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Ed Boon Height, Weight, Age, Body Statistics

Ed Boon Quick Info
Height 6 ft
Weight 89 kg
Date of Birth February 22, 1964
Zodiac Sign Pisces
Eye Color Dark Brown

Ed Boon is an American video game programmer, director, and voice actor who had worked at Midway Games for almost 15 years in the past. In 2011, he started working for Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. Ed is also popular for being the creator of the Mortal Kombat series as well as the Injustice series. He has also served as the creative director of video games like Batman: Arkham City Lockdown. Ed has done voiceover work in films and TV shows for characters such as Scorpion in Drawn Together, Mortal Kombat, and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation.

Born Name

Edward John Boon

Nick Name

Ed, Noob

Ed Boon at Spike TV's "2011 Video Game Awards"
Ed Boon at Spike TV’s “2011 Video Game Awards”

Sun Sign

Pisces

Born Place

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Nationality

American

Education

For his high school education, Ed Boon went to the Loyola Academy in Wilmette.

In 1986, he graduated from the University of Illinois, UIUC with a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and computer science.

Occupation

Game programmer, director, actor, producer

Family

  • Siblings – Sonya Boon (Sister), Tanya Boon (Sister)

Build

Average

Height

6 ft or 183 cm

Weight

89 kg or 196 pounds

Ed Boon at the Comic-Con for the MORTAL KOMBAT: LEGACY II panel session in July 2013
Ed Boon at the Comic-Con for the MORTAL KOMBAT: LEGACY II panel session in July 2013

Race / Ethnicity

White

Hair Color

Black

Eye Color

Dark Brown

Sexual Orientation

Straight

Distinctive Features

Heavy eyebrows

Ed Boon in a photoshoot for Mortal Kombat game
Ed Boon in a photoshoot for the Mortal Kombat game

Best Known For

  • Creating Mortal Kombat game series in collaboration with John Tobias.
  • Serving as the creative director and team leader in the creation of DC Comics fighting game, Injustice: Gods Among Us.

First Film

His first film work came in the 1995 adventure fantasy film Mortal Kombat in which he voiced the Scorpion character.

First TV Show

In 1996, Ed Boon guest appeared on the talk show GamePro TV as himself.

Ed Boon Favorite Things

  • Mortal Kombat Character – Scorpion
  • Singer and Songwriter – Prince
  • Music Band – Genesis
  • Fighting Game Series – Tekken
  • Fatality – Quan Chi’s Leg Beatdown

Source – Wikia.com

Ed Boon at the unleashing of Warner Bros.' Mortal Kombat Legacy in April 2011
Ed Boon at the unleashing of Warner Bros.’ Mortal Kombat Legacy in April 2011

Ed Boon Facts

  1. Ed Boon has named two characters in the Mortal Kombat game after his sisters – Tanya after Tania and Sonya Blade after Sonya.
  2. The name of one of the characters in the game was created by spelling his and John Tobias’ surnames backward – Noob Saibot.
  3. In 2009, the prestigious IGN magazine included him at the #100 position on the list of “Top 100 Game Creators.”
  4. In 2008, the special edition of Guinness magazine, Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition honored him for being the longest-serving video game voice actor.

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