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In 2007, When "Gilmore Girls" was cancelled, Edward was never informed of this, and only found out when a woman at a coffee shop came up to him and said: "Hey, I'm sorry your show was cancelled, I loved it". Ed Responded by saying: "It Is?".
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Edward is like his character Richard on the Gilmore Girls for the fact that someone in his family shares the same name as a character on the show. In the show his grandaughters nickname is Rory and in real life his son is named Rory.
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Edward was the Narrator of the show Violent Earth: New England's Killer Hurricane that is on the History Channel.
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Edward played Grant Stayton the third in the movie Overboard .
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Active participant in car shows and rallies, becoming a leading figure among automobile enthusiasts.
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In 1999, Edward was awarded the AUDIE award for his work in the complete recording of the King James Bible.
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Has appeared in several successful movies such as The Aviator, The Emperor's Club, and Nixon.
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Edward's career spans 3 decades.
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Edward was recently honored by his alma mater for outstanding achievement in his profession.
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Has recorded several audiobooks including As Time Goes By, John Adams, and MacArthur's War.
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Edward is the MC for the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance every August.
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Is known for his uncanny portrayal of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in "Eleanor and Franklin".
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Went to London's Academy of Music and Dramatic Art on a Fulbright scholarship.
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Won an Emmy in 1999 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for playing Anderson Pearson on The Practice.
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First starring role on television was Richard Gilmore on Gilmore Girls.
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Was the voice behind the 1998 Rayovac Battery commercials.
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Supplies the voice for U.S. radio announcements from the Salvation Army.
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Edward is 6'5" tall.
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The year Edward won his Tony award, Kelly Bishop, who plays his wife on Gilmore Girls, also won an award.
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Edward won a Tony for his role in "Mrs. Warren's Profession."
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Has done the voice over for several Dodge commercials.
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Edward grew up in Detroit but studied drama overseas at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art.
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Has a large collection of classic cars and loves to restore them.
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At Bucknell University, Edward was a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity.
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Edward is a graduate of Bucknell University.