# Joe Egender

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**Joe Egender** (born 1976/77), is an American actor, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for his collaborations with [The Butcher Brothers](/source/The_Butcher_Brothers), *[Holy Ghost People](/source/Holy_Ghost_People_(2013_film))*, and his television roles.

## Career

### Film

Egender has made several films with [The Butcher Brothers](/source/The_Butcher_Brothers) ([Mitchell Altieri](/source/Mitchell_Altieri) and [Phil Flores](/source/Phil_Flores)). Their first collaboration was *[Lurking in Suburbia](/source/Lurking_in_Suburbia)* (2004); Don R. Lewis of *[Film Threat](/source/Film_Threat)* wrote of Egender's starring performance, "He reminds me of a less whiny [Giovanni Ribisi](/source/Giovanni_Ribisi) and, mark my words, this performance will gain him some big roles."[2] Egender had a cameo in their next film, *[The Hamiltons](/source/The_Hamiltons)* (2006),[3] and a larger supporting role in *[The Violent Kind](/source/The_Violent_Kind)* (2010). Scott Beggs of [Film School Rejects](/source/Film_School_Rejects) called the performance "...a hell of a lot of fun... frenetic and interesting",[4] and Matt Glasby of *[Total Film](/source/Total_Film)* called it "gobsmacking overacting".[5] Egender produced, co-wrote, and co-starred in Altieri's *[Holy Ghost People](/source/Holy_Ghost_People_(2013_film))* (2013). Egender said that he enjoyed the greater control over the film, which heightened his performance.[6] Scott Weinberg of [Fearnet](/source/Fearnet) wrote that Egender "steals numerous scenes".[7] Besides his collaborations with Altieri and Flores, he also starred in *[Hunger](/source/Hunger_(2009_film))* (2009). In a negative review, Bill Gibron of [DVD Talk](/source/DVD_Talk) called Egender's character deeply annoying but possibly a good performance if that were the intent.[8] He had a supporting role in *[The Frankenstein Theory](/source/The_Frankenstein_Theory)* (2013). Describing Egender's performance, Truly Disturbing said Egender "makes a hairpin turn from being funny and kind of silly to being harrowing in an organic way".[9] Patrick Naugle of [DVD Verdict](/source/DVD_Verdict) called his character an out-of-place "supporting character in a Jim Carrey film."[10] In 2015, he co-starred in the horror-thriller film *[The Diabolical](/source/The_Diabolical)*[11] and starred in *[I Remember You](/source/I_Remember_You_(2015_film))*.[12]

### Television

On television, Egender has starred in the TV film *To My Future Assistant* (2013)[13] and was cast in a co-starring role in the miniseries *[Texas Rising](/source/Texas_Rising)* (2015).[14] He also had guest appearances on *[Alcatraz](/source/Alcatraz_(TV_series))* (2012)[15] and *[American Horror Story: Asylum](/source/American_Horror_Story:_Asylum)* (2012).[14] He was also in an episode of [*Hawaii Five-0*](/source/Hawaii_Five-0_(2010_TV_series)) (2016).[16] Egender is a co-creator of the 2019 [Netflix](/source/Netflix) [TV documentary](/source/TV_documentary) miniseries, [*Unnatural Selection*](/source/Unnatural_Selection_(TV_series)).[17]

### Theater

In 2008, he starred in the play *He Asked for It*, a gay-themed story about AIDS.[18] His performance brought best actor nominations from the [Ovation Awards](/source/Ovation_Awards)[19] and Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle.[20]

### Other work

In the video game *[Dead Rising 3](/source/Dead_Rising_3)*, Egender appears as Stitch.[21]

## Personal life

Egender is from [Kansas City, Missouri](/source/Kansas_City,_Missouri). He currently resides in [Los Angeles](/source/Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California).[18] He volunteers for the [Big Brothers Big Sisters of America](/source/Big_Brothers_Big_Sisters_of_America).[1]

## References

1. Zavis, Alexandra (2011-02-21). ["Big Brothers Big Sisters effort seeks funds as well as volunteers"](https://www.latimes.com/local/la-xpm-2011-feb-21-la-me-big-brothers-big-sisters-20110221-story.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. Retrieved 2014-06-06.

1. Lewis, Don R. (2004-06-22). ["Lurking in Suburbia"](https://www.filmthreat.com/reviews/6073/). *[Film Threat](/source/Film_Threat)*. Retrieved 2014-06-06.

1. Benardello, Karen (2014-03-15). ["See Holy Ghost People in Thriller's DVD, Trailer and Photo Releases"](http://www.shockya.com/news/2014/03/15/see-holy-ghost-people-in-thrillers-dvd-trailer-photo-releases/). *Schockya.com*. Retrieved 2014-06-08.

1. Beggs, Scott (2010-09-25). ["Fantastic Review: The Violent Kind"](https://filmschoolrejects.com/reviews/fantastic-review-the-violent-kind.php). *Film School Rejects*. Retrieved 2014-07-29.

