Birmingham–Southern College for two years, studying with absurdist playwright-director Arnold Powell.Wilson, Claire M. (July 7, 2010) "[http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-2615 Glenn Shadix] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120307125939/http://encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-2615 |date=2012-03-07 }}". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved September 7, 2010.

Career

He lived in Manhattan, New York City, prior to moving to Hollywood in 1977. He got his breakthrough film role in Beetlejuice as interior decorator Otho Fenlock, while appearing in The Groundlings comedy troupe and performing in the stage play Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights, portraying Gertrude Stein.{{cite web |title=Glenn Shadix: From Alabama To Hollywood And Back |date=September 8, 2010 |url=http://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/article/glenn-shadix-from-alabama-to-hollywood-and-back |publisher=Legacy.com |access-date=April 12, 2017 |archive-date=April 13, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170413072716/http://www.legacy.com/news/celebrity-deaths/article/glenn-shadix-from-alabama-to-hollywood-and-back |url-status=live }} Beetlejuice filmmaker Tim Burton went on to cast Shadix in 1993's The Nightmare Before Christmas and the 2001 remake of Planet of the Apes. Throughout the 1990s he had small roles on iconic television shows, including Cheers, Roseanne, The Fresh Prince , and Seinfeld.

In 1995, Shadix was cast as Ray Cathode in the Space Mountain queue advertisements when the ride was sponsored by FedEx.

In 2005, Shadix was cast as the voices of the Brain and Monsieur Mallah in season five of the Teen Titans animated series. His other voice work includes the aforementioned Nightmare, and episodes of Jackie Chan Adventures and Justice League Unlimited (where he played Steven Mandragora). He reprised his Nightmare Before Christmas role in the video game The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge and Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts II.

His television work included the HBO drama Carnivàle, the NBC television comedy Seinfeld, in which he played Jerry's landlord, and playing the roles of giant brothers Typhoon and Typhon in Hercules: The Legendary Journeys. On stage, Shadix was set to begin rehearsals for a Birmingham production of Alan Bennett's History Boys.{{Citation needed|date=September 2010}}

Personal life

According to an interview with the Truth Wins Out website, Shadix came out as gay at the age of 17. His parents then enrolled him in "ex-gay therapy", which included shock treatments. When this failed to change his orientation, he attempted suicide by overdosing with Elavil. His parents rushed him to a hospital, where he survived a three-day coma. After the incident, his parents began to accept his sexuality.[http://blog.al.com/live/2010/09/glenn_shadix_beetlejuice_ex-gay_therapy.html Late Bessemer-born Beetlejuice actor Glenn Shadix said he had 'ex-gay' shock therapy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160712185704/http://blog.al.com/live/2010/09/glenn_shadix_beetlejuice_ex-gay_therapy.html |date=July 12, 2016 }}. blog.al.com. September 8, 2010.{{cite web |url=http://blog.al.com/bob-carlton/2010/09/actor_and_bessemer_native_glen.html |title=Actor and Bessemer native Glenn Shadix, who died Tuesday, appeared in more than 70 films and TV shows, from 'Beetle Juice' to 'Seinfeld' |date=September 8, 2010 |publisher=Blog.al.com |access-date=May 22, 2014 |archive-date=June 24, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624085227/http://blog.al.com/bob-carlton/2010/09/actor_and_bessemer_native_glen.html |url-status=live }}

Shadix was known to be a long-time fan of Joan Baez, dating back to his childhood, when he had to hide her records from his family who disapproved of the folk singer. Shadix travelled cross country to attend one of her concerts and meet her in person.{{Cite web|url=https://bessemeropinions.wordpress.com/category/glenn-shadix/|title=Glenn Shadix|website=Bessemer Opinions 2|access-date=October 3, 2023|archive-date=October 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231005190017/https://bessemeropinions.wordpress.com/category/glenn-shadix/|url-status=live}}

In 2007, after spending 30 years in Los Angeles, Shadix retired to his native Bessemer, Alabama, where he purchased a Queen Anne-style, Victorian-era home. The house was completely destroyed in a fire on December 13, 2008. Shadix told reporters, "I have lost my dream."[http://www.tmz.com/2008/12/23/beetle-juice-actors-house-burns/ "Beetlejuice Actor's House Burns"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223160230/http://www.tmz.com/2008/12/23/beetle-juice-actors-house-burns/ |date=December 23, 2008 }}, TMZ.com, December 23, 2008

