No, I haven't.

 

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a980724.html

Does that kid have eyes?

His name is Billy Redden. He was a local kid (age 16) that they pulled out of a nearby grade school. They chose him for his odd looks.

 

Director Tim Burton later (2003) discovered him working as a cook and dishwasher at the Cookie Jar Cafe in Clayton, Georgia. He used him in one of his movies that year. At last report he was back working at the Cookie Jar Cafe.

His name is Billy Redden. He was a local kid (age 16) that they pulled out of a local grade school. They chose him for his odd looks.

 

Director Tim Burton later (2003) discovered him working as a cook and dishwasher at the Cookie Jar Cafe in Clayton, Georgia. He used him in one of his movies that year. At last report he was back working at the Cookie Jar Cafe.

Is there something wrong with him or just born that way?

Is there something wrong with him or just born that way?

I'd say, both. I really don't know for sure.

 

Check out this Wikipedia article about him, I just found:

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_Redden

http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a980724.html

Interresting.

His name is Billy Redden. He was a local kid (age 16) that they pulled out of a nearby grade school. They chose him for his odd looks.

 

Director Tim Burton later (2003) discovered him working as a cook and dishwasher at the Cookie Jar Cafe in Clayton, Georgia. He used him in one of his movies that year. At last report he was back working at the Cookie Jar Cafe.

 

Another interesting tidbit. That's not his hand playing the banjo. Apparantly he couldn't even fake it good enough to be believable so they had another kid put his arms through the sleeves of his shirt to do the fingering.

His name is Billy Redden. He was a local kid (age 16) that they pulled out of a nearby grade school. They chose him for his odd looks.

 

Director Tim Burton later (2003) discovered him working as a cook and dishwasher at the Cookie Jar Cafe in Clayton, Georgia. He used him in one of his movies that year. At last report he was back working at the Cookie Jar Cafe.

Here he is in 2004.

Redden in 2004

Hey Woods! You watch it!

He was also in Big Fish.

From Wikipedia--

"To add authenticity to the film, the filmmakers found Redden to fit the look of the inbred and mentally retarded banjo boy"

He was also in Big Fish.

 

Played the role of Banjo Man. Only the second movie in which he appeared.

I think we had better paddle on down the river and away from this Deliverance discussion, before one of us gets in trouble. :thumb:

I think we had better paddle on down the river and away from this Deliverance discussion, before one of us gets in trouble. :thumb:

 

Yeah, we don't need anyone to squeal on us...

 

OK...I'm done. I promise.