Eddie Sallia
- Actor
Eddie was born in December of 1949 in Indianapolis, Indiana to Charles
and Carroll Sallia. He has two younger brothers, Dan and Bill and a
sister, Susan. When Eddie was 2 years old the family moved to Saratoga,
California and later moved to the Los Angeles area. He went to various
schools around Southern California and attended High School at Grover
Cleveland in Reseda. While in High School Eddie was involved in
gymnastics and was also a member of the speach and debate team where he
came in first in Los Angeles and seventh in the state in Dramatic
Interpretation. Eddie's first roll as an actor was Huckleberry Finn in
a musical adaptation of "Tom Sawyer" which opened on his 14th birthday
in 1964 at the Oxford Theatre in Hollywood, California. The production
was directed by Tony Monaco. He later played roles as "Boy" in Samuel
Beckett's Waiting for Godot performed at the Valyermo Festival,
directed by Tony Franke, Puck in Shakespear's Midsummer Nights Dream
performed at summer stock at San Fernando Valley State College, William
Croarkin, Director, the part of Tom in Ray Bradbury's "Device Out of
Time" performed at the Coronet Theatre in Hollywood, Charles Rome
Smith, Director, and as the Messenger in the Los Angeles Repertory
Company production of "Tiger At The Gate", directed by Robert
Ellenstein. His film credits include the part of Harry in the Disney
production of Follow Me, Boys, Norman Tokar, director, as Willie in the
TV series The Monroes, "Teach The Tigers" episode directed by Norman
Foster, and as Paul in an episode of My Three Sons titled "Computer
Picnic". After serving 6 years in the U.S. Navy at the end of the
Vietnam War, Eddie re-entered civilian life as a husband with two
lovely daughters. At that time he chose not to re-enter show business
and has worked at various jobs and lived in various places over the
years. He has owned two businesses. He currently calls Dundee, Oregon
his home where he resides with his wife, Jo Anne on a one acre parcel
surrounded by forest and vineyards.