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 Edwin Blackgaard
What Dr. Blackgaard is to evil, his twin brother Edwin is
to ego. A consummately bad actor, Edwin is the proprietor of the
Harlequin Dinner Theatre, and dedicated to bringing “thea-tah” to the
masses—with the help of his long-suffering manservant, Shakespeare.
History
Ronald Edwin Blackgaard, voiced by
Earl Boen (who also voices
Edwin Blackgaard's identical-twin brother Dr. Regis Blackgaard), first
appeared in
Double Trouble.
Due to his similarity to Regis, he was initially rejected by the
townspeople, but, thanks to Whit's help, he is generally accepted by the
town (though they don't patronize his Harlequin Theatre as often he
would like). Edwin's history is unclear, except that he was trained as a
Shakespearean actor and, apparently, was quite popular in roles before
he moved to Odyssey. In Odyssey, he is torn between performing the
Shakespearean plays he loves and performing the "crowd pleasers" that
bring in enough money to keep his dinner theatre afloat financially. He
had a couple incidents with the parents of criticized students.
Family
Edwin has an invalid mother who lives off a trust fund
set up by Edwin's evil twin Regis.
Friends
He is generally accompanied by his faithful servant
Walter Shakespeare. Whit befriended him when he first came to Odyssey,
and they remain good friends, though they don't see each other too often
now.
Personality
Edwin is an egotistical, condescending, spotlight-loving
ham. However, he does this in such a lovable manner and has such a
generally good attitude that fans (and citizens of Odyssey) love him. He
can be serious at times, and occasionally (such as in
The Merchant of
Odyssey) we get a glimpse of the good actor
that lives somewhere (very deep) inside of him. His conversation with
Whit at the end of
Double Trouble
also shows more of his serious side.
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