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Eddie Perfect
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Eddie Perfect is one of Australia’s most diverse, respected and prolific performers. His most recent work as Composer of Beetlejuice The Musical on Broadway won him a nomination for Best Original Score at the 2019 Tony Awards.
Eddie has already made his mark in the fields of comedy, music theatre composition and book writing, playwrighting, screenwriting, classical music, jazz and acting for stage and screen. He has won multiple awards for his work both as a performer and writer and has worked with top creatives such as Baz Luhrmann, the Melbourne and Sydney Symphony Orchestras, Opera Australia.
Eddie’s television credits include the series regular role of Mick in Ten’s Offspring, as a presenter on Play School, host of The Crack Up for ABC Mental Health Week, Kath and Kim, Stingers, MDA, Spicks and Specks and as a judge on Australia’s Got Talent. He can currently be seen starring in Gristmill’s isolation rom-com web series Love In Lockdown, available to watch on YouTube.
Eddie has been a regular fixture on the Australian comedy circuit, inducing as the host of the 2014 Melbourne Comedy Festival Oxfam Gala. His solo music comedy shows have received Helpmann and Green Room Awards and toured Australia, New Zealand, Edinburgh and London. In 2013, Eddie wrote his first play for Melbourne Theatre Company, the black, satirical comedy The Beast, breaking box office records and garnering critical acclaim, including an Australian tour of the show in 2016. He followed this up with Vivid White, his post-apocalyptic real estate musical for Melbourne Theatre Company, in 2017.
In 2021, Eddie toured his latest solo show Introspective chronicling his journey to Broadway. This year he can be seen starring as Franklin Hart Jnr in 9to5 The Musical at Capitol Theatre.