Death

In 2009, Shadix underwent surgery to provide relief to an ankle which he broke while filming.{{Cite web |date=November 23, 2010 |title=Glenn's Ruminations: April 2009 Archives |url=http://glennshadix.com/blog/2009/04/ |access-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-date=November 23, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123020048/http://glennshadix.com/blog/2009/04/ |url-status=bot: unknown }} Subsequently, he had mobility problems and used a wheelchair.{{Cite web |last=Joe |date=September 8, 2010 |title=Bessemer Opinions: Glenn Shadix; Rest in Peace, my friend |url=http://bessemeropinions.blogspot.com/2010/09/glenn-shadix-rest-in-peace-my-friend.html |access-date=March 23, 2023 |website=Bessemer Opinions |archive-date=March 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230323210348/http://bessemeropinions.blogspot.com/2010/09/glenn-shadix-rest-in-peace-my-friend.html |url-status=live }} On September 7, 2010, Shadix was found dead in his home. According to his sister, Susan Gagne, he fell and hit his head in the kitchen at his condominium in Birmingham, Alabama, and died of blunt trauma.{{cite web|last1=Carlton|first1=Bob|title=Bessemer native and "Beetlejuice" actor Glenn Shadix dies following a fall in his condo|url=http://blog.al.com/bob-carlton/2010/09/bessemer_native_and_beetle_jui.html|website=al.com/|access-date=October 11, 2014|date=September 7, 2010|archive-date=October 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141020082336/http://blog.al.com/bob-carlton/2010/09/bessemer_native_and_beetle_jui.html|url-status=live}}

Filmography

=Film=

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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1979 \|Skatetown, U.S.A. \| \|{{Cite web \|date=November 23, 2010 \|title=Glenn's Ruminations: February 2009 Archives \|url=http://glennshadix.com/blog/2009/02/ \|access-date=March 3, 2023 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101123015652/http://glennshadix.com/blog/2009/02/ \|archive-date=November 23, 2010 }}
1981	The Postman Always Rings Twice	Twin Oaks Customer
rowspan="3" \|1988	Beetlejuice	Otho Fenlock
Sunset	Roscoe Arbuckle
Heathers	Father Ripper
1989	Parent Trap: Hawaiian Honeymoon	Chet	Television film
1990	Meet the Applegates	Greg Samson
1991	Bingo	Duke
1992	Sleepwalkers	Mr. Fallows
rowspan="2" \|1993	Demolition Man	Associate Bob
The Nightmare Before Christmas	The Mayor of Halloween Town	Voice{{Cite web\|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Glenn-Shadix/\|title=Glenn Shadix (visual voices guide)\|website=Behind The Voice Actors\|access-date=December 18, 2018\|archive-date=December 19, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181219001059/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Glenn-Shadix/\|url-status=live}}
rowspan="3" \|1994	Dark Side of Genius	Leon Bennini
My Summer Story	Leopold Doppler, Manager of Orpheum Theater
Love Affair	Anthony Rotundo
rowspan="3" \|1996	Dunston Checks In	Lionel Spalding
Multiplicity	Building Inspector
The Empty Mirror	Hermann Göring
rowspan="2" \|1997	Men	Neil
Sparkler	Announcer
1998	Chairman of the Board	Larry
rowspan="2" \|1999	Storm	Nate	Direct-to-video
Bartok the Magnificent	Townspeople	Voice, direct-to-video
rowspan="2" \|2000	Red Dirt	Virgil Cunningham
More Dogs Than Bones	Geoff
rowspan="3" \|2001	Fast Sofa	Apartment Manager
Planet of the Apes	Senator Nado
Shut Yer Dirty Little Mouth!	Peter
2002	The Day the Dolls Struck Back	Narrator	Voice, direct-to-video
rowspan="2" \|2003	Sol Goode	Casting Director
Rose's	Sheriff Winslow
2004	To Kill a Mockumentary	Karl	Direct-to-video
2007	The Final Curtain	Jack Strong
2009	Tom Cool
2010	Finding Gauguin	Monsieur Vollard	Posthumous release

