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{{short description|American actor (born 1973)}}
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| notable role = "Rubberband Man" in [[OfficeMax]] advertising campaign <br> [[Darnell Turner|Darnell "Crab Man" Turner]] in ''[[My Name Is Earl]]''
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'''Eddie Steeples''' (born November 25, 1973)<ref name=tvg>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/eddie-steeples/bio/193534/ | title= Eddie Steeples| magazine= [[TV Guide|TVGuide.com]]| access-date= April 24, 2016| archive-date= December 11, 2011| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111211164934/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/eddie-steeples/bio/193534|url-status=live}}</ref> is an American [[actor]] known for his roles as the "Rubberband Man" in an [[advertising campaign]] for [[OfficeMax]], Cal in ''[[Would You Rather (film)|Would You Rather]]'', as [[List of My Name Is Earl characters#Darnell Turner|Darnell Turner]] on the [[NBC]] [[situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[My Name Is Earl]],'' and Eddie on ''[[The Guest Book]]''.


==Life and career==
'''Eddie Steeples''' (born [[November 25]], [[1975]] in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor]].
Steeples was born in [[St. Louis, Missouri]], raised in Spring, Texas, and is the oldest of eight children. He was dubbed the "Distinguished Dog" in grade school by his friends and family due his dignified and doglike appearance. After graduating from [[Klein Oak High School]] in 1992, he moved to [[Santa Cruz, California]], where he took acting classes at [[Cabrillo College]]. He later studied with the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre and briefly at [[Howard University]], eventually settling in [[New York City]].<ref name=yahoo>{{Cite web | title = Eddie Steeples | publisher = [[Yahoo! Movies]] | access-date = 2010-12-01 | url = https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808874489/bio | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110622022959/http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1808874489/bio | archive-date= June 22, 2011}}</ref> There Steeples joined the experimental film group Mo-Freek, and a hip hop group, No Surrender.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} Among the Mo-Freek productions he has starred in are ''Lost in the Bush'', ''Caravan Summer'', and ''People Are Dead''.{{citation needed|date=April 2016}} He also starred in the short film ''Whoa'' and appeared as a guest on ''[[The Chris Rock Show]]''.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Eddie Steeples | publisher =My Name Is Earl official site ([[TBS (U.S. TV channel)|TBS]]) | access-date = 2010-12-06 | url = http://www.tbs.com/stories/story/0,,132991,00.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140203152011/http://www.tbs.com/stories/story/0,,132991,00.html | archive-date= February 3, 2014}}</ref>


Steeples became nationally known when he was cast as the "Rubberband Man" in a series of commercials for [[OfficeMax]].<ref name= yahoo /> He has also appeared in feature films.
Long interested in an acting career, Steeples studied theater at the St. Louis Repertory and moved to [[New York City|New York]] in the mid-[[1990s]]. There he joined an experimental film group, Mo-Freek, and a [[hip hop music|hip hop]] group, No Surrender, to which he still belongs. Among the Mo-Freek productions he has starred in are ''Lost in the Bush'', ''Caravan Summer'', and ''People Are Dead''. He also starred in the short film ''Whoa'' and appeared as a guest on ''The Chris Rock Show''.


Steeples played the role of [[Darnell Turner]] on the NBC comedy series ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'', which premiered on September 20, 2005 and ran for four seasons. Steeples on the show was known as Darnell Turner (witness protection name) aka Harry Monroe (real name) a.k.a. "Crab Man".
Steeples became nationally known when he was cast as the "Rubberband Man" in a series of award-winning [[television commercial|commercials]] for [[OfficeMax]], featuring the 1976 song "[[The Rubberband Man]]" by [[The Spinners (U.S. band)|The Spinners]]. Steeples' performance in those commercials led him to be named one of the "World's Sexiest Men" of [[2004]] by ''[[People magazine|People]]'' [[magazine]]. He has also appeared in the feature movie ''[[Torque (film)|Torque]]'', starring [[Ice Cube]], Faison Love, and [[Jaime Pressly]].


