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Stan Lee

Age: 86
Height: 5' 11"

Birth Place: New York City, New York, USA
Born: Dec. 28th, 1922

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Stan Lee's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Who Wants to Be a Superhero?	Stan Lee
To Tell the Truth	Stan Lee
Turn Ben Stein On	Stan Lee

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

BIOGRAPHY:

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TRIVIA:

He is credited as creating the Marvel Comics characters in the 1960s which introduced more complex characterizations for super-heroes. He also is credited for popularizing continuity to give the various series a sense of narrative flow and an interrelated common world for the characters.
Has it written into his contract that he appears in any movie based upon a Marvel character that he is credited with. So far he has appeared as the Hot Dog Vendor in _X-Men (2000)_ (qv), Man in Fair in _Spider-Man (2002)_ (qv), Old Man at Crossing in _Daredevil (2003)_ (qv), Security Guard in _Hulk (2003)_ (qv), Man Dodging Debris in _Spider-Man 2 (2004)_ (qv), Willie Lumpkin in _Fantastic Four (2005)_ (qv), Waterhose Man in _X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)_ (qv), Man in Times Square in _Spider-Man 3 (2007)_ (qv), Rejected Wedding Guest in _4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)_ (qv), the man whom Tony Stark mistakes for Hugh Hefner in _Iron Man (2008)_ (qv) and an uncredited appearance as the man who drinks the soft drink contaminated with Bruce Banner's blood in _The Incredible Hulk (2008)_ (qv). The only one he has not appeared in was _X2 (2003)_ (qv).
1972 becomes publisher and editorial director of Marvel
He ended his weekly "Stan's Soapbox" column (which appeared in every Marvel comic book) with the phrase "Excelsior."
Apart from his participation in the creation of the classic Marvel Comics characters, he also helped weaken censorship in the mainstream comics field. This happened when he decided to do a story about the problem of drug abuse. The story he wrote in 1971 for "The Amazing Spider-Man" concerned Peter Parker's friend Harry Osborne having a bad trip on LSD and nearly dying from it. The Comics Code Authority declared that they would not give their seal of approval to the three-issue arc on the grounds that the code, which was notorious for being draconian, would not allow the depiction of drug use even when it is portrayed negatively. Lee decided to defy the CCA and published the story as is without the seal and received healthy sales and a positive public reaction for his efforts in portraying the social problem. Soon after, the CCA changed their rules to allow for anti-drug messages in comics.
Brother of 'Larry Lieber' (qv).
Admitted he'd always hoped to play the character of J. Jonah Jameson in a film adaptation of Spider-Man, though he conceded he was too old to even be considered by the time the film was actually made and praised 'J.K. Simmons' (qv) for his performance in the role.
He first began to work on comics in 1941 on the 3rd issue of Captain America.