=Television=

Year	Title	Role	Notes
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
1987	The Golden Girls	Musician	Episode: "Diamond in the Rough"
1990	Roseanne	Jay	Episode: "Chicken Hearts"
1991	Seinfeld	Harold	Episode: "The Apartment"
rowspan="2" \|1992	Night Court	Dermot Drake	Episode: "The 1992 Boat Show"
Cheers	Bernard	Episode: "The Beer Is Always Greener"
1993	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Ralph Scorpius	Episode: "Hex and the Single Guy"
1994	Dinosaurs	Ray, Monster	Voice, 2 episodes
1994–95	Tattooed Teenage Alien Fighters from Beverly Hills	Nimbar	Voice, 40 episodes
1994	Aaahh!!! Real Monsters	Guard Monster	Voice, episode: "Monsters, Get Real/Snorched If You Do, Snorched If You Don't"
1995–96	The Mask: Animated Series	Lonnie the Shark	Voice, 4 episodes
rowspan="3" \|1995	Bobby's World	Additional voices	Episode: "Bobby the Genius"
Life with Louie	Additional voices	Episode: "Lake Winnibigoshish"
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Typhon	Season 2/Episode 10: "Cast a Giant Shadow"
rowspan="2" \|1996	Quack Pack	Professor Tobar, Dr. Emile	Voice, 2 episodes
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Typhon	Season 3/Episode 6: "Monster Child in the Promised Land"
1996–98	The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor	Additional voices	26 episodes
rowspan="4" \|1997	What a Cartoon!	Doctor	Voice, episode: "Snoot's New Squat"
Duckman	Army Leader Guest	Voice, episode: "Duckman and Cornfed in 'Haunted Society Plumbers'"
Extreme Ghostbusters	Mirror Demon	Voice, episode: "The Ghostmakers"
Hercules: The Legendary Journeys	Typhoon	Season 4/Episode 1: "Beanstalks and Bad Eggs"
1997–98	The New Adventures of Zorro	Additional voices	26 Episodes
1997	Cow and Chicken	Prisoner #1, Poopy the Clown, Gate Guard	Voice, episode: "Field Trip to Folsom Prison"
1998	Jumanji	Mr. Shattuck	Voice, episode: "Return of Squint"
rowspan="3" \|1999	Thanks	Doctor Addington	6 episodes
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch	Caligula	Episode: "Salem, the Boy"
Rocket Power	Mayor	Voice, episode: "D is for Dad/Banned on the Run"
2000	Men in Black: The Series	Additional voices	Episode: "The Spectacle Syndrome"
2000–01	Stainboy	Sgt. Glen Dale, Charity Home Matron, TV Announcer #2	Voice, 6 episodes
2001–02	Jackie Chan Adventures	Tso Lan, Xiao Fung	Voice, 5 episodes
2001	ER	Eldon	Episode: "Blood, Sugar, Sex, Magic"
2002	Time Squad	Man, King of Troy	Voice, episode: "Never Look A Trojan in the Gift Horse"
2003	Lilo & Stitch: The Series	'Look At This' Producer	Voice, episode: "Swirly"
2003–05	Carnivàle	Val Templeton	5 episodes
2004–05	All Grown Up!	Santa, The Tree, Karl Bender	Voice, 2 episodes
2004	The Batman	Arthur Brown / Cluemaster	Voice, episode: "Q&A"
rowspan="2" \|2005	Xiaolin Showdown	Giant Spider	Voice, episode: "Dangerous Minds"
Justice League Unlimited	Steven Mandragora	Voice, episode: "Double Date"
2005–06	Teen Titans	Brain, Monsieur Mallah	Voice, 6 episodes

=Video games=

Year	Title	Role	Notes
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1994	Demolition Man	Associate Bob	Archive footage from Demolition Man
2004	The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge	rowspan=5\|The Mayor of Halloween Town
2005	Kingdom Hearts II	English
2007	Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+
2014	Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 Remix	rowspan=2\|Archival audio
2017	Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 + 2.5 Remix