==Filmography==
Steeples appeared in the movie ''[[Akeelah and the Bee]]'', starring [[Laurence Fishburne]] and [[Angela Bassett]], released in April [[2006]]. An independent movie written and directed by Doug Atchison, ''Robbers'', is now in post-production, and Steeples has recently starred in a new Mo-Freek production called "When Is Tomorrow", which he co-wrote and co-produced with Kevin Ford.
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!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2001
|''Whoa''
|P.
|
|-
|2002
|''People Are Dead''
|Cop #2
|
|-
|2004
|''[[Torque (film)|Torque]]''
|Rasan
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |2006
|''The Best of Robbers''
|
|
|-
|''[[Wristcutters: A Love Story]]''
|Josh
|Uncredited
|-
|''[[Akeelah and the Bee]]''
|Derrick-T
|
|-
|''The Lost''
|Stevie-Ray
|
|-
|''[[Roman (film)|Roman]]''
|Detective
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007
|''When Is Tomorrow''
|Ron
|
|-
|''[[I Know Who Killed Me]]''
|Saeed the Prosthetic Tech
|
|-
|2009
|''Reel Life''
|
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011
|''Legs''
|'Legs' Johnson
|
|-
|''[[Zombie Apocalypse (film)|Zombie Apocalypse]]''
|Billy
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |2012
|''[[Home Alone: The Holiday Heist]]''
|Hughes
|
|-
|''[[Would You Rather (film)|Would You Rather]]''
|Cal
|
|-
|2015
|''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip]]''
|Barry
|
|-
|2020
|''[[Jiu Jitsu (film)|Jiu Jitsu]]''
|Tex
|
|}


===Television===
Steeples appears as [[Darnell Turner]] (also known as "Crab Man") in the [[situation comedy|sitcom]] ''[[My Name Is Earl]]'', which premiered [[September 20]], [[2005]]. In the episode [[Stole P's HD Cart]], he parodied his role as Rubberband Man. In this episode, the show's main characters worked together briefly in an office. Darnell's assigned task was to distribute office supplies out of a shopping cart.
{| class="wikitable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|2005-2009
|''[[My Name Is Earl]]''
|[[Darnell Turner]]
|Main Cast
|-
|2011-2014
|''[[Raising Hope]]''
|Tyler/Tyler the Gas Man
|Recurring Role (7 episodes)
|-
|2017–2018
|''[[The Guest Book]]''
|Eddie
|Recurring Role (Season 1)<br>Main Cast (Season 2)
|}


==References==
Steeples was in [[Thailand]] on December 26, 2004, and survived the [[2004 Indian Ocean earthquake|Asian tsunami]] which left approximately 230,000 people throughout the [[Indian Ocean]] region dead or missing.
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb name|id=1100337|name=Eddie Steeples}}
*[http://www.esteeples.com Official site]
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Latest revision as of 17:59, 20 August 2024

Eddie Steeples
Born (1973-11-25) November 25, 1973 (age 51)
St.Louis, Missouri, United States
OccupationActor
Years active2000–present

Eddie Steeples (born November 25, 1973)[1] is an American actor known for his roles as the "Rubberband Man" in an advertising campaign for OfficeMax, Cal in Would You Rather, as Darnell Turner on the NBC sitcom My Name Is Earl, and Eddie on The Guest Book.

Life and career

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Steeples was born in St. Louis, Missouri, raised in Spring, Texas, and is the oldest of eight children. He was dubbed the "Distinguished Dog" in grade school by his friends and family due his dignified and doglike appearance. After graduating from Klein Oak High School in 1992, he moved to Santa Cruz, California, where he took acting classes at Cabrillo College. He later studied with the St. Louis Black Repertory Theatre and briefly at Howard University, eventually settling in New York City.[2] There Steeples joined the experimental film group Mo-Freek, and a hip hop group, No Surrender.[citation needed] Among the Mo-Freek productions he has starred in are Lost in the Bush, Caravan Summer, and People Are Dead.[citation needed] He also starred in the short film Whoa and appeared as a guest on The Chris Rock Show.[3]

Steeples became nationally known when he was cast as the "Rubberband Man" in a series of commercials for OfficeMax.[2] He has also appeared in feature films.

Steeples played the role of Darnell Turner on the NBC comedy series My Name Is Earl, which premiered on September 20, 2005 and ran for four seasons. Steeples on the show was known as Darnell Turner (witness protection name) aka Harry Monroe (real name) a.k.a. "Crab Man".

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
2001 Whoa P.
2002 People Are Dead Cop #2
2004 Torque Rasan
2006 The Best of Robbers
Wristcutters: A Love Story Josh Uncredited
Akeelah and the Bee Derrick-T
The Lost Stevie-Ray
Roman Detective
2007 When Is Tomorrow Ron
I Know Who Killed Me Saeed the Prosthetic Tech
2009 Reel Life
2011 Legs 'Legs' Johnson
Zombie Apocalypse Billy
2012 Home Alone: The Holiday Heist Hughes
Would You Rather Cal
2015 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip Barry
2020 Jiu Jitsu Tex

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2005-2009 My Name Is Earl Darnell Turner Main Cast
2011-2014 Raising Hope Tyler/Tyler the Gas Man Recurring Role (7 episodes)
2017–2018 The Guest Book Eddie Recurring Role (Season 1)
Main Cast (Season 2)

References

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  1. ^ "Eddie Steeples". TVGuide.com. Archived from the original on December 11, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Eddie Steeples". Yahoo! Movies. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Retrieved 2010-12-01.
  3. ^ "Eddie Steeples". My Name Is Earl official site (TBS). Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
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