At 14, Cruz played the star pitcher for the other team in The Bad News Bears, and at 16 he had a small role in Henry Winkler's obnoxious comedy The One and Only.
Cruz replaced Jello Biafra as lead singer for Dead Kennedys in 2001, and said he shared many of Biafra's outspoken political views, "or I wouldn't be out there." Still, Cruz was criticized for occasional on-stage comments that seemed out of sync with the band's history.
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BrandonCruz is the singer for DR. KNOW, a punk band that has been around since the early '80s.
Brandon's solo CD, called "Eddie Is a Punk," has a lot of old Eddie's Father stuff on it, like him singing a punk version of "People let me tell you about my best friend..." with composer Harry Nilsson, one with Micky Dolenz, and two takes with Bill Bixby.
Thanks to Brandon, the Surfrider Foundation will be receiving a $25,000 donation this fall from the TV game show "The Weakest Link." A lifetime member, he selected Surfrider to be his charity as he competed against other TV stars from the '60s, '70s and '80s.
BrandonCruz : Eddie Is a Punk: The Courtship of Eddie - Recordings from 1970-1997
Not quite novel enough to be as interesting as a novelty record, Eddie Is a Punk chronicles the career of BrandonCruz, best known as the cute tyke on the 1970s series The Courtship of Eddie's Father.
Liner notes by Cruz outline his career and his battle with substance abuse, and give a history of his bands and their songs, including the artist's blink-and-you-missed-it stint as the frontman for Flipper.
The Courtship of Eddies Father starring BrandonCruz as Eddie Corbett, with Bill Bixby as his dad, now comes to life with tracks from Harry Nilsson, Mickey Dolenz from the Monkees, Greg Hetson from Bad Religion...and yes, Bill Bixby.
This CD has the history of BrandonCruz, from child star to his punk days.
Brandons punk bio goes from his infamous days with Dr. Know, Harmful If Swallowed, The BrandonCruz Band, Twister Naked, to the final days of Flipper.
After Cruz was unable to go to Norway for 4 gigs, the band got yet another singer, "Jeff", to go on the short trip with them.
Cruz sang for the band for almost two years, touring Soth America, Europe, Asia, and the states.
No official word from either Cruz or the band has been issued, but the reasons Cruz is leaving may add yet another chapter to unhappy ex front men for Dead Kennedys.
The Courtship of Eddies Father starring BrandonCruz as Eddie Corbett, with Bill Bixby as his dad, now comes to life with tracks from Harry Nilsson, Mickey Dolenz from the Monkees, Greg Hetson from Bad Religion, and others...and yes, Bill Bixby.
This CD has the history of BrandonCruz, from child star to his punk days with Harmful If Swallowed.
Brandons punk bio goes from his infamous days with Dr.
Anyway, the kid who played Eddie was BrandonCruz, who went on to become a punk rocker in 1977.
I vaguely remember someone in eighth grade mentioning that they saw "Eddie" on TV and he had green hair and was into punk rock.
The remaining seven songs are LA punk rockers from all the bands BrandonCruz has been in during the 1990s, those being Harmful If Swallowed, Twister Naked, the BrandonCruz Band, and the Ugly Truth.
Amazon.com: Eddie Is a Punk: The Courtship of Eddie - Recordings from 1970-1997: Music: Brandon Cruz(Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Brandon actually had a good punk voice, but the songs are not really anything special.
BrandonCruz is (perhaps) best remembered as "Eddie" in "The Courtship of Eddie's Father." He's now an editor for the "South Park" TV show and a punk rocker.
Another was recorded by Cruz and Mickey Dolenz for the Nilsson tribute album (but it got bumped when Ringo submitted a track).
He did a few movies and guest spots after that, but trying hard to shed the 'Eddie' image he got into punk and began singing for bands and has fronted Dr. Know for many years.
In August, 2003 the Dead Kennedys and Cruz announced that Cruz would be leaving the band by "mutual decision".
BRANDONCRUZ BIRTH DATE: May 28, 1962, Bakersfield, California BIRTH NAME: Brandon Edwin Williams CLAIM TO FAME: If you know who Brandon is then you have to know him as adorable, little Eddie Corbett from the TV series 'The Courtship of Eddie's Father.' He was just six when he first appeared on the show.
TRIVIA: In publicity articles during the show's production, Bixby and Cruz were invariably portrayed as being almost as close as their father-and-son characters.
To pay the bills, Brandon has also worked intermittently in various behind the scenes positions with productions from Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen straight-to-video movies to the boxing reality show (The Ultimate Fighter).
Claim to Fame: If you know who Brandon is then you have to know him as adorable, little Eddie Corbett from the TV series 'The Courtship of Eddie's Father.' He was just six when he first appeared on the show.
Bixby and Cruz were invariably portrayed as being almost as
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