Ed Waterstreet

Ed Waterstreet in 2010

Ed Waterstreet (b. 1943) is a deaf actor and director, as well as the husband of Linda Bove. He guest starred on Sesame Street a number of times between 1971 and 1987, sometimes as a member of the Little Theatre of the Deaf and other times solo as Linda's friend Ed.

Waterstreet is a former member of the National Theatre of the Deaf, which is where he met Linda Bove. In 1991, he moved to Los Angeles and founded The Deaf West Theater where he also serves as artistic director. In 2003, Watertsreet and Deaf West's version of the musical Big River, using a mixed cast of hearing and deaf actors and combining signing with singing, moved to Broadway.

Waterstreet's other credits include several roles in TV movies and episodes, usually centering on deaf characters, such as the 1985 Hallmark Hall of Fame movie Love Is Never Silent (as the non-verbal speaking deaf father of a hearing girl), episodes of The Pretender and the 1991 drama series Reasonable Doubts (starring Marlee Matlin), and the 2008 movie Sweet Nothings.

Ed with Bob and Linda on Sesame Street

Appearances

• Episode 0473
• Episode 0520
• Episode 0661
• Episode 0687
• Episode 0896
• Episode 2012
• Episode 2353

External links

• IMDb
• Deaf West Theatre - Official site