Who really coached Eddie the Eagle?

Asked by: Krista Smith

With little money, he couldn’t afford a regular coach once he decided to switch to ski jumping. Chuck Berghorn is not an Olympic medallist like Jackman’s character but he does claim to have trained Eddie in 1986 in Lake Placid.

Did Eddie the Eagle really have a American coach?

In the Eddie the Eagle movie, Sharp is the U.S. Ski Team coach who had kicked Peary off the team for breaking the rules and being a daredevil. Like Bronson Peary (Hugh Jackman), Christopher Walken’s character, U.S. Coach Warren Sharp, is fictional.

Who played the coach in Eddie the Eagle?

Hugh Jackman

For Eddie The Eagle, the fictionalized account of British ski-jumper Eddie Edwards and his bid for Olympic greatness, that license includes the manufacturing of a major character. Hugh Jackman plays the coach to Taron Egerton’s Eddie in the film, and the two make quite an offbeat pair.

Was Eddie the Eagle a ski instructor?

Eddie became a fully qualified ski instructor shortly after retiring and he still works as a ski guide today.

Did Eddie the Eagle get paid for the film?

It was 1988, closely followed by 2016, due to the money I received from the Hollywood movie about my life. I got 3 per cent of the profits and the film grossed about $45 million (£32 million) at the box office. I am still not sure how much I have made because I am waiting for the final royalty payment.

Did Eddie the Eagle miss the opening ceremony of the Olympics?

Did Eddie the Eagle really miss the opening ceremony? Although it is clearly portrayed in the movie ‘Eddie the Eagle’ that Eddie Edwards missed the opening ceremony due to getting drunk the night before with some of his friends, this in fact was confirmed as not being true by Eddie Edwards himself!

Did Eddie the Eagle do the 90 meter jump?

He finished last in both the 70m and 90m events at the Games, but by virtue of being Great Britain’s first Olympic ski jumper, he still set a personal and British record of 73.5 meters in one of his jumps.

What happened to Eddie the Eagle after the Calgary Olympics?

Michael Edwards is now 58 years old and has been keeping busy off the slopes, especially on television. He currently resides in Gloucestershire. In 2003, Edwards graduated from De Montfort University with a degree in law. He has also appeared in many advertising campaigns, promoting cars on television.

Who is Petra in Eddie the Eagle?

Key cast & crew credits

Is Eddie the Eagle film true to life?

Eddie the Eagle, a new feel-good film to be released in the UK at Easter, is based on the life of Michael “Eddie” Edwards, an unlikely British ski-jumper who never stopped believing in himself, even when almost everyone else had lost faith.