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MADE £87,000 IN ONE WEEK AFTER HIS WORLD FAMOUS JUMP, AND
BUILT UP ALMOST £400,000 BY THE END OF THE YEAR. |
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RELEASED THE BOOK - EDDIES
'ON THE PISTE'. |
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RELEASED A SONG IN 1991
THAT WENT TO NUMBER 2 IN FINLAND CALLED "MUN NIMENI ON
EETU" WHICH TRANSLATED "MY NAME IS EDDIE". EDDIE
ALSO RECORDED THE SONG "EDDIEN SIIVELLA" WHICH TRANSLATES
AS "ON EDDIE'S WING". |
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WAS DECLARED BANKRUPT IN
1992, CLAIMING A TRUST FUND DESIGNED TO HANDLE HIS EARNINGS
WASN'T SET UP PROPERLY. |
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TRAINED IN FINLAND FOR THE
1998 OLYMPICS BUT FAILED TO QUALIFY. |
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NOW A LAW STUDENT IN LEICESTER. |
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IN MARCH 2002, AN AMERICAN
PRODUCTION COMPANY BOUGHT THE EXCLUSIVE FILM AND TV RIGHTS TO
EDDIE'S STORY, AND IT LOOKS LIKE A FILM ABOUT EDDIE'S LIFE WILL
BEGIN FILMING IN EUROPE IN 2003. |
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EDDIE
WILL PERFORM SOME OF THE SKI-JUMPS IN THE MOVIE AND HOPES
HE WILL BE PLAYED BY EWAN MCGREGOR, ROBERT CARLYLE OR BRAD
PITT! |