1. Glasby, Matt (2011-07-06). ["The Violent Kind"](http://www.totalfilm.com/reviews/cinema/the-violent-kind). *[Total Film](/source/Total_Film)*. Retrieved 2014-06-08.

1. Wixson, Heather (2014-02-25). ["Exclusive Interview with Holy Ghost People's Joe Egender"](https://dailydead.com/exclusive-interview-holy-ghost-peoples-joe-egender/). *DailyDead.com*. Retrieved 2014-06-06.

1. Weinberg, Scott (2013-03-11). ["FEARNET Movie Review: 'Holy Ghost People'"](http://www.fearnet.com/news/review/fearnet-movie-review-holy-ghost-people). *[Fearnet](/source/Fearnet)*. Retrieved 2014-07-22.

1. Gibron, Bill (2010-08-08). ["Hunger"](https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/45178/hunger/). *[DVD Talk](/source/DVD_Talk)*. Retrieved 2014-06-06.

1. ["Review:The Frankenstein Theory (2013)"](http://www.trulydisturbing.com/2013/03/22/review-frankenstein-theory-2013/). *Truly Disturbing*. 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2014-07-29.

1. Naugle, Patrick (2013-03-28). ["The Frankenstein Theory"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140420002909/http://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/frankensteintheory.php). Archived from [the original](https://www.dvdverdict.com/reviews/frankensteintheory.php) on 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2014-06-06.

1. Turek, Ryan (2014-10-14). ["First Look at Ali Larter in The Diabolical"](http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/367731-first-look-ali-larter-diabolical/). *[Shock Till You Drop](/source/Shock_Till_You_Drop)*. Retrieved 2015-07-08.

1. Nordine, Michael (2015-11-20). ["I Remember You (NR)"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160131124844/http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/i-remember-you-7843808). *[The Village Voice](/source/The_Village_Voice)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.villagevoice.com/movies/i-remember-you-7843808) on January 31, 2016. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

1. Andreeva, Nellie (2013-02-21). ["NBC Comedy Pilot 'Assistance', Fox's 'To My Future Assistant' Cast Trio"](https://deadline.com/2013/02/fox-comedy-pilot-to-my-future-assistant-nbcs-assistance-cast-trio-436107/). *[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)*. Retrieved 2014-06-06.

1. ["Rhys Coiro & Joe Egender Join History's 'Texas Rising'"](https://deadline.com/2014/04/rhys-coiro-joe-egender-history-channel-texas-rising-rangers-miniseries-716734/). *[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)*. 2014-04-18. Retrieved 2014-06-06.

1. Thomas, Jennifer (2012-01-16). ["'Alcatraz' premiere review: Where's the magic?"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150310044707/http://blogs.pioneerlocal.com/entertainment/2012/01/alcatraz_premiere_review.html). *[Chicago Sun-Times](/source/Chicago_Sun-Times)*. Archived from [the original](http://blogs.pioneerlocal.com/entertainment/2012/01/alcatraz_premiere_review.html) on 2015-03-10. Retrieved 2014-06-06.

1. [""Hawaii Five-0" Ke Koa Lokomaika'i (TV Episode 2016)"](https://m.imdb.com/title/tt5358158/), retrieved 2016-12-03

1. Molteni, Megan (October 18, 2019). ["A Netflix Series Explores the Brave New World of Crispr - From malaria-ridden villages in Burkina Faso to fertility clinics in Ukraine, Unnatural Selection takes viewers deep into the gene-editing revolution."](https://www.wired.com/story/a-netflix-series-explores-the-brave-new-world-of-crispr/). *[Wired](/source/Wired_(magazine))*. Retrieved October 18, 2019.

1. Spindle, Les (2009-06-10). ["Ask and You Shall Receive"](http://www.backstage.com/news/ask-and-you-shall-receive/). *[Backstage](/source/Backstage_(magazine))*. Retrieved 2014-06-06.

1. Gallo, Phil (2008-09-23). ["Ovation Awards unveil nominees"](https://variety.com/2008/film/news/ovation-awards-unveil-nominees-1117992673/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved 2014-06-06.

1. Gallo, Phil (2009-02-05). ["L.A. Critics love 'Gem of the Ocean'"](https://variety.com/2009/film/news/l-a-critics-love-gem-of-the-ocean-1117999612/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*. Retrieved 2014-06-06.

1. Reynolds, Nate (2014-02-25). ["Fister Interview: Joe Egender Talks 'Holy Ghost People' and Snake Handling"](http://lefthandhorror.com/2014/02/25/fister-interview-joe-egender-talks-holy-ghost-people-and-snake-handling/). *LeftHandHorror.com*. Retrieved 2014-06-06.

## External links

- [Joe Egender](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1113895/) at IMDb

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