- Jeff East
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birthdate =October 27 ,1957
birthplace =Kansas City, Missouri Jeff East (born
October 27 ,1957 ) is an American actor. East is well-known for his role in the 1978 hit film "Superman" as the youngClark Kent .East bears a striking resemblance to actor
Lance Guest , the star of the film "The Last Starfighter ".Film and television credits
Other films he starred in include "Tom Sawyer" (1973), "
Huckleberry Finn (1974 film) " (1974), "Flight of the Wolf " (1974), "Summer Of Fear aka "Stranger In Our House" " (1978), "Klondike Fever " (1980), "Deadly Blessing " (1981), "Up the Creek" (1984), "Dream West " (1986), "Another Chance " (1989), "Pumpkinhead" (1989), and "Deadly Exposure " (1993).East also starred in the 1983 TV movie "
The Day After ". His TV guest appearances include "M*A*S*H", "Otherworld ", and "Shades of L.A. "."Superman: The Movie" dialogue dubbing
Unbeknownst to East, his "Superman" dialogue was dubbed over by
Christopher Reeve , a situation which he admits led to some tension between the two actors. The only time his real voice is heard in the film is when he yells "Whooooooooooo" when narrowly speeding past a train.Personal
In 1987, East became involved in real estate development with his father. In February 2004, East moved back to Kansas City to take over his father's commercial real estate company.
East has been married twice. His first marriage was to Lori Gates, producing two children, Alexander Gates East (born 1984) and Madison Gates East (born 1987). His second marriage was short lived and produced no children.
Jeff East currently resides in the Kansas City area and is a ProducerDirector working on two films (2008).
External links
*imdb name|id=0247532|name=Jeff East
* [http://www.supermanhomepage.com/movies/movies.php?topic=interview-jeff-east Jeff East Interview, November 2004]
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