Ed Metzger, an accomplished actor and writer, has the unique ability to portray real-life famous people as well as the talent to write novels and plays about them. In major films, on television, the Broadway stage, and eBook publishing his list of characters include Albert Einstein, Ernest Hemingway, Teddy Roosevelt, George Washington as well
as cops, mobsters and gangsters.
Metzger's suspense novel, "Assassinate Einstein" is a thriller following the FBI in their desperate attempt to stop a Nazi assassin from accomplishing his secret order, issued by Hitler shortly before WW II to assassinate Albert Einstein.
As an actor, his most famous theatrical portrayal is Albert Einstein ,,, with wild hair and all. He is extremely proud that he is the only actor who has ever received an endorsement from the Einstein family who recognized Metzger's talents to personify their relative, the most famous man of the 20th Century. A quote from Albert Einstein's first cousin said that the family "felt as though they were in the presence
of their dear cousin Albert."
Metzger tours his nationally acclaimed one-man live stage show, "Albert Einstein: The Practical Bohemian," at major theaters throughout the country as well as on Broadway and The Kennedy Center. Metzger's depiction provides insight into Einstein's history through the Holocaust, the Manhattan Project, the Theory of Relativity, his religious beliefs, his personal life and his delightful idiosyncrasies.
In addition to bringing the renown professor "to life" on stage, Metzger has portrayed "Einstein" in feature films, "FDR: American Badass," "Watchmen," "A Conversation With Einstein" available to view on the internet, and "Joe's Rotten World." On television, he brought the mood of the Great Man to life in the Chris Rock series, "Everybody Hates Chris," as well as "The Super Mario Bros," "Newton's Apple," and "Movie Magic."
In director David Fincher's brilliant film, "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," Metzger personified President Theodore Roosevelt and created the essence of the great historical visionary. Fincher's exceptional film starred Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchette, receiving many Oscar nominations.
