| “ | Getting old... is a gift. I forget that sometimes. But it is. What more could a guy possibly want? | „ |
| ~ Eddie Gilpin to Spencer about getting old is a gift. |
Eddie Gilpin is one of the three tritagonists (alongside Milo Walker and Anthony "Fridge" Johnson) in the 2019 film Jumanji: The Next Level.
He is portrayed by Danny Devito, who also played The Lorax in the 2012 titular film, Philoctetes in Hercules, Max Medici in the 2019 live-action remake of Dumbo, Dorgle in Smallfoot, Bruce Davis in Haunted Mansion, Uncle Dan in Migration, Dorgle, Swackhammer and Harry Wormwood.
As his first avatar, he was portrayed by Dwayne Johnson, who also played Joe Kingman in The Game Plan, Jack Bruno in Race to Witch Mountain, Mathayus the Scorpion King in The Scorpion King, Luke Hobbs in The Fast and the Furious film series, Hank Parsons in Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, Roadblock in G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Hercules in the 2014 film Hercules, Ray Gaines in San Andreas, Bob Stone in Central Intelligence, Mitch Buchannon in the 2017 film adaptation of Baywatch, Davis Okoye in Rampage, Will Sawyer in Skyscraper, Frank Wolff in Jungle Cruise, Callum Drift in Red One, and also voiced Captain Chuck T. Baker in Planet 51, Maui in Moana, Krypto in DC League of Super-Pets, and Black Adam in the movie of the same name.
As his second avatar, he was portrayed by Awkwafina, who also played Courtney in The Angry Birds Movie 2, Sisu in Raya and the Last Dragon, Quail in Storks, Otto in The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge on the Run, Katy Chen in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Ms. Tarantula in The Bad Guys, Rebecca in Renfield, Scuttle in The Little Mermaid, Chump in Migration, and Zhen in Kung Fu Panda 4.
History[]
Eddie and his best friend Milo Walker owned a restaurant named "Milo and Eddie's", but got too old for it and sold it to the new owner Nora Shepherd.
He was now staying at his grandson Spencer Gilpin's house and didn't want to talk to Milo because of being forced into early retirement. However, over time, he starts to realize his friendship with Milo is more important and aids Spencer in retrieving the Falcon's Heart. In the end, he restores his friendship with Milo and gets a job as a part time manager at his former restaurant.
Trivia[]
- Dumbo (live-action) and Jumanji: The Next Level, both of which Danny DeVito starred in, came out in 2019.
- Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw and Jumanji: The Next Level, both of which Dwayne Johnson starred in, came out in 2019.
- The Angry Birds Movie 2 and Jumanji: The Next Level, both of which Awkwafina starred in, came out in 2019.
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